Herald
“Silence in the face of injustice is complicity.”
Fairness, Responsibility, Order, Boundaries
Passion, Impulse, Honesty, Risk
Belonging, Growth, Patience, Ecology
Curiosity, Clarity, Precision, Mastery
Ambition, Power, Strategy, Self-interest
Understanding the Herald
You feel a strong need to take action when something is unfair or harmful. You are the person who will speak up when others stay quiet. You turn principles into movement and you cannot ignore situations that violate your sense of justice. You often inspire others to step forward too. You feel most aligned with yourself when your convictions push you toward meaningful action rather than quiet agreement.
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
Red is the drive toward intensity and honest expression. It shows up in people who act on what they feel, say the thing everyone else is dancing around, and would rather live a vivid life than a perfectly controlled one. This might be the friend who texts “I’m outside, let’s go”, the person who laughs loudly, cries openly, or makes big gestures when something matters. At its hardest moments, Red can jump too fast, stir up drama, or burn out—only realizing afterward that not every impulse needed to become an action.
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 Black, you tend to wait to be chosen, hoping that effort or goodness will eventually be noticed on its own. You stay in unsatisfying situations because you don’t see any real leverage or options, avoid asking directly for what you want, and talk more about what you can’t do than about moves you could try. Saying no, setting terms, or pursuing your own interests feels selfish or dangerous, so your life is often shaped by other people’s decisions.
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Turns principles into visible action—you don't just believe things, you do something about them
- Speaks up when everyone else is calculating whether it's safe to say something
- Inspires others to find their own courage; your conviction is contagious
- Cuts through bureaucratic drift and says 'this matters, and we're dealing with it now'
- Escalates conflict too quickly, turning discussions into standoffs before people are ready
- Treats every issue like a moral emergency—even when patience would be more effective
- Gets frustrated with slow processes, even when they're the only path to lasting change
- Can alienate potential allies by pushing too hard before you've built trust