Who Are You Meant to Be? by Anne Dranitsaris Ph.D

Author:Anne Dranitsaris, Ph.D. [Anne Dranitsaris, Ph.D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published: 2013-01-03T05:00:00+00:00

Visionaries meet their need to be perceptive by being independent and aligning their actions with their vision. As people who see themselves “on the cutting edge” or “ahead of their time,” they like to show others the way, but they prefer to do it without getting personally involved. They don’t like a lot of attention on themselves and so exert their influence by allowing their contributions to represent them. They are strong individualists with a breadth of interests and abilities. They tend to feel most powerful when they are not limited by the confines of a group, instead observing a group from the outside so that they are able to envision what the group needs to do to achieve its full potential. They stay at the head of the pack, inventing new ways of doing things and championing a more enlightened way of living life.

Benjamin Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. He was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and in the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. He invented the lightning rod, bifocals, the Franklin stove, a carriage odometer, and the glass “armonica.” He formed both the first public lending library in America and the first fire department in Pennsylvania.

Self-Protective Visionaries are like the Wizard of Oz. Like the Wizard of Oz, the Visionary wants to be held in the highest regard and seen as the only one who can solve problems—the all-knowing, all-perceiving one who others must obey and who never needs to be taught or told anything. Keenly aware of their own limitations, Visionaries try to show the world their brilliance without revealing their vulnerabilities or humanity. Self-Protective Visionaries feel that they must keep demonstrating how wise they are so they won’t feel invisible. They feel compelled to show people how much they know and to hide the fact that they are not all-seeing and all-knowing.

Self-Actualizing Visionaries live in the real world. They are aware that real perception, understanding, and wisdom come from experience, participation, and involvement with people and situations as they are in the present moment. Instead of hiding out in the pursuit of deeper awareness, they strive to live authentically with both feet on the ground. Like the Wizard of Oz, once the curtain is pulled back to reveal their mere humanness, they see no more use for the pretense. They show the same type of empathy, understanding, and kindness that the Wizard extended to Dorothy and her companions. They exercise humility in place of grandiosity.

Activators of the Self-Protective System

Visionaries are activated by situations and people who can’t, don’t, or won’t see things the way they do. When they can’t be the perceptive one, they feel attacked, ridiculed, or diminished. This is what they fear most, and they will do whatever they can to protect themselves from these feelings.

Absence of Meaningful Relationships

Visionaries’ SP System is activated when there is an absence of meaningful relationships. Because part

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