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"I'll be back."
The Terminator
"I shall return."
Douglas MacArthur
"I did it my way."
Frank Sinatra
"Never give in. Never give in. Never
give in."
Sir Winston Churchill
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Eights are based in the Body
Center. They like to be in control and build their personas
so they can remain in control. They are born leaders and intuitively
know what needs to be done to accomplish an objective or mobilize
a group with confidence. They express their opinions and anger
openly, tend to do things to excess and will defend the meek to
the end. Avoiding being vulnerable or appearing weak is important
to Eights.
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| Best Example of a Famous
"EIGHT": JOHN WAYNE |
| Celebrities |
Public Figures |
Characters |
| George Patton |
Picasso |
Robin Hood |
| Susan Sarandon |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Davy Crockett |
| Don Imus |
Martin Luther King, Jr. |
The Godfather |
| Frank Sinatra |
Winston Churchill |
Garfield the Cat |
| Joan Crawford |
Mikhail Gorbachev |
Carla (Cheers) |
| Danny De Vito |
Golda Meir |
J.R. Ewing (Dallas) |
| Barbara Walters |
Gurdjieff |
Perry Mason |
| Russell Crowe |
Saddam Hussein |
The Klingons |
| Sean Penn |
Leona Helmsley |
Conan the Barbarian |
| Charlton Heston |
H. Ross Perot |
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| Roseanne Barr |
Indira Gandhi |
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| Bette Davis |
Norman Mailer |
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| Mike Tyson |
Fidel Castro |
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| Babe Ruth |
Jimmy Hoffa |
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| Jim Morrison |
Swami Muktananda |
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| Lyndon Johnson |
Ernest Hemingway |
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| James Brown |
F. Lee Bailey |
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| Chrissie Hynde |
Lee Iacocca |
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| W. C. Fields |
Aristotle Onassis |
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| John Gotti |
Henry VIII |
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| Humphrey Bogart |
Oprah Winfry |
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| Rosie O'Donnell |
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In the show of life,
Eights are the type that wants most to run the show. They are
the tough, strong types under whose crusty exteriors lie hidden
soft, tender hearts that they don't let many see very often. Eights
are the John Waynes and the mother lions, the Charles Atlases
upon whom the world depends for strength and support. What you
see is what you get with Eights, whose life force energy seems
to always be turned up to the maximum setting.
Eights present themselves as powerful, self-confident and direct.
The dominating, resourceful, decisive and protective type, they
want to be in charge and maintain control. In a relentless search
for truth and justice, they amass resources and power to protect
their autonomy and assert their importance. When they feel threatened
they can tend to become belligerent and combative, defiant and
confrontational. Disdainful of weakness, mediocrity and vulnerability,
they do not back down and are not easily led.
Sometimes rough and crude, they are nevertheless charismatic and
physically and psychologically inspiring enough to compel others
to follow them anywhere—even where angels fear to tread—from
starting a company to waging a war. They have no problems making
decisions and often engage in "black and white" thinking.
To an Eight, you are either on the team or you are not. They can
thus make great leaders.
People are attracted to Eights because of the safe, sheltering
umbrella of protection they offer "their people," their
strength, energy and vitality, and their charismatic directness.
You always know where you stand with an Eight. At their best in
relationships they are undyingly loyal, truthful, generous, committed
and supportive. At their best in life's movie, they become constructive
leaders and courageous and magnanimous protectors.
- I don't understand how easily I seem to intimidate
people and bowl them over.
- I can get very angry very quickly, but it
blows over just as quickly, and when it's gone, it's gone.
- When a little of something is good, a whole
lot of it is even better.
- I shoot straight from the hip. People always
know where they stand with me.
- I love empowering and motivating people and
giving them the wherewithal to make it on their own.
- I can't stand bullies.
- I have lots of energy for working hard and
getting things done.
- I don't mince words. I talk straight, tell
it like it is, and I'm quick to speak my mind. My cards are
all on the table.
- I'm like a pit bull when it comes to protecting
my family and the people I love.
- I stand up for what's right and fair.
- I pride myself on my independence. I can't
stand having to rely on someone else. I stand up for myself
and my people.
- I thrive on excitement and intensity. I feel
alive dancing on the edge of the roof.
- I'm pretty much a maverick. I do things my
way. I dress as I please, talk as I like and generally don't
care what anyone thinks.
- If it has to come down to a confrontation,
I'll win…period.
- I support the underdog and always go to bat
for the disadvantaged, yet I have no pity for the weak-willed
cowards of this world. You've got to be tough and brave to
survive.
- I respect people who stand up to me.
| The Asserter, The Boss, The Challenger, The
Protector |
| The main character (an 8 of course) sees himself
as brave, courageous and bold--a strong, in-charge person
who can handle anything life throws at him, and the plot
is simple (to paraphrase Michael Goldberg in The 9
Ways of Working)--avenging the weak and exposing the
power abusers, the pretenders and the fools. |
| Vengeance |
| The need to be self-reliant, and prove their
strength, make an impact on the world, avoid being weak
and to stay in control. |
| Of being hurt or controlled by others. |
| To be in control of their fate. |
| "Who's in control?" Who has the
power and control—being strong to insure survival,
seeks truth and justice. |
| Lust |
| Innocence |
Denial -- it's simply denying the reality
of feelings or situations that are at odds with how you
see yourself. Eights deny any weakness or vulnerability
in themselves.
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