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• Point Two - can you move to point Four and focus on your
own needs as well as others’?
• Point Three - can you move to point Six and spend time out of
the limelight as a member of the group?
• Point Four - can you move to point One and adopt a more
objective critical perspective on your own feelings and dreams?
• Point Five - can you move to point Eight and put yourself on
the line by applying your knowledge in the world of action?
• Point Six - can you move to point Nine and set aside your
suspicion by trusting others and celebrating difference?
• Point Seven - can you move to point Five and stop being a
butterfly by focusing on one option and seeing it through to
completion?
• Point Eight - can you move to point Two and set aside your
own love of power by using your strength to serve others?
• Point Nine - can you move to point Three and allow the
spotlight to rest on you as you perform at your best?
• Point One - can you move to point Seven and let go of your
drive to achievement long enough to enjoy the pleasures of the
moment?
Questions
• Has there ever been a time when you’ve caught yourself
‘responding from type’ and been surprised at how easy it was to
get carried away by automatic thoughts and actions?
• Has there ever been a time when you’ve gone ‘against your
type’ – either deliberately or because the situation demanded it
– and discovered how liberating it can be?

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