Your Ni Dom

In this reflection I explore the meaning (or the lesson) of two parallel experiences across space and time. Note: This is a type heavy reflection. Additional themes: Leadership; Structural insecurity; Sexual attraction; School reform; Employment and business; White supremacy culture. Typology: INTJ8; Extroverted Thinking; Enneagram Eight and three survival instincts-- social, self preservation and sexual.

In this reflection I explore a foundational phenomenon that I'm calling the "Backstage." However, I isolate it in this episode as relating to work. Supporting themes: Work, power and positionality;; Contests for power (overt, covert and latent); School reform and empowering low- income communities of color; Race. degrees and certifications as power points. Typology: Heavy INTJ8 integration.

In this reflection I tell three stories influenced by my introverted feelings. Typology: INTJ8

In this reflection I process entelechy, one of the five traits of giftedness, as an active orientation impacting my work (in the bridge job). Supporting themes: Giftedness; Organizational power and hierarchies; Analytical pictures; Dominance culture and white supremacy; Role conflict; Work friction and competition. Typology: Ni- dom; Te; Fi; Se; The subtype and instincts of the Enneagram Type 8.

Lol, I start this reflection with unnecessary singing. Feel free to skip the first 30 seconds. 😀 In this reflection I process what it means to be almost there. Supporting themes: Managing a portfolio of INTJ projects; Managing relationships as an 853- social type; Managing (and embracing) a four tiered social life; Independence; Academic writing and belonging in the academy. Special Note: I read from Meyers and Briggs ("Gifts Differing) and Chestnut ("The Complete Enneagram). Typology: INTJ; Type 5; Type 5; INTJ8; Te-Fi axis: Fe-Ti axis.

In an attempt to talk about belonging, I found my myself talking about peace while in pursuit of the promise. Typology: INTJ8

In this reflection I process the temptation of settling for "good enough." To illustrate this point, I use three Biblical references (Gilead, Sarah and Joseph) and one literary reference (Oz). Typology: INTJ8

I start this reflection with an impression (Sarah, Joseph and Oz) but with several rabbit holes and limited time, I never got to it. Instead, I talked about intense emotions as data points for learning. Supporting themes: The invisibles; Organizational psychology; Training and team meetings; Talents, dignity and subordination; Racial delineation of masculine presenting lesbians; Social science. Topology: INTJ8; Instinctual Stack; Sexual subtype; Self preservation subtype.

In this reflection I do cognitive cleansing in order to get to deeper thinking. Supporting themes: Data analysis; Being a Type 8 orphan; Divergent and convergent thinking; Being on a team; Being a protector; Being respectful. Typology: INTJ8

Welcome back! This is the start of Season 13 (Year 7). In this reflection I use a cell phone, a cell phone tower, and a "fake cell phone tower" to explain three domains of the human experience (cognition, emotions and the somatic nervous system). Typology: INTJ8