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7. You hate being interrupted.

Need to be heard/be listened to/communicate.
Need for control/power.

8. People don’t take what you say seriously.

Need to be heard/listened to/understood.

9. You feel as if you are drowning—there are so many things vying
for your attention that you have no time to pursue your true
calling.
Need for order.

Need for balance/peace.

Need for clarity.

10. You get irritable and cranky if your space is messy.

Need for order/tidiness.
Need for clarity.

11. You can’t think clearly until your desk is cleaned off.

Need for order/tidiness.

Need for clarity.
12. You find yourself volunteering in the community homeless shelter,
the church, or some other charitable organization, but your family
doesn’t appreciate all you do for them and the work you do in the
community.

Need to be needed/useful.

Need to be appreciated/liked/approved of.

Need to be responsible/have a cause or mission.
13. When your boss micromanages you, you feel suffocated. You think,
“Why can’t he/she trust me to do the job right?”

Need to be independent/free.