The Enneagram is thousands of years old and is a powerful tool for personal transformation as well as a tool for empathy with even our most difficult relationships.

The unique thing about the enneagram is that other personality tests tend to make you feel good and highlight your strengths. The Enneagram does not do that. I always say, "you'll know what number you are when the description of it hurts your feelings."

This doesn't work like a PLACEMENT EXAM. ANY number can be partners with ANY other number. And while we're at it—any number can do any job THEY deem valuable and a good fit for them. So what exactly is it then, you ask? Great question.

We'll take a look at today:What is the enneagram? How does it work? Where does it come from? What are the ways we can use it?

PLUS an overview of each number's strengths, opportunities for growth, paths for development, and each number's "security blanket."

Resources mentioned:

Books:The Road Back to You- Ian Morgan Cron & Suzanne Stabile The Paths Between Us - Suzanne Stabile  The Complete Enneagram - Beatrice Chestnut  The Sacred Enneagram - Christopher L. Heuertz 

Podcasts: Enneagram & Coffee - Sarajane Case Typology - Ian Morgan Cron The Enneagram Journey - Suzanne Stabile

Music: Sleeping at Last  - they have an entire album where each track is written for a different number on the enneagram.

Here's a link to our favorite free assessment to help you discover your enneagram number:

https://assessment.yourenneagramcoach.com/

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