Welcome to House of Enneagram, where we cast aside superficial cliches and fluffy self-help to delve into the essence of the Enneagram. Our ensemble of typologically diverse psychonauts bring fresh eyes and a multiplicity of perspectives to the unconscious forces that shape our lives and our world. We pool our talents to explore how the enneagram connects with art, psychology, inner work, media, typology, and more. If you’re ready to question your deepest answers and relentlessly pursue truth with the foremost experts, welcome to our house.

Josh, Louis, and Emeka explore the assertive perspective of Enneagram types 3, 7, & 8. What does it mean to move through the world like nothing can stop you—and what’s the cost? We get into the addictive high of momentum, the insatiable desire to expand, and the (not-so-)subtle ways assertive types activate themselves and stay in “go mode.”

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House of Enneagram Network:

Official Typing Team @ https://www.enneagrammer.com

The Enneagram School @ https://www.theenneagramschool.com

Official Typing/Inner Work Modality Interviews @ What It’s Like To Be You (YouTube/Spotify/Apple podcast) https://www.youtube.com/@TheEnneagramSchool

Dreams and the Enneagram Resource @ https://www.inkstoryrebel.com

Dreams and the Enneagram Podcast @ Sinsomnia (Spotify/Apple podcast) https://open.spotify.com/show/5I8hvknTdatmtSvW8LGMCM?si=f76019854909416c

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Welcome to HOE

3:21 What is assertiveness? (Hornevian Triads); belief in one's ability to mobilize

7:22 Assertiveness in the 3 centers, Josh's theory

11:55 reverence for "go mode"; healthy self-belief & judgement around limiting perspectives

20:08 must be "making progress"; but not necessarily be busier; "Using" others for assertive agenda

40:03 insatiability & scale of assertiveness

39:44 Attachment vs Hexad Assertiveness

43:12 "I can't be stopped" Assertive go-mode vs Superego & Withdrawn "brakes"

47:44 Introverted assertiveness & strategizing

53:33 Aggression projected onto assertive types

1:00:01 Assertive wins for its own sake; desire to experience greatness

1:07:05 Trying to help people unlock their assertiveness; "Don't enroll me in your narrative of powerlessness"

1:13:33 "How could this be big?"; Assertive, Compliant, Withdrawn approaches to instinctual gratification