Enneagram at Work

I'm sure by now you've heard the advice to find and follow your genius, your superpower, to build an authentic and successful business.

Sounds great. Solid advice.

But, have you ever questioned what in the world that is for you? Maybe you can easily spot the genius of others, but when it comes to understanding your own, you're clueless?

A lot of time this happens because whatever that genius is, comes so freely and naturally, you don't even realize it's a thing.

If the answer happens to be yes for you, I definitely can relate to the idea of not seeing the label of your own jar as well and know you're going to get so much from today's conversation.

Our guest is CEO of Enlivened Studios, Leadership Coach, Interactive Speaker, and Experiential Team Trainer, Shannon Hughes. 

Shannon combined her love for improv and experience in Corporate to create her business, Enlivened Studios. It's  facilitation practice that uses improv-inspired techniques to bolster collaboration and communication through skills like listening, spontaneity and storytelling.

Inside this conversation you'll learn more about:

• Bringing clarity to what your inner genius is and how to use it
• Creative Leadership
• The benefits of an improv practice in your business (how it can help with your team, clients, and even networking with peers)
• The power of "yes, and..." 
• Her morning practice 
• What is a brave space (vs. safe space)
• Her story from VP of Client Strategy to burnout to Financial Ops Manager to feeling unfulfilled that eventually lead to her own business 
• What most resonates with her as an Enneagram 7
• Why she started questioning if she might actually be a Type 3

She also shares three powerful statements she does inside her workshops with partners:

1. "What I heard matters to you...."
2. "What I'm curious about..."
3. "What I want to honor about you..." 

Listen in to find out exactly how to use these questions, how to find and connect with your inner genius, and how to infuse creativity and curiosity in your leadership, coaching, and networking skills.

Grab her free guide to Enliven Up Your Virtual Gatherings!
 www.enlivenedstudios.com/download

Learn more and connect with Shannon:

https://www.enlivenedstudios.com/
Linkedin
YouTube
Instagram


If we're not already, I'd love to connect with you as well!

Find me over on Instagram or Linkedin and say hello!

If you're still on your Enneagram typing journey, download your free workbook:
https://www.sarahlynnco.com/enneagramtypes

If you already know your type and are looking for guidance to actually use it in your work and life:
https://www.sarahlynnco.com/privatecoaching

Have a request for a future episode? Drop a text here!

Have you ever thought, even just for a minute, what it would be like to live life on the road?

Back in 2020, I became obsessed with the idea. Like pretty much everyone, I was ready to shake things up after a year of feeling isolated and trapped during a pandemic.

I started dreaming of downsizing, selling my home, and buying an RV! I joined Facebook groups (they even have single mom RV living groups!) and read articles to prep and know what to expect.

I was ready to get out there and have nature be my son's education and my therapy.

For a lot of reasons, that obviously didn't happen for me, but for my guest today, it did!

A year ago, she sold (almost!) everything, bought an RV, and started her unconventional life on the road.

Selfishly I wanted to bring her on because I wanted to hear all about it :)

But regardless if you also have had the dream of RV life, you're going to get so much from this one because who hasn't had a pull to do something unconventional? To drop the shoulds, of who you should be, or what you should do, or how you should do something? I know that's something anyone listening to this podcast has felt.

And at the same time, you've probably also felt the fear of uncertainty and of the unknown to actually go through with your "crazy" idea.

In this episode,  executive coach and leadership development trainer, Laura Leaton, shares all about what lead up to that decision, all the fears she faced as you made plans to go through with it, and what she's learned from a year of working and living in a camper van!

You'll also hear us talk about her top three Enneagram types - 2, 3 or 7 - and how after a year of intense growth and personal development, the stereotypical tendencies and common behaviors of the types aren't really showing up for her, so you'll hear what to focus on instead.

I can't wait for you to hear from Laura inside this interview.

After you've had a chance to listen, be sure and connect with her to follow along with her adventure and to let her know what you are taking away from this episode!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/corporatetocamper/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-leaton/

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Not sure what your Enneagram type is yet, but want to?

