The Power of Understanding Yourself

Chapter 9 Warriors It’s About the Pace and the Point for Me

Beer is made by men, wine by God.

– Martin Luther

There is something just a little mischievous about the placement of the D Column. The D column measures your logical sensitivity. Logic relates to efficiency. If your lowest score is in the D column—or if you score below 30—you have a clear desire to get to the result. “Done” is the most desired word in your vocabulary. So, the fact that I made you wait until I had already explained the other three columns is a bit malicious. Of course, it is just as likely that you skipped the previous three chapters and came directly here after you saw your results. That wouldn’t surprise me in the least.

I refer to the low D’s as the Warriors. A Warrior’s mind operates with a time/value ratio evaluator that is constantly utilized to determine one’s approach to life events. It is important for the Warrior to minimize time and maximize value. As a result, they put pressure on people and situations to get to the point as quickly as possible. Investing less time takes pressure off the value. Maximizing the value justifies the expenditure of more time. Here are some common attributes associated with Warriors:

• Direct, to-the-point communicator
• Comfortable with conflict
• Competitive
• Results-oriented
• Rules are good for others, but not always necessary for them
• Do not suffer fools gladly
• Intense
• Actions and conversations have purpose
• Fair, but not necessarily equal
• Strategic
• Reward by providing ...