Which One Is the Hardest for You?

If you are an introverted edupreneur which one is usually hardest for you? –self-awareness –self-compassion –self-regulation — — Hi, I’m Fatime.  I talk about the #Enneagram, #personality and #coaching. I help introverted...

Action Figure

The other day I saw a funny meme saying ‘You’re sold as an action figure –What two accessories do you come with?’ I loved it because it makes you think about  –your #personality –your real or imaginary priorities in life (e.g. in the case of...

Books and Thoughts

A key characteristic of introverts is that they are often  ‘…perfectly happy being alone as long as there are books and thoughts…’  (– Jennifer B. Kahnweiler, The Introverted Leader –) The only issue with this is that our amazing...

Reactive

We’ve all heard the advice that we should always aim to respond to situations in life as opposed to reacting to them. But what exactly is reactivity? In my experience it has two key components: –a lack of fully aligned (=Head + Heart + Body) Presence and –an...

What I Most Love About Type 5s

(Warning: Corny Type Appreciation Post! ;)) I try to ‘mind my biases’ when it comes to #Enneagram Types as well because I do believe that when healthy, we all have truckloads to contribute to the world… BUT It’s often very hard for me not to be...

Marketing, Projecting and the Sexual Instinct

Of all the #Enneagram #personalities the following two tend to be especially good at marketing, for the following reasons: –Type 3s because they are excellent at noticing and spelling out value (their own or others’) and –SX (Sexual Instinct) Dominant Types...

Central Concerns

The three #Enneagram Centers of Intelligence are all primarily concerned with different things. Body Center Types (Types 8, 9, 1) are motivated by seeking / protecting their  –autonomy –agency –power –control –dignity Heart Center Types (Types 2, 3, 4) want ...

Corporate, Freelancer or Entrepreneur

I’ve tried all three ways of working over the years and I find that with my #personality (T8 SX/SP/SO) I’m most suited to be  –an entrepreneur then a –freelancer then work  –corporate  …and least well within –a large corporate...

Chaos for the Fly

Morticia Addams, of the iconic Addams Family, once said “Normal is an illusion. What is normal for the spider is chaos for the fly”. Similarly for humans, when it comes to our deep #personality motivations, goals, fears or triggers hardly anything is...

Not Our Fault But Our Problem

I almost spit out my tea laughing out loud the other day when I saw this meme with a couple parachutists midair, holding hands in a circle with one of them missing their gear and the caption reading: ‘Mikey, can you stop screaming and let us have a good time?...