THE 9 ENNEAGRAM TYPES

The Enneagram consists of 9 different styles of thinking, behaving and feeling. Everyone has a type which they are born with and does not change throughout their life.

There are styles (subtypes) even within type and certainly there are life factors that effect the way each type presents itself. Your type, your subtype and life experiences all combine to make up your own unique personality type.

Once learning the basics of your core type, the path towards greater self understanding and compassion becomes clearer. Soon you'll begin to predict patterns within your way of thinking, feeling and doing. You'll begin to foresee your habits and ultimately live the life you wish to live, being the owner and governor of your life, no longer a victim to circumstance and taking ownership of who you are, perhaps for the first time in your entire life.

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"A man cannot be comfortable, without his own approval." - Mark Twain

TYPE ONE

The Perfectionist

Type 1s  Reformers, meticulous, perfectionist, hard working and reliable. Motivated by a need to perfect themselves, others and the world, The great improvers.

TYPE TWO

The Giver

Helpers, givers and lovers. They are warm, generous, demonstrative, caring and very giving. Motivated by the need to be needed and loved.

TYPE FOUR

The Individualist

Romantics, individualist, unique, sensitive, creative  and sometimes temperamental, motivated by the need to be unique and special and to compensate for what they  perceive as something that is missing in their essential being.

TYPE SIX

The Loyal Skeptic

Loyal skeptics, awake and aware, scanning, committed, practical, loyal, worst-case scenario thinkers. Motivated by a need to feel safe and secure in the world

TYPE EIGHT

The Challenger

Commanding, intense, overly blunt and confrontational. Motivated by a need to stay strong and assert control to avoid revealing weaknesses and vulnerability within themselves.

TYPE THREE

The Achiever

Performers, achievers, success  driven, achievement  oriented. Motivated by a need for success or to appear successful and to avoid failure at all costs.

TYPE FIVE

The Observer

Investigators, observers, analytical, very private, emotionally detached. Motivated by the need to gain knowledge, conserve energy and avoid relying on other people.

TYPE SEVEN

The Enthusiast

Enthusiasts. They are happy, have a sunny disposition and are optimistic almost to a fault. Motivated by the need to be happy and plan stimulating experiences to aviod painful or difficult feelings.

TYPE NINE

The Peacemaker

Calm, peaceful, harmonious, pleasant and laid back. Motivated by keeping the peace, merging with the agenda of others and avoiding conflict at all costs.