Worrier-Warrior Distinctions

Warrior

Living courageously in the present

Acting from mission and purpose

Listening

Open/agile/flexible

Able to stay fully in their power

Venturing outside comfort zone

Creating possibility

Proactive

Learning/experience

Growing/expanding

Spirit/intuition

Creating solutions

Self-actualizing

Vulnerability

On purpose/intentional

Focused on Circle of Influence

Engaging/acting/relating

Accepting Fully

Embracing chaos

Gift of trust

Act/test/seek results

Breakthroughs

Actions/corrections/solutions

Managing

Relaxed/ready

Breakdowns

Prioritizing having life work

Worrier

Living in past and afraid of the future

Acting from feelings and desires

Already decided and “knows”

Closed/rigid/fixed

Giving away their power

Staying in comfort zone

Seeing only what’s not possible

Reactive

Failure/shame

Shrinking/limiting

Intellect/thinking

Identifying problems

Wishing/trying/hoping

Safety/comfort

Auto-pilot

Focused on Circle of Concern

Avoiding/waiting/running

Tolerating

Needing predictability

Lack of trust

Explain/analyze/figure things out

Incremental changes

Reasons/excuses/explaining

Forcing/controling

Pressure/stress

Problems

Driven by looking good