17 in a relationship

They're connected by an arrow: strategy 1 moves toward strategy 7 in growth. Strategy 7 therefore often embodies what someone with strategy 1 needs to develop.

They're connected by an arrow: strategy 7 moves toward strategy 1 under stress. That's why someone with strategy 7 easily recognizes their own worse days in strategy 1.

The One and the Seven are connected by an arrow. The Seven is drawn to the One's clarity, discipline, and ability to follow through on what they believe in. The One's focus can calm the Seven's mind as it leaps from one plan to the next.

The One, in turn, is drawn to the Seven's spontaneity. Life with a Seven is fun: an ordinary evening by the fire turns into an experience, and a vacation into a grand expedition. On vacation, the One starts to act a little like a Seven and feels happy and free. At the same time, though, the Seven's unreliability and carelessness can drive the One up the wall.

• The Seven teaches the One to play and enjoy life.
• The One teaches the Seven to follow through and take responsibility.
• Shared idealism: both want a better world.

• The One wants results, the Seven wants fun.
• The One sees the Seven as irresponsible.
• The Seven sees the One as too strict and boring.

At work, the Seven is the inventor, the planner, and the one who knows how to deal with people. The One brings structure, follow-through, and oversight. But they think differently: the One reasons in a linear, logical way, the Seven in connections and possibilities.