You've Got a Type

Instincts, or Instinctual Variants, or just Variants as some call them.

Translation: Welcome to some of the convoluted enneagram terminology, friends!

Whatever you call them (I prefer "Instincts") they are the most superficial level of who you are. Superficial meaning the top-most-layer, not unimportant. These instincts guide your decision making from the minute you wake up, so you best know 'em!

Ready?

Let's get into it!

Did you know that there are actually three different Enneagram Triads?

Yup! There are actually three triads each with three groups made up of three Enneagram Types that describe three different groups of behaviors. Whew, lots of three-ing today. The Enneagram Triads we'll cover are:

• The Triad Centers

Ready to get down with the Triads? And I don't mean that Chinese crime syndicate...although that would be a riveting podcast episode.

Anyway, let's get into it!

This is most likely the only Enneagram triad you've heard of (if you've heard of any of them at all).

It is comprised of the:

• Head

And guess what? You have a primary Triad Center that determines how you interpret & interact with your environment every day. It's also what I call our "chief bias" in life. But more on that later...

Ready for some foundational Enneagram insight?

Let's get into it!

We all experience pain, adversity, failure, and/or trauma in this life at some point. However, we all choose to deal with that pain in distinctly different ways. That's what the Harmonic Triad is all about.

The three groups within the Harmonic Triad are:

• The Competency Group

Wonder which group you're in? Well, you may already know just based on those group names, but there's far more to learn so let's get into it!

Ok, so you walked into a room full of people you don't know very well.

It could be a job interview, an awkward birthday party, or meeting your new partner's family for the first time. 

What. do. you. do?

That's what the Hornevian Triad is all about (and much more).

Ready to learn more about the Triad with the weirdest possible name? 

Well, let's get into it!