When you listen through the archetype of the Sovereign, you tend to hear through the grounded filter of self-connection, and are able to stay self-connected by tuning into your own feelings and needs. By staying deeply connected to yourself, you are able to remain composed, choiceful and deliberate in many of your responses to others. 

You treat yourself with dignity and respond with elegance, self-containment, and a lot of groundedness within yourself. You listen to others from your whole self.  You know how you feel, what you need and and want you’re wanting and wishing for in response to others, , and you tend to be really good at revealing yourself in vulnerable, self-honoring ways. 

However, while you may be skilled at self-advocacy and self-connection, you might not always be as tuned into the impact that your feelings and needs may have on others, and may need to slow down to attune to what is happening in those around you as well. 

You may enjoy having an audience of people paying attention to your feelings and needs, and sometimes could be listening from a position of power and privilege - so use it wisely and responsibly!

This listening archetype helps you stay grounded and centered when other people are being critical, judgmental or blaming towards you.  The Sovereign knows not to take things too personally, and believes in your inherent goodness and worthiness.  

One of the things to stay committed to if you tend to embody the Sovereign listening archetype, involves an awareness and attunement to the feelings and needs of others - especially when they disagree with you on something or are accusing you of something. 

This listening archetype helps you stay grounded and centered when other people are being critical, judgmental or blaming towards you.  The Sovereign knows not to take things too personally, and believes in your inherent goodness and worthiness.  

One of the things to stay committed to if you tend to embody the Sovereign listening archetype, involves an awareness and attunement to the feelings and needs of others - especially when they disagree with you on something or are accusing you of something.  

Here’s the thing:

Make it a goal to embrace the “both/and” in your relationships:  Pause and connect with yourself, while simultaneously holding space for someone else’s feelings and needs. By learning how to hear the feelings and needs at the heart of other people’s judgments, criticisms and attacks, you can create deeper connection with yourself and others. 

As you learn more about both your superpowers and also the skills and capacities you can still develop, you’ll have more harmony and ease in your relationships, while still staying true to yourself. 

What if you had 2x more peace in all of your relationships — at work, at home, and with friends? 

What if you could connect with challenging and difficult people from the wisest, most loving, and most playful part of yourself?

When you know where you are, you know where your next growth step is. You can also get more strategic about where your growth edges may be, and set yourself on a path to creating deeper connections in your relationships with others, yourself, and your own life purpose.

The Sovereign is a powerful listening archetype that can bring transparency, honest self-expression and deep authenticity into our relationships.  However, when used habitually and unconsciously, it can devolve into a somewhat self-centered listening style, so let’s get clear on an accessible, attainable, and actionable game plan to avoid that from happening to you!