In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore continue their deep dive into critical thinking as a fundamental thing they believe is important for the Enneagram community. They discuss a few ideas on how to think critically and why it’s important.

“If you are positioning yourself to be a teacher of the Enneagram, but you are not working on your critical or clear thinking skills, then you are being irresponsible.” -Mario [20:41]

“When we’re working with the Enneagram, if we were seekers after truth, we need to think critically, and that involves seeing other people for who they are and not who we think they are.” -María José [30:54]

“As a rather emotional human, critical thinking has aided me in being able to actually more clearly and more deeply experience these emotions, whether they make sense or not.” -Creek [31:17]

TIMESTAMPS

[00:01] Intro

[02:17] Examples of using critical thinking

[04:41] What is Neoplatonic essentialism

[10:29] Religion and the Enneagram

[17:54] Critical thinking does not goes against spirituality or religion

[21:10] Five obstacles to critical thinking and five solutions to them

[25:37] High degree of confidence and intellectual character

[31:08] What’s happening is not always the whole situation 

[32:17] Fundamental attribution error

[34:34] Outro

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In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram Podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore share more thoughts on the Patterns of Expression. They break down the terminology through analogies and how patterns of expressions are more of a profile and less of a stack or an order.

“It’s hard not to think of them as 1, 2, 3. So are they all on level ground? Are they all glasses in front of you and you’ve just tend to pick one up more than the other? Is it like a rate of flow?” - Seth "Creek" Creekmore [06:33]

“And to me, it helps to think about it as a profile rather than me with three different aspects that are independent. They’re not independent.” - María José Munita [10:05]

“People often seem to think of it as almost switching in some way. I’m being self-pres now, but I’m navigating, now I’m being social. Now I’m being this. As if it’s like three different subway stops almost that visit instead of just being this soup of complexity that has particular patterns that we see.” - Mario Sikora [11:29]

TIMESTAMPS

[00:01] Intro

[01:21] An advantage to the pattern of expression’s order?

[02:25] Why it’s called pattern of expression

[06:23] More a profile than an order

[12:32] It’s about intention

[16:51] Language is another example

[19:44] Any sense of the pattern of expression?

[24:30] Be careful with leap of inference

[28:29] Outro

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In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram Podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore discuss how to use and understand the instinctual biases. 

They bring awareness of how the instinctual biases affect behavior and some of the contradictions that go along with that. They also share strategies to work with instinctual biases.

“We have to be really careful about making any broad assumptions or ensure that any broad assumptions we’re making actually captures the whole category.” - Mario Sikora [22:41]

“I don’t think it’s even smart to try to be good at everything, because we wouldn’t be really good at anything, and society in general would not benefit from it.” - María José Munita [41:17]

“So really what I’m hearing is there may be some value in all the other ways in which people teach the Enneagram as far as ways in which to see parts of yourself and work on certain aspects of yourself, but more than likely, it’s the biggest boulder to move is to work within that pattern of expression.” - Seth "Creek" Creekmore [1:03:29]

TIMESTAMPS

[00:00] Intro

[01:36] Examples of level of dissonance

[07:37] The difference of being skillful and focus of attention

[10:39] How instinctual biases express themselves

[15:21] Cultural bias towards women attending at home

[18:24] How familial/cultural biases will show up

[25:36] The complexity and variables of instinctual biases

[28:50] Pushing our attention towards action

[33:16] Working outside dominant instinctual bias

[46:46] Where to begin

[51:02] Skill and competent in zone of indifference

[53:34] What does all this mean

[58:55] Industries with very clear instinctual bias

[1:00:16] How it plays into family dynamics

[1:03:29] Working within pattern of expression

[1:09:19] Outro

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In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram Podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore talk about the transmitting domain. Mario explains the meaning behind the name. The hosts discuss how this domain can help and/or hinder as well as common misconceptions. They break down the three subdomains: broadcasting/narrowcasting, asserting and impressing.

