Of the many things the #Enneagram has taught me over the years one of the biggest learnings is that when it comes to humans:
Nothing is what it seems.
Yes, the Types come with certain characteristics which do tell us about the ‘axes’ along which they will be ‘splitting’ (be high-functioning, average or lower, depending on how mentally, emotionally healthy or ‘present’ they are in any given moment).
But using Type stereotypes (a common way to teach the #Enneagram, unfortunately) is misleading because things are much less ‘set’ than these descriptions would have us believe.
For example, the following can be equally true of each Type, depending on how well they are:
Type 8s:
–threatening to harm, violate, destroy others
OR
–heroic and protective of them
Type 9s:
–make other disconnected/cut off
OR
–all-embracing, showing unconditional positive regard
Type 1s:
–make others feel wrong or bad
OR
–forgiving or errors (their own or others’)
Type 2s:
–prone to emotional blackmail and making others feel unworthy of my love/attention
OR
–generously and genuinely caring and nurturing
Type 3s:
–make others feel worthless/undesirable
OR
–see, encourage and help bring the best out of others
Type 4s:
–make others feel as if they have no significance
OR
–empathetic, sensitive to others’ emotional pain and beauty/depth
Type 5s:
–make others feel senseless/ignorant
OR
–generous, humble fountains of knowledge, capable of appreciating others’ wisdom (and expressing this as well)
Type 6s:
–make others feel lost/without support/guidance
OR
–committed and reliable, patiently supportive of others
Type 7s:
–make others feel trapped (in emotional pain)
OR
–teach others how to be free and enjoy, celebrate life without limits
Did any of this surprise you?
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Hi, I’m Fatime.
I talk about the #Enneagram, #personality and #coaching.
I help introverted entrepreneurs (edupreneurs, solopreneurs and coaches) become better at promoting their services on social media by understanding and using personality to get more clients.
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