Goodness Vicky that is a hell of a question! There are probably as many different types of sub as there are people on the planet - just reading through profiles (and there are thousands and thousands out there) almost every sub is different. The only common denominator that I've come across is the wish to at least find out what being a sub is like. I'm pretty sure that the same can be said of pDoms with far more experience than I have.

I do try to bring out the best in people - which is how I've been trained (actually that's management training but I apply it to D/s as there's no reason not to!). Is that what you mean by "build 'into' a sub"?

But I think it more likely that I haven't understood your question properly.

And as I was posting this my wonderful friend DG got in first and echoed the point about differences - so I think I'm on the right track at least!
(I particularly appreciated her pun about sub-groups)

VV