Your Ni Dom

Integration

In this reflection I identify the pieces to my desired life. Supporting themes: Independence and freedom; Security, creativity and ambition; Non- traditional romance; Healing from trauma; NT community; Entrepreneurship (individual-ship vs institution-ship); and Being bivocational as a maximized strategy for retirement. Typology: Ni domness and INTJ.

The Executive

In this reflection I wrestle with a conceptual self in the backdrop of contending with a physical self and a psychological self. This exploration is done through a theme I've named as "The Executive". Supporting themes: Writing genres and a writerly life; Survival and wellness; Power and social hierarchies; and Strategizing and masterminding. Typology: Ni; Te; Fi; Si; ENTJ; INTJ variance; and Enneagram Type 8.

Motivation, Desire and Passion

In this reflection I confront motivation, desire and passion as missing elements in my life. Supporting themes; Memoir writing; Darkness, Short and cold days; Cultural disconnection; Top of the stack repression; and Lower stack adventure. Typology: Ni; Te; Fi and Se.

First and Second

In this reflection I strategize for the long game and confront some competing priorities. Supporting themes: Espoused values vs applied values; Work and family; Loving that doesn't hurt; Racism and classism; People and social narratives; and Alpha status and dominant behavior. Typology: Enneagram; Three clusters and three instincts; Core emotions (fear, loneliness and anger); Social 8 vs Self Preservation 8; Ni; Te; and Fi.

Behaviorism

In this reflection I explore the relationship between intention (attitudes) and action (behaviors). Typology: INTJ8, INTJ5, INTJ6, ISFP, ESFP, ENTJ

Truth

In this reflection I explore truth as a philosophical consideration. Supporting themes: Cognitive functions; Quadras; Mathematics; Life and death; Realism; Idealism; Pragmatism; Purpose; and Values. Typology; Ni; Fi; Te; Se; Loops; INTJ8s and INTJ5s.

The Burden

In this reflection I explore barriers to INTJ8 problem solving. Supporting themes: Taking action (what is means); Positionality (the power needed to take action); and Values (for systems, subsystems and systems thinking). Note-1: This is an abstract and jargon laden reflection. Significant use of type theory (MBTI and the Enneagram) is used for meaning-making and analysis. Note-2: This reflection continues with the metaphors (and situation) discussed in the previous reflection: "The Dilemma ". Typology: Ni; Se; Te; Fi; Enneagram Type 5 (and 6); Enneagram Type 8 (and 1); Enneagram clusters; and Enneagram core emotions.

The Dilemma

Starting with two metaphors ("the blob" and "the swim"), I use this reflection to work through a dilemma. Supporting themes: Control; Vulnerability; Suffering; Insecurity; Race; Ambition; and Leadership. Typology: Enneagram Type 8 and INTJ

Discovery

In this reflection I make several important discoveries. Supporting themes: Conflict; Leadership (senior level, executive level, and entrepreneurial level); Race; Terrain; and Power. Typology: INTJ8

Leadership, Wounds and Maturity

In this reflection I get really honest about childhood wounds and their impact on my leadership style. Supporting themes: Seven leadership styles*; Six areas of adult maturity*; Power as related to race and gender; Female Type 8s*; and Anger, sadness and crying. Note: Several sources were mentioned (*) in this reflection. Those sources have all been tweeted out (@YourNiDom1). Typology: Ni, Te, Fi, Fe, Ti, Type 8, Type 1 and Type 5.