8: The Challenger
8: The Challenger – The Need to Challenge
- Strengths – Confident, Decisive, Direct, Protective, Powerful
- Pitfalls – Domineering, Bullying, Brash, Ego-Centric, Abrasive
- 8w7 – The Nonconformist
- 8w9 – The Diplomat
Challengers are motivated by their anger and have an assertive stance toward life. 8s need to play with the power dynamics in any group setting and thereby might break cultural or societal taboos instinctually.
They likely felt unsafe or taken advantage of at some point in life and refused to be vulnerable again, which can cause problems for them in relationships that might require said vulnerability. 8s are, at their best, protective servants who cannot fend for themselves.
If 8s wish to grow, they will need to learn how to be vulnerable again, to trust that not everyone is out to get them and that there are people in the world with whom they can let down their guard.