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THE METAL PERSONALITYThe Archetype of the Architect The Power to Believe Metal personalities have a strong need to understand the framework by which they live and work. When they understand the rules and can trust that cause and effect are consistent, they can rise to a breathtaking level of excellence. Their belief in their structure keeps them firmly grounded, and allows them to use their creative energy to achieve their desired goals. Metal people make excellent networkers and administrators. They are effective at communicating, good with money and schedules, and are excellent negotiators. They are quite efficient and good at budgeting time and resources. They often prefer to work independently, and expect others to be able to do the same. They can be found in engineering, accounting , IT positions, or any job that relies on data or building. Metal people are excellent at bringing order to chaos. They enjoy building structures that channel "messy", creative energy into an efficient and predictable framework. They love to make lists, and enjoy checking things off as they are completed. They take pride in doing their job with excellence. They enjoy working with charts and graphs, and using logic to predict results. Life Lesson - To Trust Metal personalities rely heavily on things remaining consistent. For example, if the structure of their job says that doing "x" amount of work will bring them the "y" reward, they will build a work structure that reflects and achieves this result. If the rules are changed, or the results become unachievable, it will throw them out of balance and into a state of anxiety. They may become perfectionistic or unable to let go of details. They become vulnerable to repeatedly making agreements with individuals who break agreements, and this pattern instills a sense of mistrust and broken expectations. When they are in a state of mistrust, they manifest problems with time and money. They may find themselves abandoned repeatedly by those they rely most heavily upon. They are often impatient when others do not understand how to do what they are told, and may find themselves frustrated when someone needs to be shown instead of told. They begin to rely more and more heavily on rules and laws, as the irrationality of emotional behavior leaves them stunned and uncertain. They tend to withdraw and isolate when relationships puzzle or confuse them. When off-center, they often forget to value their time and over-commit to things they have no energy for. Purpose - Letting Go Metal personalities, when balanced and in harmony, are responsible for shifting the structures that are no longer effective. This is accomplished by letting go of what is complete, letting go of what is not working, and letting go of expectations based on predictions rather than present moment experience. Grief is the emotion that facilitates letting go. Strategies To balance the Metal part of your personality, you can practice the following exercises: Make a list every morning of what you need to accomplish. At the end of each day, cross out what you have done and move what has been undone to the next page. Ask for help. Put the same value on your free time as your work time. Then, figure out how much your relationships cost you every time you agree to something. This will help put your personal time into perspective. Take your lunch hour and do something physical. Schedule at least one hour a day with nothing to do. Then practice doing nothing. Grieve. If you have trouble grieving for yourself, read the news and grieve for what you find sad about the world. |
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