🎙️Listen to the episode walking you through how to find your type with 2 questions:
https://www.enneagrammba.com/blog/enneagramtest

💖 Use the power of the Enneagram in your romantic relationship inside The Compatible Couple™ experience with Coach Natalia
https://www.enneagrammba.com/compatiblecouple

✏️ Get an overview of all nine types inside the Understanding People at Work Cheat Sheet 
https://www.enneagrammba.com/cheatsheet

Have a request for a future episode? Drop a text here!

Leslie Lyons is a business strategist, sales coach, soul whisperer, and speaker who helps brick-and-mortar bosses sell in a way that comes naturally, find their true leadership style, and build a soul-driven sales strategy.

She believes that the two most important things a leader can understand are: 1). How they see themselves and 2) How the world sees them. It's a game changer when it comes to leading a team well.

In this episode, Leslie gives us a behind the scenes look into life and entrepreneurship as a Type 8, how her shadows have impacted her leadership growth,  and how each of us can embrace our inner 8 energy to sale and lead with decisiveness, confidence and power.

Listen in to hear more insight that will absolutely impact how you show up in your business.

3 Key Takeaways:

1. The Enneagram is best personality test out of all of them if you truly want to experience transformation. 
2. To be more powerful we need to connect with our authentic selves and understand what we actually want. As women, so many of us are out of touch with our desires so it's extremely unlikely we'll ever get what we really want. 
3. You don't think twice about gushing about and recommending your favorite sushi restaurant. You don't need to give yourself a pep talk before you tell a friend about it. Use that same energy to sell yourself and your business. 

Get Leslie's 90-minute value discover training:
www.soulfulshift.com

Connect with Leslie over on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/lesliedlyons/

Listen to her new show: Beyond the Pole - Tales from the CEO
https://www.spreaker.com/show/beyond-the-pole-tales-from-the-ceo

Learn more about Leslie and her services:
https://www.lesliedlyons.com/

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Not sure what your Enneagram type is yet, but want to?

🎙️Listen to the episode walking you through how to find your type with 2 questions:
https://www.enneagrammba.com/blog/enneagramtest

💖 Use the power of the Enneagram in your romantic relationship inside The Compatible Couple™ experience with Coach Natalia
https://www.enneagrammba.com/compatiblecouple

✏️ Get an overview of all nine types inside the Understanding People at Work Cheat Sheet 
https://www.enneagrammba.com/cheatsheet

Have a request for a future episode? Drop a text here!

Welcome to 2022!

As we talk about goal setting, I like to Rather than focus on focus on who you want to be., more than what you want to do, 

Once you've gotten some clarification on that part, then  move to identifying and acknowledging the roadblocks that have prevented you from getting there already. 

The Enneagram can be so helpful because it holds up a mirror so that you can see what you previously may have been unaware of - your blind spots and unconscious thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. 

Based on your Enneagram type, in this episode, you'll learn the likely intentions for each type in 2022 that align with their personality and values (vs. what you should want or should do), and then we’ll look at 3 common roadblocks that can get in the way of each type.

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Not sure what your Enneagram type is yet, but want to?

🎙️Listen to the episode walking you through how to find your type with 2 questions:
https://www.enneagrammba.com/blog/enneagramtest

💖 Use the power of the Enneagram in your romantic relationship inside The Compatible Couple™ experience with Coach Natalia
https://www.enneagrammba.com/compatiblecouple

✏️ Get an overview of all nine types inside the Understanding People at Work Cheat Sheet 
https://www.enneagrammba.com/cheatsheet

Have a request for a future episode? Drop a text here!

I'm hanging out with you in this one bundled up on my back porch reflecting on the past year.  

It gets pretty personal and you'll hear some of the most vulnerable things I've been made aware of about some of my blind spots and common tendencies that don't really do me any favors. 

Some of it I know you'll relate to regardless of what type you are and some of it I don't love and wish I didn't do, but sharing with you so you can:

a) see all the insights the Enneagram can bring to you, even when you think you've read all about your type 

b) know I'm right there with you in my own practice and self-growth journey that not always pretty (rarely is pretty - let's be honest). 

