This document provides information on personality Type 7: The Optimist. It discusses unhealthy relationships, signs of stress, signs of growth, and self-care signs for Type 7s. It recommends several self-care and mindfulness exercises for Type 7s, including meditating regularly, keeping lists of important vs. exciting ideas, checking for avoidance behaviors, seeking mentorship, reading recommended books, and practicing presence during others' negative emotions. The next session will cover Type 8 - The Boss.

1. Practical Emotional
Intelligence
Volume 18: Personality
Type 7: The Optimist
(part 2 of 2)
Adopted from the book ‘Stop Being Your Self’ by
Ronan Gallagher

2. Today’s
Content:
Type 7:
The Optimist
(part 2 of 2)
Type 7: Unhealthy Relationships
Type 7: Signs of Stress
Type 7: Signs of Growth
Type 7: Self-Care Signs
Type 7: Self-Care & Mindfulness Exercises

3. Type 7:
Unhealthy
Relationships
Type 7 relates
to others in a
neurotic and
unproductive
way, by:
Distracting
others with
their exciting
thoughts and
plans.
Having a lack of
empathy or
presence for
other’s negative
emotional
experience.
Disregarding
others that
question or
limit their
options or
views.

4. Type 7:
Signs of
Stress
When Type 7 feels that life is not
going as planned, in times of stress
or uncertainty, they will:
Become perfectionists and
pedantic.
Offer criticism and judgment,
instead of positivity.
Be resentful of opposed views.

5. Type 7: Signs of Growth
When a Type 7 has made a conscious decision to leave behind the unhelpful
aspects of their personality and to deepen their self-awareness through
mindfulness practices, they:
Change from scattered dreamers to focused thinkers, able to concentrate on
whatever is occurring at that time.
Move from an impractical and fanciful thinker, to someone with profound and
wise ideas.

6. Type 7: Self-Care Signs
A Type 7 needs to plan some Self-Care,
when:
They have a feeling that
something more enjoyable or
worthwhile is available elsewhere.
They start to feel bored with their
current project or situation.

7. Type 7: Self-Care & Mindfulness Exercises
Meditate 5 weekday mornings
per week for 5 mins. Meditation
or mind training, is the only way
we can permanently change our
ability to regulate our emotions,
without external help.
Write two lists in your journal 1.
important achievable things in
your life, and 2. exciting ideas
that are not a priority.
Ask yourself is making exciting
plans an avoidance of some
difficult emotion?
Seek out a trusted mentor or
friend to provide reality checks.
Read the Power of Now, by
Eckhart Tolle.
Next time you encounter
someone experiencing and
expressing negative emotions-
just bring your attention to your
body. Listen, and resist the urge
to lighten their mood.

8. Thank you very much for reading!
Next week the focus is on Type 8- The Boss