“I always think of the transmitting domain as a cluster of behaviors focused on bringing something into the world.” - Mario Sikora [09:44]

“There’s also the additional layer of culture. The stories that you come up with have to do with culture as well. Like in the states, if you are more transmitting and you have a flashier car or clothes, it’s fine. Nobody will ask you about it, and you will not probably have a hard time saying that you just like it. Here in Chile, it’s a more navigating culture. And if you’re asked about a red car or flashy clothes, you will start explaining yourself, giving excuses on why this is not what you usually do or that it was a special occasion. You will feel more conflicted, even if you’re transmitting.” - María José Munita [25:39]

“Just because someone is a talker or is not a talker, does not make them a transmitter. For those that are maybe not super extroverted or desire to talk to a bunch of people, maybe it’s not so much that they aren’t a transmitter, but more that you just haven’t hit the subject that they really love transmitting about.” - Seth "Creek" Creekmore [54:44]

TIMESTAMPS

[00:00] Intro

[00:21] A disclaimer

[01:25] Defining transmitting

[02:45] How transmitting helps and hinders

[08:32] A feeling of stimulation and creativity

[12:03] Why its named transmitting

[15:58] Misconceptions

[19:43] Broadcasting and narrowcasting 

[27:15] Asserting

[33:46] Attracting and bonding

[36:27] Impressing

[45:44] The dissonance and contradiction

[57:00] Pattern of expression

[1:04:37] Helpful part of the transmitting bias

[1:09:18] Outro

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In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram Podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore talk about the navigating domain and how it operates. They discuss why it’s the misunderstood of the three domains. They also break down the three subdomains: trust/reciprocity, status/identity and power/influence dynamics.

“What navigators tend to do is look at the people and classify people according to different criteria.” - María José Munita [13:22]

“What it has to do with is understanding group dynamics, understanding the people in the group, so that I know where I fit and I know how to make my way through this social environment I find myself in.” - Mario Sikora [14:10]

“So when it comes to status and identity, I don’t think it’s entirely related to belonging.” - Seth "Creek" Creekmore [36:10]

TIMESTAMPS

[00:00] Intro

[00:22] Circles the hosts were surprised to be in

[08:24] The most misunderstood domain

[11:59] Transactional networking

[14:50] Misunderstanding about the Social One

[16:31] Trust and reciprocity

[23:59] Power and influence dynamics

[32:43] Status and identity

[44:34] External contradiction

[48:33] Paralyzed by inhibition

[49:10] Pattern of expression

[52:57] Outro

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Delusional Optimism

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram Podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore talk about the Preserving Instinctual Bias. They discuss what it means to preserve by breaking it down into subdomains and sub-subdomains, and why they don’t call it self-preservation. They dig into the heart of this instinctual bias by explaining why it’s more about how the preserver focuses their attention around their supply rather than the quantity of the supply.

“When it comes to holidays, I’m a big holiday person, and I don’t know if it’s the cultivating of nostalgia or if it is more of that preserving the way things were.” - Seth "Creek" Creekmore [12:12]

“There’s a lot of times, it’s the why of what we’re doing in addition to the what of what we’re doing.” - Mario Sikora [13:00]

“It’s not about having a lot or a little. Because depending on the type of strategy, some people would like to have the minimal, optimal amount of things. Some people would like to have a lot, but I know how much I have. I know how much time I have until I run out of it. I’ll probably go and buy before I run out of it or put money in the bank before I run out of it. So it’s the attention I pay to the supply rather than how much I have or I don’t.” - María José Munita [31:33]

TIMESTAMPS

[00:01] Intro

[01:57] Laughable moments about preserving

[08:00] What is preserving

[09:45] Can you preserve with ideas?

[15:49] Attention to preserving personal resources

[18:28] Preserving as a subdomain

[23:15] Introversion vs extroversion

[27:36] Risk management

[35:53] Health and maintenance

[40:27] Contradictory behavior in preserving domain

[48:15] How a preserver navigates and transmit

[56:09] Outro

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Pod: Delusional Optimism

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram Podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore talk about the instinctual biases’ patterns of expression and provide a more in-depth explanation on the order and the practical applications of them.

