Typology

By Ian Morgan Cron

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Welcome to Typology, a podcast that explores the mystery of the human personality and how we can use the Enneagram typing system as a tool to become our most authentic selves. Hosted by author, speaker, and counselor, Ian Morgan Cron, Typology features interviews with recognized Enneagram teachers, bestselling authors, psychologists, theologians, artists, business leaders, neuroscientists, and others who are using the Enneagram as a path for personal transformation.

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Part 1 of Johnnyswim: The E...

07.18.2019

What does it sound like when an Enneagram 7 (The Enthusiast) feels safe enough to reveal his true vulnerability? Tune in as JohnnySwim’s Abner and Amanda explore their deeper side and talk with Ian about how the Enneagram has played ...

Typology episodes:

07.18.2019 Part 1 of Johnnyswim: The Enneagram and Abner (Type 7) and Amanda (Type 9) [S02-051] What does it sound like when an Enneagram 7 (The Enthusiast) feels safe enough to reveal his true vulnerability? Tune in as JohnnySwim’s Abner and Amanda explore their deeper side and talk with Ian about how the Enneagram has played ...
07.11.2019 Carey Nieuwhof on the Enneagram and Self-Leadership, part 2 (Enneagram 8) [S-2-050] In part two, Carey and Ian continue their discussion with tips on how leaders can manage anxiety and avoid burnout. Carey Nieuwhof is a former lawyer and founding pastor of Connexus Church. He’s the author of several best-selling books, including ...
07.03.2019 Seven Core Challenges of Leadership, feat. Carey Nieuwhof (Enneagram 8) [S02-049] How can leaders understand themselves and the world in which they live so they can be optimal in their various roles? One of the first steps is to strengthen self-leadership because you can’t successfully lead others unless you can first ...
06.27.2019 There's Power in Peace, feat. Lysa Terkeurst (Enneagram 9) [S02-048] Enneagram Nines are adaptable, supportive, and easygoing. Their "go with the flow" attitude serves their need for internal and external peace at all times. To keep this peace, Nines often over-accommodate others in a unconscious effort to avoid conflict, and ...
06.20.2019 Leveraging Differences to Motivate Your Team with the Enneagram, Boosterthon's feat. Chris Carneal and Stan Holcombe (Enneagram 7 and 6) [S02-047] Chris Carneal, founder and CEO of Boosterthon (Enneagram 7) plans for adventure while his CFO, Stan Holcombe (Enneagram 6) plans for dis-adventure. So how do these two leverage their differences to grow their company 800% over the past eight years? ...
06.13.2019 Michael Hyatt, Your Leadership Mentor and the Enneagram (Enneagram 3) [S02-046] How do you measure success? What does it look like and feel like? Often, we measure success by how we appear to others or by the things we accomplish. But for Enneagram Three, Michael Hyatt, success is defined as freedom ...
06.06.2019 Summer Vacation and the Enneagram with Ian Morgan Cron [S02-045] Have you ever stopped to think about your travel personality? Or how the ideal vacation for your Enneagram type may be different than others? We all look for different things when choosing our next vacation…and even the planning process can ...
05.30.2019 Balancing Your Centers of Intelligence, feat. Beatrice Chestnut [S02-044] One of the elements about the Enneagram that makes it different than other typologies is the principles behind working with Centers of Intelligence. The three centers of intelligence are the head, heart, and body. Each Enneagram type uses all three ...
05.23.2019 Moving Toward Wholeness, part 2 feat. Drew and Ellie Holcomb (Enneagram 8 and 7) [S02-043] Drew and Ellie Holcomb return this week for part two of our two-part series. Today, Drew shares how he has learned to let go of his need to be in charge and is learning to lead from the heart., and ...
05.16.2019 Moving Toward Wholeness, feat. Drew and Ellie Holcomb (Enneagram 8 and 7) [S02-042] Enneagram Eights and Sevens make a high-energy couple. Both types are strong-willed, independent, and love adventure. But they manage their feelings in different ways. Eights embrace a challenge and express anger easily which can clash with a Seven’s tendency to ...
