Style Four has an emphasis no other style has in quite the same way. They often insist, in one way or another, that their emotions be an important part of any decision. None of this "just do it" stuff. They have a strong sense of being entitled to their emotions and having their emotions be an important part of your (or anyone's) decision. Threes might be motivated by money, Eights by power, but Fours are motivated, both in direction and force, by their feelings.
For an enjoyable display of this style, go watch some reruns of Allie McBeal. Not only is she a 4, but the whole show is about the feelings of people. The legal background is really "back," because everything is focused on how people feel. It would be fair to say that the show is a style 4 show, much in the sense that a community, tradition or culture has a style.
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- Coach Merlin
- After teaching for 15 years and publishing spirituality materials for 25, I've changed careers again. I do phone coaching from a patch of Kansas prairie that I have endeavored to turn into Eden. I teach guitar to kids as my hobby/public service. I've taught the Enneagram for 15 years and have written four books on it. I use it actively even more than I teach it as a body of knowledge.
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