HOW HIS NAME NUMBERS STACK UP

His core numbers are an 8 Expression, an 8 Heart's Desire, and a 9 Personality. This is not the easiest combination, but it is potentially very powerful. The 8 is a practical, realistic, authoritative number. Its unique feature is the ability to find a balance between the material and the immaterial. For that reason, it is the preeminent business number; the 8 understands both the power and the limitation of money and worldly success. It can use money as a tool, as opposed to simply desiring it. It is interested in growth, progress, accomplishment, and expansion.

His Expression number is 8. The Expression indicates his talents, abilities, and weaknesses, particularly as they relate to his career and productive life. He also carries the 8 as his Heart's Desire, making it more likely that he will find a career or business that brings real satisfaction. This combination suggests he will be an ambitious, goal-oriented individual who desires progress and expansion in his life. However, the number that puts a different twist on his profile, is his 9 Personality. The 9 is the opposite of the 8 in many ways. It is the humanitarian, the volunteer, and the idealist.

Both the 8 and 9 tend to be financially successful, but for opposite reasons. His 8 Expression lends the traits necessary to earn money. Willpower, effort, leadership, vision, and a highly competitive nature are its domain. The 9 tends to do well precisely because it does not do anything solely for the sake of compensation; however, it is often rewarded in both gratitude and money. This contradiction is unique to the 9.

When it comes to his career, both the 9 and the 8 assure that business will always be central, but in different ways. He is like a ship being pulled by two tugboats ' with captains headed in different directions. With experience and maturity, he has the potential to clarify his priorities and find a balance between giving and taking. This can allow him to accomplish great things.

His personal life shares a similar scenario. He is driven, opinionated, and feels the need to be in charge. He can be somewhat aloof and may not be demonstrative romantically (although he attract those who are, as they are drawn by his respect and tolerance for others). Under certain circumstances, he can also be a bully ' something he may need to watch for. He was given higher-than- average personal power. He must be mindful not to abuse it.

HE HAS AN 8 EXPRESSION AND 8 HEART'S DESIRE

He has the power and potential to achieve great things. It is both his challenge and his birthright to gain dominion over a small part of the earth. Whatever his enterprise, he strives to be the best and most successful in his field. He is highly competitive and will not rest until he is satisfied that he has bypassed the opposition. He enjoys challenges and rivalry. He is a realist and a visionary planner. Money and authority are available to him if he is willing to discipline himself -- generally an inborn talent -- and persevere in the face of the considerable obstacles in his path. He is dynamic and has a talent for efficiency. He understands the larger picture, sees the broader challenges, and knows how to marshal his collective resources to address the problems. He delegates responsibility well; it is best for him to leave many of the details to others.

He is a great leader of people and an outstanding judge of character. He is demanding of those who work for him, often putting things in no uncertain terms: do it my way or do not do it at all! At the same time, he does not hesitate to reward the faithful and hardworking employee. He is not a particularly tolerant leader; too much tolerance violates his sense of efficiency. He goes directly after his goal with courage and tenacity.

He has a natural understanding of money, authority, and power. He can struggle consistently after his goal. Eventually power falls to him. Within him lies an innate balance between the higher and lower characteristics of man. His challenge in life is to balance his higher ideals and his understanding of the hard realities of the earth.

When he is uninvolved or unoccupied with a worthwhile task, he can become deeply despondent, depressed, and frustrated. He is the perfect example of the old saying, "Idle hands are the devils workshop." Without a challenge, he can lose balance in life and become selfish, cruel, and even self-destructive. Disappointments become shattering, causing terrible consequences in self-image and self-love. Perspective is everything for him. He has a natural talent for balancing the spiritual and material planes.

Much effort will have to be put out and many ups and downs experienced before he reaches the level of success he desires. Life will probably test him many times with obstacles that seem insurmountable. But these are merely opportunities for him to learn how to use power and authority in the face of difficulties, and to find out just how much power lies within him. It is crucial for his success that he balances the material and the spiritual. He has chosen a path that requires balance between giving and taking, reward and punishment, action, and reaction. Despite the obstacles on his path, he is a true survivor.

Another challenge for him is to make use of the full spectrum of his abilities, as indicated by his other core numbers. In the same way, he must bring forth the best from others and orchestrate their talents toward the realization of his vision. In short, he must lead by example, demonstrating the standard for commitment, determination, and excellence.

All of this requires effort on his part. He will meet with obstacles and difficulties. His determination and commitment will be tested. But he has the power to overcome every obstacle he faces and accomplish the goal he has set for himself.

When focused exclusively on his desire for results and success, he can become stubborn and intolerant; he can be driven by excessive ambition, causing him to be exacting and without perspective. He needs to be careful of his alcohol consumption, a danger-zone for him. He can be a social drinker, mixing business with pleasure -- a dangerous cocktail.

An excellent manager, organizer, and administrator he has talents in many areas of life. Entrepreneurs, executives, bankers, brokers, negotiators, gamblers, coaches, collectors, heads of institutions, builders, art dealers, manufacturers, promoters, military officers, police detectives, smugglers, engineers, pilots, or sea captains often have the 8 prominent in their charts.

He has been entrusted with special gifts, the use or abuse of which has an immediate and often physical effect upon him and those around him! He must learn to use these gifts for the good of humankind and accept his own good fortune with gratitude. This is his rewarding stage in his evolution.

HIS PERSONALITY IS A 9

He has an impressive and aristocratic bearing. No matter how tall he is, he appears noble and upright. He is very much in control of the image he sends out to others. Many actors, dancers, and other performers have a 9 Personality Number. He is elegant, graceful, and charismatic. Many admire him. He has the kind of stature that pulls people to him or repels them intensely. Some are jealous of him and may seek to belittle him. He may encourage this to some extent by the amount of arrogance he radiates. This is a caution for all 9 Personalities -- they are sometimes aloof and hold themselves above the world. His challenge is to remain down to earth with his fellow man.

Conversely, he has a great compassion for humanity and wants to dedicate himself to improving the lot of others. He is better when dealing with the trials of the many than the trouble of a single person. He is more capable of working on the grand scale, addressing the needs of society, than on a one-to-one basis.

He is kind and sympathetic, helpful, and compassionate. Behind the controlled and calm facade, he is sensitive, vulnerable, and emotional.

He has excellent taste. There is a good deal of artistic talent in him that shows in his home environment and his clothing. He tends to see himself as a guardian of society, a benevolent leader, guiding and directing his community toward a better world.