05.09.2019 BONUS REPLAY: Beatrice Chestnut, An Enneagram Two’s Journey Toward Finding Real Love [S02-041] In today’s episode, we share a big announcement then replay Ian’s interview with renowned Enneagram teacher, author, consultant, and Enneagram Two, Dr. Beatrice Chestnut Ph.D. A student of the Enneagram system of personality since 1990, she is the author of ...
05.02.2019 Trusting Your Gut as an Enneagram Two, feat. J.J. Peterson (Enneagram Two) When it comes to relationships, how do you interact with and love other people? It’s often in our most intimate relationships that our most true self shows up and we realize that our view of the world is not necessarily ...
04.25.2019 Transforming Relationships with the Enneagram, feat. Jeremy and Audrey Roloff (Enneagram 9 and 8) [S02-039] How does the Enneagram affect how you communicate with your spouse? Each personality type has a different communication style and the Enneagram helps us appreciate and negotiate those differences. In today’s episode, former co-stars of Little People, Big World, and ...
04.18.2019 Balancing Intellect with Emotion, feat. Dan Haseltine (Enneagram 5) [S02-038] Enneagram Fives operate from a withdrawing stance and value their privacy. And though they can often appear detached there is actually a lot of vulnerability beneath the surface. The challenge for a Five is to not over-rely on their intellect ...
04.11.2019 Facing Anxiety and Depression with the Enneagram, feat. Scott Sauls (Enneagram 3) [S02-037] The more we come to know ourselves, to accept our own uniqueness and brokenness, the more we can begin to understand others. In fact, when we learn to speak into each other’s lives with a scalpel rather than a dagger, ...
04.04.2019 The Enneagram and The Next Right Thing, feat. Emily P. Freeman (Enneagram 4) [S02-036] How does your Enneagram type affect your decision making? Each Enneagram type has different motivations and makes decisions in different ways. So, when faced with making a decision, sometimes we need to go against the grain of how we normally ...
03.27.2019 Addiction and Recovery with the Enneagram, feat. Nate Larkin and David Hampton [S02-035] Addiction is a compulsion to continue doing something despite harmful consequences. And if we look at addiction through the lens of the Enneagram, we can view the passion of each Enneagram type as an addiction. The Enneagram helps bring to ...
03.21.2019 Top 25 Enneagram Resources [S02-034] The Enneagram is a transformational tool for self-awareness and self-knowledge. It helps uncover the most unconscious parts of who we are. But how? Once you identify your Enneagram type, what’s the next step? On today’s episode of Typology, Ian shares ...
03.14.2019 Honoring Our Differences, feat. Rabbi Evan Moffic (Enneagram 3) [S02-033] How do we use the Enneagram to honor our differences? When we truly understand the Enneagram we see that one type is not better than another. Each type is different and that difference enriches us. In today’s show, we invited ...
03.07.2019 Is Your Story True? Exploring Narrative through the Enneagram Have you ever stopped to ask yourself, “What if the story I tell myself and others about who I am and who I'm becoming isn't true?” As children, we all construct stories, or narratives, to help make sense of our ...
02.28.2019 Part 2: How the Enneagram Impacts Emotional Intelligence and Leadership, with Scott Allender [S02-031] Last week, Scott and Ian talked about how the Enneagram can help you in the workplace. This week, they continue the conversation highlighting the way the Enneagram feeds emotional intelligence, fosters empathy and compassion, increases productivity, and ultimately leads to ...
02.21.2019 How the Enneagram Impacts Emotional Intelligence and Leadership, pt. 1 with Scott Allender [S02-030] How does knowing a person’s personality style help you in leadership development? In today’s episode, Scott Allender shares how he has used the Enneagram in team building and leadership development. He explains how the Enneagram helps provide insight into how ...
02.14.2019 What's Your Stance? Part 2, feat. Amy Grant (Enneagram 9) [S02-029] In Part 2 of our conversation with singer/songwriter Amy Grant, we continue to explore stances to hone in on whether or not she’s actually an Enneagram Nine. Discussing the differences between types in the gut triad and how they each ...
