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Awareness · the Magician's quadrant

The Optionizer

Observant · Mindful · Hesitant

The side of us that weighs the options and can appreciate different perspectives — the mediator who brings harmony.

The gift

Open-minded, diplomatic

The shadow

Vague, indecisive

The fear beneath it

Confrontation — closing a door that can never be reopened.

In your life

Optionizers appreciate every side of a question, which makes them natural mediators and peace-makers. They like to keep all possibilities open — to the point where they can procrastinate and avoid deciding, so as not to close out any other possibility.

At work · APRO Dynamics

Optionizers are open-minded, flexible and diplomatic team players with good alternative viewpoints. They tend to avoid leading, but will step into leadership when negotiation or mediation is key. A fear of confrontation can have them occur as vague and indecisive — reluctant to give firm commitments or clearly defined direction.

The three registers

How the Optionizer shifts

A neutral baseline; the strength it becomes when the gift is honoured; the weakness it falls into when the fear beneath it takes over.

Trait — the baseline
Observant

The everyday flavour this type gives a personality.

Strength — at its best
Mindful

What this type provides when the gift is used consciously.

Weakness — in shadow
Hesitant

What takes over when the hidden fear is running the show.

More in Awareness

The other faces of the Magician

Our capacity to step back, gain perspective and, from a distance, see the bigger picture. It lets us see the risks and challenges that may lie ahead, and develop strategies for meeting them. Rooted in the archetypal energy of the Magician.

The DetacherThe AlerterAll twelve types
Sound familiar?

An assessment can show you how strongly the Optionizer — and the other eleven types — pattern your life or your team.

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