Type Six - The Loyalist

The committed, security-oriented type. Sixes are reliable, hard-working, responsible, and trustworthy. Excellent "troubleshooters," they foresee problems and foster cooperation, but can also become defensive, evasive, and anxious-running on stress while complaining about it. They can be cautious and indecisive, but also reactive, defiant and rebellious. They typically have problems with self-doubt and suspicion. At their Best: internally stable and self-reliant, courageously championing themselves and others.

Examples: Robert F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, Princess Diana, George H. W. Bush, Richard Nixon, Janet Reno, Bruce Springsteen, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mel Gibson, Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Julia Roberts, Jay Leno, Ellen DeGeneres, Katie Couric, George Costanza (Seinfeld Show).

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