Worldview LensPower / Egocentric
Assert self, dominate, gain respect now; heroic and impulsive.
How it sounds
Nobody disrespects me and gets away with it.
Signs in writing
- dominance, respect, shame
- immediate gratification
- strength language
Values
power · respect · freedom from control
Fears
shame · weakness
Staying healthy at this stage
- legitimate arenas to prove strength
Growth edge
- find a higher cause worth disciplining yourself for
How to be heard at this stage
- be strong and direct; offer respect
The same altitude in other models
Mapped by altitude, not measured: models track different lines.
- Opportunist Cook-Greuter
- Self-protective Loevinger
- Primary Commons
- Mythic-Literal Fowler
- Imperial mind Kegan
- Opportunist Torbert
- Obedience & punishment Kohlberg
- Red Wilber
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