The Strategist is a clever archetype. The quality of cleverness is sometimes undervalued relative to creativity because there is a tendency to mistrust cleverness. It is a trait that tends to invoke perceptions of the shadow side of a skill rather than its admirable expression. But cleverness is an excellent trait and you need a clever person’s help if your back is ever against the wall. The Strategist is both a thinker and a conqueror. The positive Strategist is exactly the kind of person you need when trying to navigate your way through a crisis. The Strategist is a very grounded archetype and you want the creative Strategist on your team if you are an ungrounded person and cannot focus. The Strategist can help you think things through and manage a challenging situation. The Strategist is attracted to careers such as engineering, the law, planning, and working through problems; the archetype moves into you and gives you an appetite for those types of careers. When operating from the shadow, Strategists use control techniques to achieve their goals. A controlling parent is a Strategist. Control freaks are Strategists. Everybody needs to control their life and no one wants their life to be out of control. However, there is rational control and then there is irrational control, where the person needs to control a greater arena and everybody else’s behavior to their advantage.
Exploring the shadow of the Strategist requires an examination of your motivations for your thoughts and actions. Why do you plot things the way you do? Did you ever strategize something to “your” best advantage? What is the most complicated strategy you have ever enacted for yourself?
Exploring the shadow of the Strategist requires an examination of your motivations for your thoughts and actions. Why do you plot things the way you do? Did you ever strategize something to “your” best advantage? What is the most complicated strategy you have ever enacted for yourself?