1. Difference between inner and outer expectations:
Inner expectations are goals you set for yourself. Example: I decide to study for 1 hour.
Outer expectations are things other people expect you to do. Example: My teacher asks me to finish homework.
2. Motto of each Tendency:
Upholder: “Discipline is my freedom.”
Questioner: “I’ll do it if it makes sense.”
Obliger: “You can count on me, but I need you to count on me.”
Rebel: “You can’t make me, and neither can I.”
3. Percentage in the population:
Obliger ~40%, Questioner ~24%, Upholder ~19%, Rebel ~17%.
4. Hardest time accomplishing their own goals:
Obliger, because they focus more on other people’s expectations than their own.
5. Most difficult to work with:
Rebel, because they don’t like being told what to do.
6. Key characteristics:
Upholder: follows rules and goals.
Questioner: asks why and needs reasons.
Obliger: helps others and responds to expectations.
Rebel: likes freedom and choices.
7. My Tendency:
I think I am a Questioner because I like to understand why something is important before I do it.