Industrious Design

An Introduction to the Industrious Design Motif

Looking to learn more about Industrious Design? Whether you want to know more about how to use your Industrious Design theme to succeed, or how to help someone harness theirs, you've come to the right place.

You'll find definitions and descriptions made popular in the Me: Designbook, plus ideas for how to better understand and integrate those insights into every part of your life.

Words that describe those with the Industrious Design:

Expert.Committed. Hardworking.Busy.Practical Skillful.Productive.Efficient.

People with this design…

support and aid others doing the work that allows for others to relax or do other things. They are very skilled in whatever work the do. They are have a sharp ability to know what needs to be done and how to do it. The various tasks they undertake are usually essential for things to run smoothly and properly. They have a tendency to be publicly more inhibited when it comes to communicating. Their theme is usually do it, don’t talk about it. They enjoy doing the “behind the scenes” task that provides the necessary support for things to get done. They are detailed and skilled in the jobs that they perform. Those with this design trend to have very a specific set of skills and talents that are unique to them. These skills and talents are the tools they use to serve the organization and people that they are supporting and working with. Since many of their tasks are away from the public eye, they tend to feel unappreciated. From time to time, they need people around them that are able to communicate to them what a valuable part of the team they are.

How Industrious Designs might describe themselves:

I am present.

I love to work.

I hate laziness, not finishing my work and just standing around while others work.

I need appreciation

I bring my work ethic and skill

My superpower is my endurance and willing to go the extra mile in whatever I’m doing.

Strengths: Constructing.Dexterity.Repairing.Trouble Shooting.WorkEthic.Strength.Thorough. Producing.Acquiring Skills

Understanding your Motivational Design will change every area of your life.

Work is a lot of things. It is the way we get things done. It is the way we solve problems. It is the way we provide for ourselves and families. It is the specific job you do and the way you use your talents and abilities. Even those things that we don’t categorize as work like playing and even maintenancing our lives require us to work. It is the way we are able to use our abilities to accomplish our goals. Your motivational design as a lot to do with how you operate. You operate in a way that allows you to achieve the goals of your internal drives. That why you can have two different people doing the same job with the same training and do it very differently. The more we understand how we do things the more we can master our own processes and ways of doing things. You are going to understand your difference is your advantage and by honoring that difference you will be more fulfilled in the work you do because it will allow you to enjoy the process as well as the results you are getting.

How you live your life is largely influence by your internal motivations and drives. The more you understand these drives the better choices you can make. You will be able to do things that more fulfilling and that make sense to you. You will also get a better understand of your rest work cycles. Each person is different and see this differently. The insights in your Design Report will go along way to getting to think differently about how you are living your life. Many people are amazed that the insights allow them to make choice that greatly enriched their lives. Finding satisification in life is largely connected to us finding both our purpose and how we were designed to carry out that purpose. It is what gives everything we do our special mark and ingredient. It is how we are able to provide a unique contribution to whatever we doing.

We are uniquely designed to relate to the world in different ways. This also means that we relate to one another differently. We see relationships differently and want something different out them from others. There is a general desire for companionship and closeness but this is even defined differently by people. These difference are coming from your unique make up. That make up being your motivational design. One of the big aspects of your make up is your preferences. Your nature gives you a distinct way that you want to live. It is connected to what you are able to do and how you need to live to be able to consistently fulfill that purpose. Finding others that are compatible with how we want to live and the purposes that inform our decisions are critical to living in harmony. Building relationship with people that we wouldn’t normally connect with can be easier when you understand more about ourselves. We will be able to build so