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THE CAREGIVER

Love your neighbor as yourself

The name says it all. The Caregiver wants to help others and protect them from harm. They are motivated by compassion and generosity as well as by a desire to nurture and to be needed. 

This archetype is sometimes called the Caretaker, Nurturer, Supporter, Parent, Helper, Saint, or Altruist.

CAREGIVER BRANDS

The Caregiver is a good identity for brands:

  • For which customer service provides the competitive advantage

  • That provide support to families or that are associated with nurturance

  • For services in the healing, education, and other caregiving fields (including politics)

  • That help people stay connected with and care about one another

  • That help people care for themselves

  • For non-profit causes and charitable activities

  • That empowers caregivers to help others

Caregiver Mindset

DESIRE: To protect people from harm, to be needed

GOAL: To help and serve others

GIFT: Compassion and generosity

CALL: Seeing someone in need

FEAR: Ingratitude, Selfishness, Betrayal, Failure or inability to protect those they care for

DISLIKES: Egotistical or aggressive behavior

SHADOW: Martyrdom or guilt tripping, giving too much and having nothing left for self, enabling

Levels of the Caregiver

Level 1: caring for and nurturing dependents or those who need help

Level 2: balancing self care with caring for others

Level 3: altruism and concern for larger world

SIMILAR ARCHETYPES

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The Everyman

Motto: All men and women are created equal

Core Motivating Desire: To belong and connect.

Gatorade Logo

The Hero

Motto: Where there’s a will, there’s a way

Core Motivating Desire: To prove oneself through achievement, to rescue, to triumph.

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The Ruler

Motto: Power isn’t everything: It’s the only thing.

Core Motivating Desire: To create order.

THE 12 BRAND ARCHETYPES

Chart of the 12 Brand Archetypes

The 12 Brand Archetypes were developed by Carol Pearson and Margaret Mark as a system for consistently creating stronger and more meaningful brands. The content on this site has been paraphrased where possible, and cited directly where needed to maintain accuracy.

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