02.07.2019 What's Your Stance? feat. Amy Grant, part 1 of 2 [S02-028] What if you’re stuck and haven’t yet figured out your type? Today’s guest, singer/songwriter Amy Grant struggled to find her type too. So, we tackled the struggle from a different angle…using stances. In fact, one of the quickest ways to ...
01.31.2019 Challenging Your Narrative, with Ryan Stevenson [S02-027] In order to make sense of our lives in early childhood, we develop narratives that explain our life experiences. We often choose specific incidents that we string together into the plot we now live. But, have you ever stopped to ...
01.24.2019 The Challenger or The Perfectionist? Part 2 of 2 with Kirsten Powers, CNN Political Analyst [S02-026] In order to truly use the Enneagram to better understand our own personality, it is important to have an understanding of, not just the unconscious motivations, but also the impact that subtypes and wings have on each type. In part ...
01.17.2019 The Challenger or The Perfectionist? Part 1 of 2 with Kirsten Powers [S02-025] Let’s face it…there’s a deep complexity to the Enneagram. Yes, for some, it is extremely easy to nail down their type. But for others…well, it’s more complicated. We can’t determine our type by our behaviors. We really have to dig ...
01.10.2019 Leveraging Your "Weird" for Success, feat. CJ Casciotta (Enneagram 3) [S02-024] In today’s episode, Enneagram Four and author of “Get Weird: Discover the Surprising Secret to Making a Difference,” CJ Casciotta joins us to talk about becoming more comfortable in your own unique self and how using your innate ability to ...
01.03.2019 Finding Beauty in Imperfection, feat. Amy Julia Becker (Enneagram 1) [S02-023] On today’s episode, Ian sits down with friend and author, Amy Julia Becker, to talk about how admitting her own needs, and learning to accept herself as beautiful and broken, vulnerable, needy and gifted has been a huge life lesson ...
12.27.2018 Replay: Moving from Happy to Joy, feat. Annie Downs (Enneagram 7) [S02-022] This week we're taking a break to spend time with our families over the holidays and hope you are doing the same. Enjoy this replay of one of our most downloaded episodes. Annie F. Downs discusses how she stopped running ...
12.20.2018 Running Your Own Race, part 2, feat. Darren Whitehead (Enneagram 3) [S02-021] This week we continue our conversation with pastor, author, and leader at Church of the City, Darren Whitehead, as he discusses where he gets stuck, why he learned to say no, and how he measures success through spiritual growth rather ...
12.13.2018 Running Your Own Race, pt.1, feat. Darren Whitehead (Enneagram 3) [S02-020] When Enneagram Threes are self-aware they stop projecting an image to please the crowd and instead become more comfortable with their true-self. Healthy Threes make great role models who enjoy motivating others to become successful in their own right. This ...
12.10.2018 Bonus Christmas Episode! Hilarious and Legit Gifts for Every Number On this episode, Ian and Anthony drink WAY too much egg nog and start calling unsuspecting (former) friends to ask for the perfect gift for their type!
12.06.2018 Living Awake and Balanced, feat. David Dark and Sarah Masen (Enneagram 9 and 6) [S02-018] The Enneagram is a gateway for building strong relationships. It teaches us how to communicate, and in turn, strengthens our relationships with family, friends, and co-workers. This week, husband and wife, David Dark (Enneagram 9) and Sarah Masen (Enneagram 6) ...
11.29.2018 Exploring the Shadow with Jonathan Merritt (Enneagram 3) Threes are not naturally self-reflective. They tend to be externally focused rather than internally focused. The big message that threes receive growing up is that it's not okay to have your own feelings and identity, so they expend a lot ...
11.15.2018 Courage in Vulnerability, feat. Chris Cruz (Enneagram 8) [S02-016] Eights are motivated by a powerful need to be strong and to avoid appearing weak or vulnerable. But healthy Eights understand that there are strength and power in vulnerability. Yes, it takes courage to risk vulnerability, but to love and ...
11.08.2018 Part 2: Don Miller on Directing Your New Story (Enneagram 3) [S02-015] Last week, StoryBrand's Don Miller joined Ian to discuss the importance of directing your own story. Tune in today as the conversation turns toward understanding how each Enneagram type tends to lead and how that can impact the broader culture ...
