~first~, your 8 Personality and 3 Heart's Desire would likely make you a difficult person to get along with, were it not for your 2 Expression. The problem lies in the vastly different traits of the 8 and 3 combination.

You are goal-oriented, with the drive, ambition, and leadership qualities characteristic of an 8 Personality. This is the side of you easily recognized by others, and it can be quite impressive.

However, you are primarily motivated by the scattered, irresponsible, impulsive, creative, and childlike traits typical of a 3 Heart's Desire. Numerology views the 3 as a spoiled but highly gifted child. You cannot help but love and admire it, but you must also nudge and funnel its energy toward a more mature, responsible, and realistic course.

The 3 is your Heart's Desire number - the driving force behind your choices and decisions. However, you will find it very difficult to manifest what you want without allowing your goal-oriented 8 Personality to make something concrete out of your creative and original 3 energy.

Although the 8 and the 3 combine traits that are not particularly compatible, they each contribute traits that can help you reach your goal. Your challenge will be aligning the differing aspects of these core numbers, and that is where your 2 Expression comes to the rescue.

On its own, the 8 is often abrasive and overbearing, while the 3 can be insensitive, superficial, and at times hurtful. The 2, on the other hand is sensitive and gentle, with a genuine concern for others. It has a highly developed barometer of human need and emotion, making it the perfect tool to offset the somewhat coarse 8 and the more superficial 3.

In your professional life, these numbers offer a range of possibilities. The most promising field is one that combines art (creativity) with a practical and commercially viable enterprise. Your 8 Personality will be instrumental in turning your creative venture into a business (or, at the very least, something that will pay the bills) and the people-skills inherent in your 2 Expression will be a real ally.

Or, if your Heart's Desire gets the upper hand potential careers include artist, gallery owner, copywriter, art or music critic, toy maker, animator, commercial artist, architect, or similar fields. If your 2 Expression has the final say, you may be drawn to a field that highlights your interpersonal skills, as an attorney, politician, psychologist, or educator, or in human resources. Your 8 Personality will provide the traits necessary to make whichever career you choose financially viable.

Perhaps the most challenging aspect of this combination is the temptation you may have to influence, or even manipulate, others. Gossip and lies are the domain of the negative side of 2 and combined with the presence of the (occasionally) reckless 3, you may find it difficult to avoid those pitfalls under certain circumstances. To make matters even more challenging, the negative side of the 8 tends to abuse its natural authoritative, leadership qualities.

Each of us possesses the positive and negative side of our core numbers; your challenge is to access your positive traits - creative, verbal, determined, and emotionally open.

Now let's look at each of your core numbers individually.