“The truth is that the more I use it, the more I see how it is present, and the more I see how useful it is.” - María José Munita [02:08]

“What we’re proposing here is that each of us has a specific relationship with the three domains, and that relationship plays itself out in only three ways rather than six ways.” - Mario Sikora [03:46]

“Whether you agree with how this is formed or not, I think you can still approach it with some curiosity.” - Seth "Creek" Creekmore [07:49]

TIMESTAMPS

[00:01] Intro

[01:30] The three zones and profiles

[04:12] A tool to examine ourselves

[09:33] Where it came from

[13:25] How each profile relates to three domains

[19:53] The need of the zone of enthusiasm

[21:47] Real world applications

[28:28] Outro

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Delusional Optimism

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram Podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore talk about the subdomains of the instinctual biases and the inside of the three: the transmitting, the preserving and the navigating. They also talk about the instinctual biases’ pattern of expression and why they are important. 

“I like to think about these instinctual biases as three buckets of drives.” - Mario Sikora [01:56]

“That could take different shapes or forms as we have said before. Could be ‘I want people to notice my ideas, my values, my body, my home.’ It could look different, but it’s always about making an impression of some sort.” - María José Munita [10:56]

“In some ways, all the instinctual biases are in an attempt to reproduce on some level, to maintain your survival and continue your survival through having children.” - Seth "Creek" Creekmore [11:16]

TIMESTAMPS

[00:01] Intro

[01:06] The subdomains of the instinctual biases

[04:26] The preserving domain

[06:56] The navigating domain

[09:15] The transmitting domain

[11:15] An attempt to reproduce on some level

[16:51] The patterns of expression - Why?

[22:16] What are the patterns of expression

[28:28] Outro

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Delusional Optimism

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram Podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore talk about the instinctual biases. They discuss the origin of the instinctual biases and their role with the Enneagram.

“To be honest, I don’t think they’re hard to understand. I think they’re really easy to understand if they’re explained correctly.” - María José Munita [07:44]

“It’s always harder to see things in ourselves than it is to see it in other people.” - Mario Sikora [09:33]

“The thing that has really helped me understand your approach better is as soon as I sense that I’m starting to get into noun territory, how do I reframe this thing that I’m working through in more verb language?” - Seth "Creek" Creekmore [22:27]

TIMESTAMPS

[00:00] Intro

[01:36] The origin of the instinctual biases

[07:37] Why are they so hard to understand?

[12:25] Changing the terminology

[21:11] Always use verbs

[22:59] Intensity is a subjective word

[25:24] What to expect in the next episode

[26:55] Outro

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Delusional Optimism

In the premiere episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram Podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore introduce themselves by sharing their background with the Enneagram. The three hosts discuss why they want to participate in this podcast and also give a sneak peek on what to expect in future episodes.

“It became my mission in life to find a way to present the Enneagram in a way that was simple, clear, direct and accurate without losing the depth of the system, and that has been my work ever since.” - Mario Sikora [09:52]

“I think in a lot of ways you’re teaching people how to cook instead of just giving them the recipe. And I think that is how we want to approach anything.” - Seth "Creek" Creekmore [25:13]

“I think that the way in which we see human nature and how we take it and use it, how we see ourselves, and how we take ourselves lightly, and laugh about each other and ourselves, I think that is not just for a show or the podcast. It’s the way in which we use the Enneagram, and it’s part of our Awareness to Action approach.” - María José Munita [28:59]

TIMESTAMPS

[00:01] Intro

[01:30] What we’re trying to accomplish with this podcast

[02:48] Why this podcast?

[07:52] Mario’s background with the Enneagram

[12:12] Mario meeting María José

[14:55] María José’s introduction to the Enneagram

[18:19] Pattern of expression

[21:59] Creek’s origin story

[26:57] How do we put this to work?

[28:24] What to expect on this podcast

[37:36] Outro

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Pod: Delusional Optimism