Core Need/Motivation
This type has a need to find depth and significance. 

Characteristics
Type 4s tend to be emotionally aware, original, wholehearted, and meaning-makers.

Description
They have a strong aversion to the mundane, the average, and the routines of life.

They carry a sense that life could be much more beautiful, complete, and interesting. This compels them to put their whole heart into their work. Functionality, trends, and the “same old” feel ugly and meaningless to them. The same applies to people; if they could express their own uniqueness, they would stand out and add beauty to the world.

This sharpens their attention to see what is missing, incomplete, or inauthentic, and to draw out the unique beauty and treasure in people and their own work. Sometimes it leads them to compare themselves to others. When they do, they often find themselves coming up short. They end up believing that others are happier or somehow more favored by life than they are. When they compare their work to others doing something similar, they can feel the same.

There is also an idealized sense of how they should be, which can cause them to focus on their inadequacies. This focus can either paralyze them or activate them to attempt to earn their way to lovability. It also inspires them to welcome the imperfections of others.

The Gifts of the Type

They are creatively connected. They pour their whole heart into the work of creating more beauty, not just functionality, in this world. They can even connect to the darker side of beauty. They can make others feel like they can be completely honest about themselves and not be rejected. They often go out of their way to make “room at the table” for those who are marginalized.

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