Custodian
“Power means nothing if you don't protect what matters.”
Fairness, Responsibility, Order, Boundaries
Ambition, Power, Strategy, Self-interest
Belonging, Growth, Patience, Ecology
Curiosity, Clarity, Precision, Mastery
Passion, Impulse, Honesty, Risk
Understanding the Custodian
You feel responsible for the stability of the things you care about. You want systems to be fair, but also effective, and you are often willing to carry more weight than others to make that happen. You take leadership seriously and you rarely abandon your commitments. People rely on you because you create order and follow through even when you are tired or stressed. You feel most satisfied when what you build is strong enough to last.
Dominant Driver
White is the drive toward principled coherence and fair structure. It shows up in people who naturally organize plans, clarify expectations, and try to make sure everyone is treated consistently. At its best, White creates spaces where others feel safe, respected, and able to rely on shared agreements—whether that’s a project, a household, or a friend group. At its hardest moments, this drive can turn into anxiety about disorder, over-responsibility for other people’s behavior, or resentment when others ignore the rules you’re trying to uphold.
Auxiliary Driver
Black is the drive toward agency and effective achievement. It shows up in people who notice power dynamics, think in terms of trade-offs, and are willing to do what it takes to move from wishing to actually getting results. This might be the person who negotiates, sets clear personal goals, or quietly builds leverage instead of waiting for permission. At its hardest moments, Black can become suspicious, guarded, or calculating, afraid of being weak or dependent and struggling to fully trust that others will have their back.
Lacking Driver
When you lack Blue, life runs mostly on habit and immediate reactions. You make decisions because 'that’s how it’s always done' or 'everyone else is doing it', with little patience for questions or deeper reflection. You or the people around you get irritated when asked to slow down, change your mind, or look at nuance, and the idea of learning before acting feels like a burden rather than a resource.
Lacking Driver
When you lack Red, life starts to feel muted and overly careful. You swallow strong feelings or postpone them, and you make choices mostly to avoid conflict or trouble. Days blur into routines that are ‘fine’ but rarely exciting, relationships stay polite rather than alive, and big desires are often shelved until the moment to act has already passed.
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Provides the kind of leadership people actually trust—steady, principled, and accountable
- Uses authority to protect the vulnerable rather than serve your own ego
- Builds things that last: teams, systems, traditions that survive your absence
- Knows when to enforce the rules and when to bend them for a greater good
- Becomes controlling under stress, micromanaging because 'no one else will do it right'
- Struggles to delegate anything meaningful—you'd rather be overworked than risk someone else failing
- Can assume your way is obviously correct, dismissing alternatives without really hearing them
- Carries so much responsibility that burnout feels inevitable, but you won't ask for help