005: Why People of the Same Type Can Be so Different
Usually when I’m working within an organization/team setting, I’ll have clients come up to me and say — my colleague and I are the same Type, but we are SO different. Our Centers can be part of this, but the biggest impact on why you can be so different is because of your instincts.
There are three instincts that contribute to the reason people who share a Type can seem so different. These instincts are Self-preservation, One-on-one and Social, and they are vital to the human experience. They are completely separate from your personality, and influence how you engage with the world.
When we pair your dominant instinct with your Type, you get what we call a Subtype — and therein lies the reason you can be different from someone with the same Type. The use of our subtypes/instincts in our work towards growth and change, is in being mindful of if our dominant instinct is over-expressed, or on the flip side, how our under-expressed instinct may be impacting our behaviors.
To know your Instincts you do need to take an assessment, you can’t just guess at it, so if you’re interested in learning more please reach out and we can work together.
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