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title: "My Experiments with Entrepreneurship –  Chapter 5: The Archetypal Blue-Print"
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# My Experiments with Entrepreneurship – Chapter 5: The Archetypal Blue-Print

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 by [Ravi Verma](https://orgwhisperers.com/blog/author/ravi-verma)

Dec 12, 2010 12:00:00 AM

I realized four things about myself after reading Carols Pearson’s book – ***Awakening the Heroes Within*** –

- I am passionate about supporting and inspiring my team
- I love to seek out new approaches to solve problems
- I get energized by sharing what I learn to help others
- I am most fulfilled when I can see a vision realized

This mapped to four Archetypes-

- **Caregiver** – Makes a difference to others
- **Seeker** – Searches for a unique identity, path, or solution
- **Sage** – Shares wisdom with the world
- **Magician **– Uses intuition and insight to catalyze change

This helped me understand why I might be dissatisfied professionally – most of my responsibilities as a Technical Manager in the fast paced world of I.T. R&D were focused on day-to-day tactical management of releases, leaving little time to focus on taking care of the team or learning better ways of solving recurring problems. As a result, I sometimes found myself getting frustrated – I felt I had terrific ideas to help my organization, but I did not have the influence or pay-grade to get my ideas implemented.

This frustration manifested in different ways:

- **Impatience- **When others did not see my vision
- **Inflexibility- **When** **my ideas were not accepted in pure form
- **Burnout**– When I could not** **protect my team from** **situations I found unfair

I learned that each Archetype has a unique and valuable gift, which is necessary for growth and self-discovery. However, if a particular archetype is suppressed, it rears its head up in an ugly, negative form – called the Shadow Form. For instance, here are some of the Shadow Forms I could notice in my life:

- **Shadow form of Caregiver** – Tendencies toward martyrdom and enabling others, and to burn themselves out while always putting others first.
- **Shadow form of Sage** – Ivory tower thinking, dogmatism, and coming across as lacking feeling/empathy
- **Shadow form of Magician – **Expect miracles when things get rough, and lose patience with those who aren’t as visionary as they are

Now, I could apply the Archetype model to understand not only what truly called me, but also why I might be dissatisfied professionally. It became clear that if I wanted a life of harmony and balance, I would have to ***find or create*** a job that allowed me to express my dominant archetypes. I had a choice – I could either find organizations that gave me this opportunity. Or I could create one. I chose the latter.

Applying this model helped me create the blue-print for a business that lets me express my most dominant Archetypes:

- **Caregiver** – Helping teams remove challenging obstacles using tools and techniques from the world of Organizational Development
- **Seeker** – Searching for unique solutions to help teams recapture the magic of making I.T.
- **Sage** – Sharing what I learned with the world through webinars, public speaking and consulting
- **Magician **– Using intuition and insight to apply best practices from the world of Organizational Development to the world of I.T.

I am using these guides to help me on my journey of discovery. It is not always safe easy, but it is definitely more fulfilling. How about you?

- ***How can you archetypes help you understand yourself better?***
- ***Do you get to express the archetypes that truly call you?***
- ***Can you see the shadow forms of any archetypes in your life?***
- ***How would you apply this model to design a life that integrates your outer and inner worlds?***

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**References:**

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- **Carol S Pearson – [http://www.herowithin.com/index.html](http://www.herowithin.com/index.html)**
- **Awakening the Heroes Within – [http://www.capt.org/catalog/itmdtl.htm?WT.si_n=ShoppingCart&WT.si_x=1&WT.pn_sku=60185&WT.tx_e=v&WT.tx_u=1&pnum=60185&bhcp=1](http://www.capt.org/catalog/itmdtl.htm?WT.si_n=ShoppingCart&WT.si_x=1&WT.pn_sku=60185&WT.tx_e=v&WT.tx_u=1&pnum=60185&bhcp=1)**
- **The Pearson Archetypal System – [http://www.herowithin.com/system.htm](http://www.herowithin.com/system.htm)**
- **The PMAI Online Assessment – [http://www.capt.org/catalog/MBTI-Book-PMAIonline.htm](http://www.capt.org/catalog/MBTI-Book-PMAIonline.htm)**

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