5 Voices Assessment

[Luminous]

GiANT

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Nurturer
Champion of people, relational harmony, and values.

They intuitively feel how an organization will react to a new idea.

They defend values - people will always come before profit.

They function as the relational oil inside teams and organizations.

They are pragmatic realists who ask "has this really been thought through?"

They take genuine delight in celebrating the achievements of others.

They are natural team players.

They can become overly resistant to change & demonstrate passive aggressive tendencies.

They rarely value the contribution they make.

Voice Order
Voice nurturerNurturer - Voice creativeCreative - Voice connectorConnector - Voice guardianGuardian - Voice pioneerPioneer
Strengths
Nurturers/Creatives are highly relational and deeply committed to those closest to them.
 They live in the present and see the practical needs of the people around them.
 They are people of enormous integrity and invariably choose to live in places where they can serve the needs of those they feel called to.
 Artistically creative. Most world famous composers were Nurturers/Creatives!
Challenges
Nurturers/Creatives are internal idealists who often question their own worth and whether they are doing enough to help those around them.
 Reluctant leaders who would often rather roll up their sleeves and get on with the work.
 They struggle to keep projects on time and on budget, strategic thinking and project management is a challenge.
 Present needs can easily overwhelm them and mean they don’t take time to recharge their own batteries.
Suggested Growth Opportunities
Understand how your idealistic tendencies can easily set you up for disappointment and failure.
 You need to own your own limitations and set realistic goals for the serving of others. You can’t rescue everyone!
 Invite external voices you trust to speak the truth in love; it is easy for you to slip into the negativity spiral of self-criticism.
 Learn how to take time for yourself and establish healthy rhythms that allocate time for friends, rest, and recreation.
What happens under moderate stress?
You continually hold yourself to impossible standards.
 Begin to question your own worth and whether you are doing enough for others.
 You experience deep frustration that you are unable to meet everyone’s needs.
 Fatigue and self-criticism begins to lead you into a negative spiral of depression.
What happens under extreme stress?
You become extremely critical of those closest to you.
 You ask, “Why does no one else see the needs around them?”
 Your anger passes and you are left wondering where that came from.
 You are now convinced you have failed in yet another area.
What does a healthy Nurturer/Creative look like?
They have a strong desire for integrity, depth and the alignment of principles and values.
 They have a strong commitment to care practically for those in their immediate world. Invariably they commit to a geographical place and people group.
 They have a strong desire for integration and alignment of who they are and what they do.
 They have an “Early warning radar” system that spots inauthenticity in others.
How do they stay healthy?
They need to spend regular time away from their physical environment and the responsibilities that physical world represents. They need to schedule time for the deep friendships of their life, ones where they can be fully themselves. They need to feel what they are doing in their task world is fully aligned with their internal values, purpose, and vision for their lives. They need to find close, trusted friends who will speak the truth in love to them and prevent them over committing and burning out.
What causes the Nurturer/Creative to become unhealthy?
When they get overwhelmed by the needs of people in their present reality and find it impossible to switch off, spinning on the mouse wheel until they crash.
 When they fail to care for their own physical and emotional needs, failing to schedule time for the depth relationships of their life
 When they stare at the overwhelming injustices of their current reality and interpret that as their personal failure.

Liberation Statement
I need you to value my contribution and take the time to draw out what I really think. Invest and believe in me even if I struggle to believe I’m good enough. Spend quality time with me, get to know me, and join me in caring for others even when you don’t perceive it as important.

 

[Morpeko]

Guardian
Champion of due diligence, resources, and efficient systems and processes.

Strengths
Incredibly conscientious and hard working, everyone trusts them to deliver.
 They see the details of tasks and projects and enjoy bringing order and structure to them.
 Incredibly disciplined in their approach to all aspects of life.
 They are not swayed by spin and charisma, they ask critical questions in order to ascertain what is true!
Challenges
They possess strong perfectionist tendencies and find it hard to play until the work is finished, that would be irresponsible.
 Delegation is never easy for a Guardian/Nurturer. “Who can do it as well as me?”
 Their focus on achievement means few see them as warm and friendly in a work environment.
 Their focus on succeeding in the task can make them appear distant from even those closest to them.

They have a relentless commitment to ask the difficult questions.

They will always seek to honor the past as teams look towards the future.

They accept as personal the commitment to deliver projects on time and on budget.

They have the ability to detach decision-making from personal sentiments.

They are naturally risk averse asking "is it worth the risk and investment?"

They respect and value logic, order, systems and repeatable processes.

Their desire for truth and right decisions can sometimes override the feelings of others.

ISTJ AF.