EP282: {SPECIAL SERIES} Being an Enneagram Six—The Good, Beautiful, Hard and Ugly of the Loyalist

Everyone needs an Enneagram 6 in their lives. <br /><br />6s are trustworthy and team-team oriented, and their need for certainty means they recognize risk and ask important questions.<br /><br />But the Loyal Skeptic’s worst-case scenario planning can also be a curse, tipping their healthy doubt into paralyzing fear territory.<br /><br />On this episode of The Leadership Formula, I offer an overview of the Enneagram 6, explaining why they value security and belonging, yet struggle to trust others.<br /><br />I discuss how a 6’s fear of being unprepared can lead to irrational overthinking and describe how they can lean on their wings to gain perspective and see the good in people.<br /><br />Listen in to understand why projection is a 6’s go-to defense mechanism and learn how a Loyalist can leverage their Enneagram lines to take inspired action and deeply connect with others.<br /> <br />What You Will Learn <br /> <br />How the Loyal Skeptic is team-oriented and motivated by a need for certainty<br />Why Enneagram 6s ask a lot of questions (and how that is received by other types)<br />The difference between a loyal, courageous, healthy 6 and an anxious, fearful, unhealthy one<br />Why Enneagram 6s value security and belonging yet struggle to trust others<br />The challenge a 6 faces in finding the balance between healthy doubt and paralyzing fear<br />How a 6’s fear of being unprepared can lead to irrational overthinking<br />Why 6s see the world as a dangerous place where others act in their own self-interest<br />What triggers an Enneagram 6 and why projection is their go-to defense mechanism<br />The role faith plays in helping a 6 surrender to the process and see the good in others<br />How a 6 can lean on their 5 wing for perspective and borrow optimism from their 7 wing<br />How a 6 can use their lines to take action and connect deeply with others<br />How a 6’s instinctual response to life makes them warm, intimidating or dutiful<br /><br />Connect with Tracy<br /><br />tracyomalley.com<br /><a href="http