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The Nine Life Paths
A New Way To Think About Work
Do you need an easy way to quickly find the work you excel at? Are you overwhelmed by the thousands of work choices available? If so, life paths can help you understand how the world of work is organized and discover the work that best fits your skills and passion.
If you organize your list of dream job or business ingredients into our life path groups, you can see how your unique ingredients fit into career categories. And that can help you start to bridge the gap between your ingredient list and the lists of professions, trades and careers open to you.
Below we give you a brief description of each of the nine major life paths, as well as our version of the "no path" many of us end up on.
Life Path One: Pioneer, Explorer, Discoverer, Inventor & Visionary
Life Path One emphasizes working with the "new" through the activities of exploring, inventing, and envisioning. People who follow this path are at the forefront of scientific, cultural and social development. They excel at leaping into the unknown and making it known.
Life Path Two: Nurturer, Caregiver, Counselor, Advisor & Developer
Life Path Two focuses on developing people, plants, animals, and everything else. People who follow this life path excel at improving life for everyone by nurturing the things around them. They love to make things grow - whether that is money, livestock or a spiritual life.
Life Path Three: Artist, Writer, Performer, Actor, Musician & Expressive
Life Path Three emphasizes expression in all its forms - writing, composing, painting, performing, acting, sculpting. People who follow this path create illusions and allusions which reveal the truth about ourselves, our world, and our place in it. They are drawn towards sharing their ideas, feeling and thoughts with others.
Life Path Four: Planner, Designer, Builder, Organizer & Manager
Life Path Four emphasizes translating materials and ideas into physical form through the activities of planning, organizing, building and managing. People who follow this path give shape to our world by creating the physical things in it.
Life Path Five: Adventurer, Warrior, Cowboy & Protector
Life Path Five is about seeking adventure, protecting others, facing danger, overcoming risks and triumphing. People who follow this path deal with risk to ensure peace and security for all of us, as well as create thrilling adventures.
Life Path Six: Teacher, Healer, Knowledge Worker
Life Path Six focuses on creating, sharing and using knowledge to teach, heal and conduct business. People who follow this path illuminate the world by communicating concepts. ideas and ideals.
Life Path Seven: Researcher, Scientist, Journalist, Philosopher
Life Path Seven emphasizes researching, experimenting and documenting using facts, theories, and formulas. People who follow this path study and investigate the reality of our world. They seek to unearth the truth and share it with all of us.
Life Path Eight: Executive, Owner, Founder, Director, Administrator
Life Path Eight focuses on directing and leading others. The emphasis is on establishing, directing and governing people, projects and organizations. People who follow this path excel at taking responsibility and sharing authority.
Life Path Nine: Guide, Mentor, Sage, Humanitarian, World Leader, Philanthropist
Life Path Nine emphasizes guiding and mentoring others. The focus is on finding and showing the way to others so they can find what they seek -- whether that is a scenic trail through the forest, a safe path to world peace, or a way to reach enlightenment.
Life Path Zero: Going Around In Circles, Wanderer In The Desert, Lost
Life Path Zero is a path taken by people who have not found their focus -- people still exploring all the possibilities or searching for what they want to do with their life. People who take this path are sampling a wide range of professions or taking a life detour.