The 5 parts of the Enneagram you'll hear about are below. Each type has these components and they can be so information in your own journey to your highest self. 

• How my Core Fear shows up in conflict 
• Defense Mechanism - for me it's Rationalization/Positively Reframing 
• Emotional Pattern/Vice - Gluttony (it's not really about eating)
• Mental Fixation - Planning (always focused on the future)
• How my Stress Arrow shows up

If you'd like to reflect on the past year and plan for who you want to be and cast a vision for what's possible in your life in 2022, I'm inviting you to learn more about my private coaching  offers ranging from 60 minutes to 6 weeks to 6 months where you'll do just that with your own dedicated Enneagram guide (me! :)).

https://www.sarahlynnco.com/privatecoaching

Have a request for a future episode? Drop a text here!

In this episode, you're going to learn about what your Enneagram type looks like in stress and which type it goes to once it's exhausted it's normal copies strategies and defense mechanisms.

Knowing more about this type can give you so much more insight and information to your personality and the unconscious ways stress shows up for you.

AND when we're not talking about your type, you'll also get invaluable information about how others in your life deal with stress so that you can come to them in those types with more support, understanding and empathy.

Plus, I've heard from other typing clients who were stuck between two types that understanding their stress arrow type was the thing that helped them narrow it down and confirm which type they most identified with.

Here's a quick cheat sheet to refer back to once you listen to the episode:

In times of stress...

Type 5 takes on the stress behaviors  of Type 7
Type 6 takes on the stress behaviors of Type 3
Type 7 takes on the stress behaviors of Type 1
Type 8 takes on the stress behaviors of Type 5
Type 9 takes on the stress behaviors of Type 6
Type 1 takes on the stress behaviors of Type 4
Type 2 takes on the stress behaviors of Type 8
Type 3 takes on the stress behaviors of Type 9
Type 4 takes on the stress behaviors of Type 2

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Not sure what your Enneagram type is yet, but want to?

🎙️Listen to the episode walking you through how to find your type with 2 questions:
https://www.enneagrammba.com/blog/enneagramtest

💖 Use the power of the Enneagram in your romantic relationship inside The Compatible Couple™ experience with Coach Natalia
https://www.enneagrammba.com/compatiblecouple

✏️ Get an overview of all nine types inside the Understanding People at Work Cheat Sheet 
https://www.enneagrammba.com/cheatsheet

Have a request for a future episode? Drop a text here!

You've heard the term hundreds of times at this point - self-awareness. 

It sounds great, absolutely something we could all use more of. 

But what exactly is it? What does is really mean? What are we being more aware of about ourselves?

In episode 32 we're going to explore it a bit more and look at 7 key factors that author Tamera Eurich outlines in her book, Insight to help us be able to actually be more self-aware. And we'll look at how the Enneagram can help us develop the skills to get there. 

Are we connected yet? If not, drop a hello and let me know what stuck out to you most in this interview:

• Enneagram MBA on Instagram
• Sarah on Linkedin 
• Watch on YouTube

 Not sure what your Enneagram type is yet, but want to?

🎙️Listen to the episode walking you through how to find your type with 2 questions:
https://www.enneagrammba.com/blog/enneagramtest

💖 Use the power of the Enneagram in your romantic relationship inside The Compatible Couple™ experience with Coach Natalia
https://www.enneagrammba.com/compatiblecouple

✏️ Get an overview of all nine types inside the Understanding People at Work Cheat Sheet 
https://www.enneagrammba.com/cheatsheet

Have a request for a future episode? Drop a text here!

Drawing from her 20+ years as an entrepreneur, her MBA in Marketing, and her 15+ years of working with small businesses, Melissa Kellogg Lueck coaches clients on everything from creating confidence to how to set up your Facebook ads, all while making more and hustling less.

In this episode, she's sharing how her Type 3 energy lead her to her biggest failure.  

And then how that failure lead her to her most successful year in business, scaling to six-figures, without burnout and plenty of time for family and hobbies.

