Measures the intensity for gaining real-world returns for a person's personal effort within the world. High scores in this motivator suggest a competitive mindset and an emotional need to gain equal-to or greater-than returns from investing your time, energy, and resources. Lower scores suggest a less competitive mindset. Those who score lower on this motivator will likely settle for what they can get instead of fighting for what they want or think they deserve. As your score extends to the right end of the scale, you will become more passionate about efficiency. You are more aware of your time and energy and how they are used. This metric is similar to Gordon Alport's "economic" value. The closer to the middle, the more situational and less passionate. As you move further to the left of the scale, you become dispassionate towards more pragmatic actions. You are more satisfied with the way things are, and you are less time-sensitive.

Measures the intensity of setting oneself apart from others to gain freedom, autonomy, and specialness. High scores within this motivator suggest a need to project one's ideas and uniquely qualify them to the world and others so that they may appear different and outstanding. Lower scores within this motivator reflect a more secure and cooperative attitude. Those who score lower on this motivator do not seek the limelight and may keep their ideas to themselves while not feeling the need to self-promote. As your score extends to the right end of the scale, you will become more passionate about freedom and autonomy. You are more open to being center stage and projecting your independence. The closer you reach the middle, you become more situational and less passionate. As you move further to the left of the scale, you become dispassionate towards independence. You are more cooperative, a team player who doesn't need any credit.

Measures the intensity for influencing and controlling people, environments, and spaces. High scores within this motivator suggest a need to direct and control one's destiny, immediate space, and the people within that space. The higher the intensity of this motivator, the lesser the desire to understand others' plights or opinions. Lower scores within this motivator suggest a need to support someone else's efforts behind the scenes. People with a lower intensity prefer not to shoulder all the weight accompanying larger responsibilities associated with leading and owning their personal space and destiny within the world or someone else's. As your score extends to the right end of the scale, you will be more passionate about owning your own space and making your own decisions. This is similar to Gordon Alport's political value. You are more open to being in charge. You won't get in the car if you're not the one driving it. The closer you reach the middle, you become more situational and less passionate. As you move further to the left of the scale, you become dispassionate towards power, control, and authority. You are more cooperative, a team player who doesn't need to be in charge.

Measures the intensity for achieving an element of sacrificial living through elevating others at the expense of the self. High scores within this motivator indicate seeing a greater value in others while missing or neglecting the value of self. Lower scores suggest a greater self-interest and a suspicious mindset because of a greater emotional distance between yourself and others. Very high scores can often reflect a lesser intensity of self-worth or a failure to see the value in yourself clearly. As your score extends to the right end of the scale, you will become more passionate about sacrificing for others. You are more open to assisting others. This metric is similar to "agreeableness" in the "Big 5" Personality Model. The closer you get to the middle, you become more situational and less passionate. As you move further to the left of the scale, you become dispassionate towards sacrificing what is yours. You are less of a doormat and very choosy about who you will give assistance to. People must qualify for your time and assistance.

Measures the intensity for doing things right within a structured world. High scores within this motivator suggest a need to follow established rules, pathways, and protocols while enforcing strict guidelines on others who may not be so inclined to do so. Lower scores within this motivator suggest a to-each-his-own attitude toward the world at large. Those who score lower within this motivator believe there's more than one way to skin a cat; they live less structured lives and are open to more options and opinions. They remain "independent of" instead of "dependent on" the rules. As your score extends to the right end of the scale, you will become more passionate about routine and order. This metric is similar to "conscientiousness" in the "Big 5" Personality Model. You are more orderly and rules-based. The closer you reach the middle, you become more situational and less passionate. As you move further to the left of the scale, you become dispassionate towards orderliness and compliance. You can be a maverick, arbitrary, and willful in your approach to your environment.

Measures the intensity of needing to know the truth about anything. It reflects a need to uncover, discover, and recover all the necessary information associated with a thing. High scores in this motivator suggest an emotional need to gather all the facts and data relating to a thing before moving forward in an environment. Lower scores reflect a more relaxed and intuitive approach to information and discovery. Rather than gathering all the information, a situational approach where one only gathers what he or she believes is necessary will apply. As your score extends to the right end of the scale, you will become more passionate about knowledge and intellect. This metric is similar to "openness/intellect" in the "Big 5" Personality Model and Gordon Alport's theoretical value. You are more passionate about learning new things. The closer you reach the middle, you become more situational and less passionate. As you move further to the left of the scale, you become dispassionate towards learning. You will rely more on street smarts, past experiences, and your intuition.