11.01.2018 Part 1: Don Miller on Directing Your New Story (Enneagram 3) [S02-014] The Enneagram is not just meant to help people understand themselves and then do nothing about it. Rather it’s a tool for fostering deep, inner work. In order to make lasting changes, you need to know the story and themes ...
10.24.2018 Embracing Wilderlove as an Enneagram Four, feat. John Mark McMillan [S02-013] The wisdom that we can gain from the Enneagram is self-knowledge. No matter your Enneagram type, self-knowledge can help you dis-identify with those aspects of your personality that put you in an unhealthy place of habitual reactivity. But once you ...
10.18.2018 Emotional Wellness and the Enneagram, feat. Miles Adcox (Enneagram 3) [S02-012] One of the ways we learn about people in their types is through, what are called, Hornevian groups, based on the work of Karen Horney, or stances. What they indicate for us is the social style of each type, or ...
10.11.2018 Moving from Happy to Joy, feat. Annie F. Downs (Enneagram 7) [S02-011] Sevens have a core belief that in order for them to be secure, loved and valued they have to bring the energy and excitement into every situation. There’s this expectation and pressure to be on all the time. And though ...
10.04.2018 A Thirst for Redemption, feat. Scott Harrison (Enneagram 8w7) [S02-010] The intensity of an Eight is easy to spot in their concern with justice. Eights are very concerned with standing up for the underdog. They love to defend the defenseless, to be the voice of the voiceless. It gives them ...
09.27.2018 Navigating Friendship with the Enneagram, feat. The Liturgists (Enneagram 5 & 9) [S02-009] What's your best friend's number? Understanding the Enneagram can profoundly impact how you relate to others and help you build strong friendships. Knowing your friends' number allows you to understand each other's tendencies and creates space for conversation and compassion. ...
09.19.2018 Name It...then Tame It, Part 2, feat. Mark Scandrette [S02-008] In last week's episode, Mark Scandrette shared some simple steps to help you begin using the Enneagram to move from unconscious to conscious living. In part two, Mark and Ian continue their conversation by discussing the importance of doing work ...
09.13.2018 Name It...then Tame It, feat. Mark Scandrette, pt 1 of 2 [S02-007] To really begin to heal and experience true transformation, we have to be willing to face our shadows because that’s where the distortions of our reality live and multiply. One of the many gifts of the Enneagram is that it ...
09.06.2018 We Can Laugh: Life with Dave Barnes (Enneagram 7) [S02-006] Open to new experiences, Sevens are self-confident, optimistic and joyful people who exude loads of energy. They bring a sense of adventure and energy to their relationships and generally try to avoid negative feelings. In today’s episode, Enneagram 7, Dave ...
08.30.2018 The Bible Project, feat. Tim Mackie and Jon Collins (Enneagram 5) [S02-005] In today’s episode, Tim Mackie and Jon Collins from The Bible Project, discuss how the Enneagram has helped them tackle undiscovered territory in their own temperaments and value systems, and how learning to name, pay attention to, and honor these ...
08.23.2018 Trusting Your Self, feat. Jeff Chu (Enneagram 6) [S02-004] Sixes have excellent analytical minds, are great strategists, troubleshooters, problem-solvers, and of course, see worst-case scenarios that other people don't see. The passion of the Six is fear which is often experienced as anxiety…anxiety that the unexpected could happen at ...
08.15.2018 Part 2 of 2: Looking into the Shadow...A Hero's Journey, feat. Claire Diaz-Ortiz (Enneagram 3) [S02-003] When you truly begin doing your work, the Enneagram really should mess with you. It should dis-equilibrate you, throw you back on your heals, make you wonder, "Who am I? Who is everybody else? What am I supposed to do ...
08.09.2018 Instincts and Subtypes with Aaron Niequist [S02-002] So many of our listeners have asked me to talk about subtypes. Everybody asks, "Can you please say more about subtypes? What are they and how do I determine mine?" Those are great questions actually because there are multiple variations ...