If you're going through a "failure" yourself in business right now, or trying to bounce back from one, you're going to love and get so much from all that Melissa shares about her story along with: 

• working as a Type 3, a desire for success, and how she's practicing being more present
• how she's growing out of the default mode of doing all.the.time.
• scaling a business from done for you marketing to coaching with less hustle 
• what you really need to be questioning when you aren't getting the results you want (hint it may not be what you're doing, but how you're thinking) 
• the pivotal moment when a course creation failure lead to her first $100k 
• finally owning her expert energy and what her clients get from her doing that 
• mistakes that solopreneurs make when getting visible with their offers 
• how she knew she was ready to invest in herself and what she got from that investment
• where confidence comes from
• the power of getting clear on what you're actually selling
• the myths around achieving success
• how she defines a CEO role 

Learn more about working with Melissa:
https://www.melissamkellogg.com/home

Say hello to Melissa on social media:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/melissa_m_kellogg/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CoachMelissaKelloggLueck
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissamkellogg/

Have a request for a future episode? Drop a text here!

Becca Starr is a Certified Master Level Transformational Life Coach who helps clients get out of pain from their past, connect to self-love, feel motivated, and unlock life's purpose so that they can live confidently.

And in today's episode we're talking all about intentional living and taking our lives off default-mode. 

In this episode you'll learn more about:

• what about the Type 6 most resonates with her
•  how she sees the Type 6 energy show up at home and work
• how to identify what's yours to work on and what you can let go of
• starting the day of with intention and what you want from that day and who you want to be
• how a shift in "What can I do?" to "How do I feel?" can help you get in touch with your self-worth
• questioning all the things that don't feel good
• the lesson her Roomba is giving her
• the power of a micro-action to create meaningful impacts in your own life
• what is segment intention and how to use it in your self-growth journey  
• how to rethink about your childhood experiences that keep you in the same patterns
• understanding your value and how to get in touch with it if you can't see it yet
• the power of a daily check-in to help you design a life you love

Find more about working with Becca: https://www.beccastarr.com/
Say hello to her over on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrsbeccastarr/

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Not sure what your Enneagram type is yet, but want to?

🎙️Listen to the episode walking you through how to find your type with 2 questions:
https://www.enneagrammba.com/blog/enneagramtest

💖 Use the power of the Enneagram in your romantic relationship inside The Compatible Couple™ experience with Coach Natalia
https://www.enneagrammba.com/compatiblecouple

✏️ Get an overview of all nine types inside the Understanding People at Work Cheat Sheet 
https://www.enneagrammba.com/cheatsheet

Have a request for a future episode? Drop a text here!

Bekah TenHaken  and Molly Tindall are the co-creators behind Enneagram Magazine, a beautiful print publication that goes out each quarter. 

When you listen in today,  you'll get to hear more about: 

• Bekah's typing journey to a Type 4  and how Type 2 showed up for her in the beginning
• Molly's typing journey to the Type 9 energy and how she originally thought she could be a Type 4 
• The gifts they appreciate most about their own types
• Their recommendations for finding your type and learning more about the Enneagram
• The path from their original idea to celebrating two years of seeing it come to life
• How they came together to be co-creators and how they keep their relationship strong
• Why they chose to create a print publication over a digital version 
• The collaboration among the Enneagram community that goes into each issue
• What's ahead for Enneagram Magazine and what to know about the latest Wonder issue

You can order the latest issue of Enneagram Magazine right here: https://www.enneagrammagazine.com/

And be sure to connect with them on Instagram to let them know what resonated most from all they shared: https://www.instagram.com/enneagrammagazine/

Not sure what your Enneagram type is yet, but want to?

🎙️Listen to the episode walking you through how to find your type with 2 questions:
https://www.enneagrammba.com/blog/enneagramtest

💖 Use the power of the Enneagram in your romantic relationship inside The Compatible Couple™ experience with Coach Natalia
https://www.enneagrammba.com/compatiblecouple

✏️ Get an overview of all nine types inside the Understanding People at Work Cheat Sheet 
https://www.enneagrammba.com/cheatsheet

Have a request for a future episode? Drop a text here!