1V – Confident Volition

Attitudinal Beliefs

• Trusts in their ability to deduce what they desire and how it can change over time.
• Believes that they will never lose their sense of self.
• Assumes that their goals are ideal by default.
• Believes that others should let them express their willpower in all circumstances.
• Believes that they can always give into their urges and future desires and deal with the consequences.
• Knows that only they themselves can execute their goals.
• Assumes that they are a one-man army and their decisions are better than everyone else’s by default.
• Presumes that they are better leaders than others even if they choose not to lead.
• Figures that their own version of the future is what matters most.
• Deems others’ abilities as relevant only if they align with or connect back to their own motivations.
• Believes that they are the ultimate decider of their responsibilities.
• Credits themselves for where they are in life.
• Assumes that their own decisions are always justified for the moment in time they were made.
• Believes that it is their right to act or refuse to act whenever they wish.
• Expects that others will never be able to attack vulnerabilities in their willpower.
• Imagines that others can see the future playing out in the same way that they do.
• Feels justified in overriding others’ wishes to replace with their own.
• Believes that discussing objectives more than acting upon them is useless.
• Assumes that they have the right to boss people around if needed.
• Expects others to leave them alone and let them figure things out for themselves unless they have asked.

Behaviors of the Subtypes

1V-1

Depth-focused: All Dichotomies
• Does whatever they want without asking for permission or checking in with others.
• Insistently clarifies their position of power through actions.
• Confidently expresses what they desire through monologues.
• Assured of who they are and carries themselves with high regard.
• Gets caught in over-analyzing power dynamics.
• Takes up the space in a room.
• Makes unilateral decisions and continues to justify them against criticism.
• Refuses to be distracted from their own desired future.
• Has highly detailed ideas of how to get what you want.
• Throws their metaphorical weight around to meet an objective.
• Uses their own actions to justify future actions.
• Acts as the defacto leader in any situation.
• Creates an identity around being strong and decisive.
• Has consistent ideas and actions around willpower.

1V-2

Self-focused: Certain • Sufficient • Strong
• Powerful steamroller who refuses to be contained.
• Expresses their power rather than speaking about it.
• Hyper-focuses on their desired future and how to get there instantly.
• Overrides others’ decisions without discussion or justification.
• Lacks boundaries around desires.
• Fiercely displays who they are and what they want.
• Finds superior positions incidentally rather than on purpose.
• Self-involved.
• Gets high off of their own supply.
• Ignores outsiders and criticism of their character.
• Takes a no-limits approach to what they can achieve.
• Insists that desires are endless and acts accordingly.
• Individualistic with a focus on hedonism.
• Messy and random – constantly acting on new ideas.
• Refuses to justify their actions.

1V-3

Others-focused: Aggressive • Subjective • Vulnerable
• Questions others choices.
• Finds faults in the character of others.
• Meddles in how others do things.
• Prone to tirades about how others are behaving badly.
• Sees the world as limiting their own choices.
• Paranoid that others may interfere in their lives.
• Isolates themselves when feelings of vulnerability crop up.
• Becomes personal and laser focused on others’ life choices.
• Shuts others down when they feel threatened.
• Takes the lead in intimate settings rather than large group or company-wide projects.
• Feels free to give out criticism when necessary.
• Calls out people who encroach on personal boundaries.
• Fantasizes of an ideal future to escape current problems or limitations.
• Zones in on the absolute core character of others no matter how ugly the truth may be.
• Picky and detailed about how any matter should be handled or planned for.
• Knows their own weaknesses and shares them readily.

1V-4

Method-focused: Flippant • Local • Distinct
• Highly individualistic and results focused.
• Refuses to waste time and energy on fruitless endeavors.
• Stays quiet about what they want until it is inquired.
• Leaves people alone and expects the same.
• Laser focused on the exact ways reality will unfold.
• Solves problems through quick acting and decision-making.
• Has a pushy attitude about making decisions.
• Expects others to do less talking and more acting.
• Impersonal yet focused on effectiveness.
• Lets others be however they want to be unless it affects them personally.
• Treats every action as an effort to reach an end point.
• Goals are taken extremely seriously and personal opinions are ignored.
• Lost in their own expectations.
• Views volition as a puzzle that needs solved.
• Is disgusted by wasting time or energy on playing around with identity.

1V-0

Adaptation-focused: Obscuring All Dichotomies
• Ignores their own aggressive willpower.
• Pushes down feelings of confidence until it is absolutely necessary to act.
• Fights against the urge to tell people how to live their lives better.
• Makes passive-aggressive remarks on the correct way to do things.
• Refuses to verbalize their thoughts on future plans.
• Will not discuss their character as it speaks for itself and they do not need to explain it.
• Uses body language to express discontent.
• Finds power through the art of insinuation to get others to do things.
• Does not take ownership over their bossiness.
• Wants others to look away from their hedonistic nature.
• Feels bad about showing their full character.
• Sneaks in decisions that will affects others without them noticing.
• Has immense amounts of willpower waiting on-hand.
• Runs anxious, stressed and nervous due to pushing down their own aggression.
• Paranoid that others will notice they are making unilateral decisions.
• Hides the progress they have made on their goals.