I used to have pat answers for people who say, “I don’t want to be put in a box.”After spending a week at the International Enneagram Association conference with the most diverse crowd I’ve ever seen, I experienced over 400 souls with lines, edges,...
“I’m bad at meditating” is a misunderstanding of meditation. The only bad meditation is the one you don’t do. Or… “I can’t meditate” is a way of saying “I have a hard time being with the silence of my own being.” Of course you do. There’s a lot of stimulation...
Types 2 and 9 both tend to reference their attention to others and have a hard time knowing what they need or want. Both tend towards (conscious) suppression and (unconscious) repression of their anger. Both are “positive reframe” types in conflict. One...
Are you having a hard time determining whether your Enneagram pattern is a 5 or a 9? On the outside, both of these types can have a tendency to withdraw or disengage. Both like to take their time and resist being rushed. On a team, both may have a tendency to over...
Free Enneagram Weekend Event in Cincinnati/Over the Rhine March 1-2, 2019. This event is for young adults and college students. I’ve always loved teaching at universities and in corporate environments with a lot of young adults. People are in a stage of when everyone...
I when I hear someone cramming every behavior into an Enneagram box. It feels dehumanizing at best and aggressive at worst. As a teacher, I feel protective of the Enneagram and this habit turns people off. The Enneagram isn’t the first thing. Your type is a response...
