1. Develop profile awareness: Map the Big Four
While we all have myriad aspects to our inner lives, in our experience
it’s best to focus your reflections on a manageable few as you
seek to understand what’s driving you at different times. Fox’s Winning
from Within suggests that you can move beyond labels such as
“perfectionist” without drowning in unwieldy complexity, by concentrating
on your Big Four, which largely govern the way individuals
function every day. You can think of your Big Four as an inner leadership
team, occupying an internal executive suite: the chief executive
officer (CEO), or inspirational Dreamer; the chief financial officer
(CFO), or analytical Thinker; the chief people officer (CPO), or
emotional Lover; and the chief operating officer (COO), or practical
Warrior (exhibit).