In truth, many are not on the track to make them Achievers, but they appear not to realize this. These are the affluent people who have created the economic system in response to the American dream. As such, they are the defenders of the economic status quo. Achievers are among the best adjusted of Americans, being well satisfied with their place in the system. Achievers are psychologically more advanced than Emulators in having a wider spectrum of values, in being more open and trusting, and in clearly having brought their ambitions into better alignment with reality.
Achievers are supporters of technology and are open to progress, but they resist radical change.
Concern with inner growth thus is a cardinal characteristic. Some measure of satiation with the pleasures of external things seems to be required before a person can believe in or enjoy the less visible, incorporeal pleasures of Inner-Direction. This would be true, for example, of people raised according to the tenets of the great inner-directed Eastern cultures. Experiential, and Societally Conscious. Values from both stages are much in evidence.