How To Use Your Enneagram Type To Your Advantage | Growth, Success, Relationships, and MORE (The Best of The Menopause Movement Podcast Episode 19)

I was very competitive as a child.

I remember we lived on a cul-de-sac and there was a boy visiting. I had just gotten new shoes and I said to him, “I just got new shoes. I can run faster than you.”

And he said, “Your shoes don't make you fast.”

I said, “Do you want to make a bet? I’ll race you to the end.”

I had to go so fast that I beat that kid.

It’s interesting to look back at some childhood memories to help understand our current behavior.

There are forces that help give us the self-discovery that we need to understand our subconscious programming.

And in today’s episode of The Best of The Menopause Movement Podcast, we’ll talk about the Enneagram.

The Enneagram is a deep dive into what makes you tick. Unlike most personality systems, which usually have a cluster of preferences or behaviors, the Enneagram really goes way deeper than behavior, which is why it's hard to test.

But our guest, Stephanie Davis, an enneagram expert and a trainer educated in business, psychology, and systems theory will give us an overview about the 9 different types.

 

Tune in today and find out what your type might be!

What’s Discussed in This Episode:

(02:28) The enneagram and what makes you tick.

(08:39) What you can get from learning the enneagram

(12:02) What makes your type “messed up” 

(16:42) The three types within each triad of the enneagram

(18:06) What is the gut triad?

(25:27) Why there are no accurate enneagram tests.

(26:56) The gut triad (1, 8, 9), what makes them tick, their ego, and how they react.

• (26:01) Type 1
• (26:56) Type 8
• (29:33) Type 9

(32:20) The heart triad (2, 3 4): what makes them tick, their ego, and how they react.

• (33:33) Type 2
• (37:26) Type 3
• (42:25) Type 4

(46:16) The goal after figuring out your type

(57:23) The head triad (5, 6, 7): what makes them tick, their ego, and how they react. 

• (57:45) Type 5
• (1:00:58) Type 6
• (1:07:46) Type 7

(1:13:37) Other theories from Katherine Fauvre and Claudio Naranjo, and the continuous evolution of the field

(1:21:52) Resources for your growth 

(1:24:13) Going through the nine enneagram types and drawing a caricature for each

 

About Our Guest

Stephanie Davis is an Experienced President with a demonstrated history of working in the management consulting/coaching industry and retail/franchise development. Skilled in Navigating (or Instigating) Disruption, Business Planning, Coaching, Sales, Negotiating, Teambuilding and Creating Empowered Cultures. Strong business development professional with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and post-graduate work in Business and Systems Theory.

 

Resources:

• Check my latest podcast or listen to the previous ones (https://www.menopausemovement.com/podcast)
• Connect with me on Instagram (@drmichellegordon)
• Follow me on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/drmichellegordon)
• Check out my LinkedIn posts (https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmichellegordon/)
• Head over to Stephanie’s site to take an enneagram test (this test is geared toward finding success in life)

 

Books mentioned in this episode:

• The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer https://amzn.to/2O0nPbe
• The Complete Enneagram by Beatrice Chestnut https://amzn.to/33XWo7C
• The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile https://amzn.to/2NY7KD0
• The Wisdom of the Enneagram by Don Riso and Russ Hudson https://amzn.to/35dOG9n

 

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