EP203: Live Enneagram Typing: Getting Out of Your Head and Into Your Heart to Serve and Make an Impact with Jim Carter III (Enneagram 5)

Your typical Enneagram 5 is a reserved, independent introvert. Motivated by the need to know and understand, these Quiet Specialists are known for spending a lot of time in their heads.<br /><br />But Jim Carter III is not your typical 5. Yes, he is a genius at what he does, but Jim focuses his energy beyond himself, leveraging his brilliance for the greatest good.<br /><br />So, what does it look like when a 5 has a strong social instinct? How does Jim get out of his head and into his heart to make a bigger impact on the world?<br /><br />Jim is the CEO at Carter and Custer and Chief Cause Hacker at Cause Hack, a digital marketing agency designed to give changemakers the tools and technology they need to 10x their impact.<br /><br />On this episode of The Leadership Formula, Jim and I explore how the loving environment he grew up in influenced his subtype and discuss the social 5’s ability to share their values and ideals in community.<br /><br />Jim shares the turning point when he realized he can be a visionary leader, moving into his growth number 8—the Protective Challenger.<br /><br />Listen in to understand how an Enneagram 5 with a strong 4 wing like Jim brings wisdom and heart together to dream big and serve more people!<br /> <br />What You Will Learn <br /> <br />How Jim’s social subtype was amplified by the loving, supportive environment he grew up in<br />When Jim realized he’d almost lost his dad to cancer and what he learned about how fragile life is<br />The social 5’s ability to share their values and ideals with energy and enthusiasm <br />How a 5’s need to know and understand how things work differs from the Enneagram 6<br />How being perceptive, insightful, curious, unsentimental, self-sufficient and inventive serve either as gifts or a wrecking ball in the life of a 5<br />How the Enneagram 5 can use their 6 and 4 wings to stretch toward their growth number 8 (the Protective Challenger)<br />What it looks like when a 5 is under extreme stress and shifts into an unhealthy, scattered 7<br />How