Nicknames:

Peacemaker • Mediator

"I have spent most of my life studying the lives of other peoples." —Margaret Mead

"We live very close together. So, our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them." —The Dalai Lama

"Beware the fury of a patient man." —John Dryden

Likely examples:

Summary:

NINEs can comfortably balance the group's conflicting views with confidence that a "middle way" can restore harmony and promote everyone's welfare. Some may complain that in striving for harmony and accord NINEs don't take their own stand strongly enough or act with enough ambition or commitment. But NINEs think of their own needs and accomplishments as lying primarily in bringing harmonious cooperation to team efforts.

Qualities and preferences:                          

Unhurried. Mild-mannered.

Content. Patient. Calm. Empathetic.

Modest. Self-effacing. Leave the initiating to others.

Quiet about their feelings.

Hanging with others. Trusting. Optimistic.

Conservative style.

How to take them:

When.

Slogans or catch-phrases:

"Live and let live."

"We can work it out."

"Don't rock the boat."

"Learn to live with it."

Appreciated by others for:

People skills and sensitivity.

Helpfulness and attentiveness.

Less appreciated by others when/if:

Unambitious. Slothful. Indecisive. Apathetic. Spaced-out.

Passive aggressive. Stubborn.

How to make an appeal to them:

Note.

Myers-Briggs likely types:

IFP: Introverted-Feeling-Perceiving types

esp.: INFP, ISFP

Introverted.

Stressed by, uncomfortable with, or preferring to avoid:

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Creations by or about this type:

The Functions of the Executive by Chester Barnard

On Becoming a Person by Carl Rogers

Confessions by Saint Augustine

Get along better with them by:

Be direct.

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Warning signs of stress:

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Challenges for growth:

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How you can grow from your eight-wing:

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Beneath the surface:

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How you can grow from your one-wing:

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In your childhood, background:

Learned to suppress their own needs to avoid conflict or preserve their connection with power figures.

Empowerment from high qualities of three:

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