Center · motor center

The Root (pressure) center

The pressure to move forward, finish things and get stuff going.

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Defined

What several sources agree on
  • This center works like an adrenaline supply that pushes you to move and get going.
  • It's both a pressure source and a motor, which explains that urgent streak you know well.
  • Handled well, this pressure gets your body moving without having to crush it.

Open

What several sources agree on
  • This center is where the push to move comes from, and for you that push mostly comes from outside.
  • You tend to soak up the stress around you and feel it more than the people generating it.
  • By watching pressure without getting caught in it, you can become the calm one when things get urgent.
  • The risk is forcing an unsustainable pace on yourself and others, until it gives way.
Defined (colored in)

You handle pressure your own way, at your own pace. Deadlines push you without necessarily stressing you out.

Open (white)

You feel other people's pressure and may rush to wrap everything up just to get rid of it. The trap is chasing emergencies that aren't really yours.

This center is defined when at least one of the channels below is complete. 17 of the 40 people in our collection have it defined.

Its 9 gates

Its 9 channels

Channel 3-60

Stop, then leap

Progress comes in jumps for you: long stretches of nothing, then suddenly a fresh idea that changes the game.

Channel 9-52

The magnifying glass

Give you one topic that genuinely grabs you and you can stay on it for hours.

Channel 18-58

The fixer's eye

What could work better jumps out at you, and improving it genuinely lifts your mood.

Channel 19-49

Bonds with rules

You sense what the people close to you need, and you hold clear rules about who belongs in your circle.

Channel 28-38

Stubborn for a reason

For what gives your life meaning, you will fight, and you do not let go easily.

Channel 30-41

Dreamer of experiences

A big hunger for new experiences lives in you, and your wishes can simmer for a long time before they come true.

Channel 32-54

Ambition that lasts

Climbing and growing appeal to you, and you have a good instinct for what has a future.

Channel 39-55

Moods that make things

Your moods shift often, and a good share of your creativity comes out of those swings.

Channel 42-53

Start and close the loop

Starting something and seeing it through its whole cycle, step by step, gives you real satisfaction.

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