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Typology episodes:

Part 1 of Johnnyswim: The Enneagram and Abner (Type 7) and Amanda (Type 9) [S02-051]

Carey Nieuwhof on the Enneagram and Self-Leadership, part 2 (Enneagram 8) [S-2-050]

Seven Core Challenges of Leadership, feat. Carey Nieuwhof (Enneagram 8) [S02-049]

There's Power in Peace, feat. Lysa Terkeurst (Enneagram 9) [S02-048]

Leveraging Differences to Motivate Your Team with the Enneagram, Boosterthon's feat. Chris Carneal and Stan Holcombe (Enneagram 7 and 6) [S02-047]

Michael Hyatt, Your Leadership Mentor and the Enneagram (Enneagram 3) [S02-046]

Summer Vacation and the Enneagram with Ian Morgan Cron [S02-045]

Balancing Your Centers of Intelligence, feat. Beatrice Chestnut [S02-044]

Moving Toward Wholeness, part 2 feat. Drew and Ellie Holcomb (Enneagram 8 and 7) [S02-043]

Moving Toward Wholeness, feat. Drew and Ellie Holcomb (Enneagram 8 and 7) [S02-042]

BONUS REPLAY: Beatrice Chestnut, An Enneagram Two’s Journey Toward Finding Real Love [S02-041]

Trusting Your Gut as an Enneagram Two, feat. J.J. Peterson (Enneagram Two)

Transforming Relationships with the Enneagram, feat. Jeremy and Audrey Roloff (Enneagram 9 and 8) [S02-039]

Balancing Intellect with Emotion, feat. Dan Haseltine (Enneagram 5) [S02-038]

Facing Anxiety and Depression with the Enneagram, feat. Scott Sauls (Enneagram 3) [S02-037]

The Enneagram and The Next Right Thing, feat. Emily P. Freeman (Enneagram 4) [S02-036]

Addiction and Recovery with the Enneagram, feat. Nate Larkin and David Hampton [S02-035]

Top 25 Enneagram Resources [S02-034]

Honoring Our Differences, feat. Rabbi Evan Moffic (Enneagram 3) [S02-033]

Is Your Story True? Exploring Narrative through the Enneagram

Part 2: How the Enneagram Impacts Emotional Intelligence and Leadership, with Scott Allender [S02-031]

How the Enneagram Impacts Emotional Intelligence and Leadership, pt. 1 with Scott Allender [S02-030]

What's Your Stance? Part 2, feat. Amy Grant (Enneagram 9) [S02-029]

What's Your Stance? feat. Amy Grant, part 1 of 2 [S02-028]

Challenging Your Narrative, with Ryan Stevenson [S02-027]

The Challenger or The Perfectionist? Part 2 of 2 with Kirsten Powers, CNN Political Analyst [S02-026]

The Challenger or The Perfectionist? Part 1 of 2 with Kirsten Powers [S02-025]

Leveraging Your "Weird" for Success, feat. CJ Casciotta (Enneagram 3) [S02-024]

Finding Beauty in Imperfection, feat. Amy Julia Becker (Enneagram 1) [S02-023]

Replay: Moving from Happy to Joy, feat. Annie Downs (Enneagram 7) [S02-022]

Running Your Own Race, part 2, feat. Darren Whitehead (Enneagram 3) [S02-021]

Running Your Own Race, pt.1, feat. Darren Whitehead (Enneagram 3) [S02-020]

Bonus Christmas Episode! Hilarious and Legit Gifts for Every Number

Living Awake and Balanced, feat. David Dark and Sarah Masen (Enneagram 9 and 6) [S02-018]

Exploring the Shadow with Jonathan Merritt (Enneagram 3)

Courage in Vulnerability, feat. Chris Cruz (Enneagram 8) [S02-016]

Part 2: Don Miller on Directing Your New Story (Enneagram 3) [S02-015]

Part 1: Don Miller on Directing Your New Story (Enneagram 3) [S02-014]

Embracing Wilderlove as an Enneagram Four, feat. John Mark McMillan [S02-013]

Emotional Wellness and the Enneagram, feat. Miles Adcox (Enneagram 3) [S02-012]

Moving from Happy to Joy, feat. Annie F. Downs (Enneagram 7) [S02-011]

A Thirst for Redemption, feat. Scott Harrison (Enneagram 8w7) [S02-010]

Navigating Friendship with the Enneagram, feat. The Liturgists (Enneagram 5 & 9) [S02-009]

Name It...then Tame It, Part 2, feat. Mark Scandrette [S02-008]

Name It...then Tame It, feat. Mark Scandrette, pt 1 of 2 [S02-007]

We Can Laugh: Life with Dave Barnes (Enneagram 7) [S02-006]

The Bible Project, feat. Tim Mackie and Jon Collins (Enneagram 5) [S02-005]

Trusting Your Self, feat. Jeff Chu (Enneagram 6) [S02-004]

Part 2 of 2: Looking into the Shadow...A Hero's Journey, feat. Claire Diaz-Ortiz (Enneagram 3) [S02-003]

Instincts and Subtypes with Aaron Niequist [S02-002]

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