137: The Enneagram has gone mainstream: Why it’s more than just a trend

If you’re anything like me, you aren’t one of those people who falls for trends.⁣<br />⁣<br />You don’t give into the hype.⁣<br />⁣<br />⁣<br />Listen now⁣<br />⁣<br />⁣<br />And now, what has gone mainstream? The Enneagram.⁣<br />⁣<br />I’m seeing new Enneagram Instagram accounts popping up everyday and things all over the internet about the Enneagram.⁣<br />⁣<br />And who’s one of the people at the center of it? Yours truly.⁣<br />⁣<br />The reason I’ve put myself at the front of this is because this is more than just a trend. The Enneagram is one of the most incredible tools you can use to grow yourself.⁣<br />⁣<br />I have worked on myself for the past 21 years.⁣<br />⁣<br />When I was introduced to the Enneagram almost a decade ago by my therapist, I rebelled. But she told me what I’d been doing hadn’t been working, so why not try out something new? She had a point. ⁣<br />⁣<br />I took an online typing test but my results were inaccurate. Thankfully, I had a guide.⁣<br />⁣<br />⁣<br />Quotes:⁣<br />3:35 ⁣<br />If I were reading about the Enneagram I would want to be a 3, because they just get shit done. ⁣<br />⁣<br />4:47 ⁣<br />Once you have the right information, the beautiful things you can do in your life with this information are immeasurable.⁣<br />⁣<br />6:46 ⁣<br />The Enneagram is a very dynamic, growth orientated inventory that pinpoints one’s basic fears and motivations in order to facilitate personal growth. ⁣<br />⁣<br />7:18 ⁣<br />For me, all that 3ness in me was really this big titanium wall with a moat around it protecting my most vulnerable parts of me.⁣<br />⁣<br />7:57 ⁣<br />You’ll notice that some of your behaviors are just to protect these fears and if you notice a lot of the behaviors that you have fall into a different type. ⁣<br />⁣<br />8:16 ⁣<br />The 2’s fear of being unloved or unwanted by others, that’s why they can be over-givers. ⁣<br />⁣<br />9:27⁣<br />The 9’s fear of loss and separation from others that’s why they’re peacemakers. ⁣<br />⁣<br />13:32 ⁣<br />All the strateg