3. Strategy Tips for Your Enneagram Type
Today, I'm excited to bring you a sample Enneagram and strategy session. Typically these are customized based on your exact goals and your enneagram number but today I will give an overview of all nine types and a success habits that can help reach you next level.
If you have no idea what your Enneagram number is then I recommend you take a free assessment at truity.com or look into more details of your number on Crystal Knows, but I am not affiliated with either sites. Send me a DM on Instagram @coachkeds and I can help you type yourself or better understand the many lines to come out of the diagram.
To start, you need to know the goal you are working towards. Career, family, relationships, finances, health, there may be overlap but start with one at a time. Then add the next layer once you have a routine in place. I help service based Entrepreneurs get to consistent sales with a simplifed roadmap. So that's the framework for my suggestions in this episode.
Enneagram 1: the reformer.
Desire: to main a standard of excellence and commit to holding everyone (especially themselves accountable
Action step: Keep your deadlines and remember that done is better than perfect.
Enneagram 2: The Helper
Desire: to serve and support others
Tip: Set boundaries to protect your time and accomplish your work.
Enneagram 3: The Achiever
Desire: accomplish goals but often over-identifies with their work and evaluates themselves based on merits
Tip: Carve out extra time to include creativity along with your success.
Enneagram 4: The Individualist
Desire: connect to the world in a meaningful way, and is naturally sensitive to any roadblocks in communication.
Action step: create A routine and stay committed even if you don't feel like it.
Enneagram 5: The Investor
Desire: working independently to process information before implementing
Tip: Get an accountability partner to ensure completing a task and not just researching it.
Enneagram 6: The Loyalist
Desire: identify potential risk factors
Tip: A road map and take things one step at a time.
Enneagram 7: The Enthusiast
Desire: Fascinated by new ideas, experiences, and people, Sevens tend to have multiple interests and simultaneous projects underway.
Tip: Use a journal or planner to organize your work.
Enneagram 8: The Challenger
Desire: Ability to visualize a bigger picture and work endlessly to actualize it
Action step: Embrace your natural leadership style and delegate work to keep moving towards the finish line.
Enneagram 9: The Peacemaker
Desire: harmony with other and Bring others into your work environment
Tip: Do something strictly for yourself, have your favorite playlist on in the background while you work.
Those are my suggestions for each type.
Now, if you are ready to dive deeper and knowing how the Enneagram can give you the best strategy for your business be sure to book a session with me before the end of this year as price as you never know when the price will increase (since you can't see my face, wink wink ladies).
Few notes to wrap up:
If you are a brand new to goal setting then any of these tips could be a great place to start.
If you are already very accomplished some of these may seem like a second nature to you. Please Share this episode with a friend that is working towards a better future.
Also note that your core number May feel like it's not necessary to apply so look at the other numbers that factor in to your type as well such as your wing numberd on either side of your core Enneagram number.The Enneagram is not meant to label you or put you in a box so choose the one you need most.
Last thing I will add: Based on the current season of life you may also move across the circle to your growth or stress numbers too. You can literally Google what does the Enneagram 8 look like and times of stress and see that you will look like a 5 to understand this better.
