"I am happy and open to new things"

Adventurers are energetic, lively, and optimistic. They want to contribute to the world.

How to Get Along with Me

• Give me companionship, affection, and freedom.
  
• Engage with me in stimulating conversation and laughter.
  
• Appreciate my grand visions and listen to my stories.
  
• Don't try to change my style. Accept me the way I am.
  
• Be responsible for youself. I dislike clingy or needy people.
  
• Don't tell me what to do.

What I Like About Being a Seven

• being optimistic and not letting life's troubles get me down
  
• being spontaneous and free-spirited
  
• being outspoken and outrageous. It's part of the fun.
  
• being generous and trying to make the world a better place
  
• having the guts to take risks and to try exciting adventures
  
• having such varied interests and abilities

What's Hard About Being a Seven

• not having enough time to do all the things I want
  
• not completing things I start
  
• not being able to profit from the benefits that come from specializing; not making a commitment to a career
  
• having a tendency to be ungrounded; getting lost in plans or fantasies
  
• feeling confined when I'm in a one-to-one relationship

Sevens as Children Often

• are action oriented and adventuresome
  
• drum up excitement
  
• prefer being with other children to being alone
  
• finesse their way around adults
  
• dream of the freedom they'll have when they grow up

Sevens as Parents

• are often enthusiastic and generous
  
• want their children to be exposed to many adventures in life
  
• may be too busy with their own activities to be attentive

Renee Baron & Elizabeth Wagele

The Enneagram Made Easy
Discover the 9 Types of People
HarperSanFrancisco, 1994, 161 pages

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