This is a general thread for 7s. I can't believe we don't even have a general thread in the first 3 pages.
I smell a lawsuit brewing!
Anywhoo, I know we have a bunch of 7's here. 7w6's and 7w8's...I wonder what a party with those two types would be like? With a healthy dose of 'non-wing' 7's in the mix...
It would be a bad-ass-MoFo party, I would voluntarily DJ, as I know all the Ring 7 block rockin' beats, and would have the house full of bouncin' people bringing the policeto the place in no time.
I love the "7" attitude on life,
"Go! Adventure! Seek joy! Escape pain! Find all that brings you positiveand good feelings of joy and thrillseeking!!!!"
I am 7w8, so part of my life ideology is
"Take over the world."
I would love to meet one of those 'high functioning' 7s whose descriptions you read about. I think I'm still at the average-above average stage myself. :le sigh:
I'm a pretty damn high functioning 7w8 myself, actually. Don't get me wrong, I am one wild, crazy, looney, wacko, and fearless ESTP/7w8 sonofabitch, but I am also a husband, a father, hold down a full time career as a software manager, am completing my master's degree in public administration soon, and have held a PMP (Project Management Professional) certification for 5 years now. I've worked for private companies, state governments, and the Federal Government as a contractor. I have my shit together, but let me assure you, a meeting run by me is like nothing you've ever seen before. I have a full box of whiteboard markers. Whn they dry out and are dead I cap them and throw them across the room or into a corner on the floor, I am am always on my feet, leading the participants into my mind via the whiteboard. I am telling them the story of how I think things need to get done, and depending on how much charm I want to flex I usually get damn near what I was after. I thrive on leading work teams. I have no problem summing people up quickly and assigning them to their abilities. I also have no problem telling senior managers what's up, good or bad. You have to know how to approach people, you have to demonstrat respect, but you must also project power, you must make them aware that you have the whole situation figured out 7 ways to Sunday, but give them an out by letting them choose their favorite solution and allow them to claim it as their idea since they authorized you to do it. Then I go home and blast mad tunes in my car at full volume all the way with the A/C down to the max cold, and super dark sunglasses on (polarized lenses, of course). I am intimidated by nothing. I am the master of my environemnt because I have explored it seven times before anyone else even got over the hill to see what was there.
I read somewhere that type 7s are rare (or at least not as prevalent as some other e-types) and I couldn't believe it. In my crude understanding of Ennegram - aren't there more people who "just wanna have fun" and enjoy life?
Good question. I think a real 7 is pretty easy to pick out of a crowd, personally. One of my best friends is an ENTP/8w7, and when he and I are in a conference room it is fucking pandemonium. We double team the group, get what we want in 15 minutes, and then go get lunch. Haaaa!
Any 7s are free to jump in and say something. Discuss. ... Something.
See above, I'm going to party in my bed.
But my 'fun' me is very 7. 
