Today, we talk about one of the core elements that make us up, and that is our personality. We dive deep into one of the most popular tools to help us explore and better understand our particular personality type: the Enneagram.

We address:

• How the Enneagram is different from other personality tests
• The nine Enneagram types
• Determining your type
• Avoiding traps in your personality
• Applying learnings from your Enneagram type to your relationships and business

Karen Morales welcomes Callie Ammons, a certified Enneagram life coach and highly sought-after speaker. She has been coaching entrepreneurs and businesspeople for almost ten years on this subject. Callie is building a movement around the Enneagram and intentionality.

“Enneagram” simply translates from Greek to nine points on a graph. It is a nine-type personality assessment. It differentiates itself from other, perhaps more mainstream personality assessments by the focus it stresses on one’s internal world. More than simply putting individuals into either the “introvert” or “extrovert” box, Callie describes the Enneagram as uncovering the deep-seated motivations behind your behaviors and actions.

In today’s episode, Callie gives the differences between the Enneagram and other personality tests such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the DISC assessment, a primer on the nine types and wings, and how understanding the types of the people around you can help you nurture even better relationships among your family, friends, and co-workers.

3 MAJOR POINTS DISCUSSED

• The Enneagram is more than just a test. Simply taking an online assessment and being told which type you are is only scratching the surface of what the Enneagram can really tell you about your motivations. Callie says that the beauty of the Enneagram is that it helps you uncover your internal world, which obviously goes much deeper than the surface-level quirks that make up your personality. Callie recommends reading books, listening to podcasts, and working with a coach to peel back the many layers of wisdom that you can potentially unearth through discovering your Enneagram type.
• When you learn the types of the people around you, you develop compassion for them and accept that not everyone needs to think or feel like you do. Likewise, you don’t have to think or feel like they do. Focus on understanding yourself, especially your weaknesses, so that you can become a master in communicating with others. Your relationships will improve—guaranteed. We’re all unique, and when we learn how to empower each other’s strengths and unique gifts that we all bring to the world, a beautiful harmony takes place. “Seek to be a student of other people,” says Callie.
• The Enneagram invites you on a continuous journey that will probably never end for as long as you’re alive. As you continue to discover more of your motivations through uncovering your inner world, you will always be thinking about how to apply new wisdom to your life, day-by-day. Apply these lessons without judgement. Oftentimes, learnings will be small, but they add up over time to fulfill your potential as a human being.

RESOURCES

• Callie Ammons
• The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery by Ian Morgan Cron

Callie Ammons is a type 3 Enneagram life coach who seeks to help women live with intention every single day.

Callie went on her own journey to understand who she was at her core and who God made her to be. She realized she often felt stuck and didn’t know how to move forward but it was due to a lack of awareness and mindset gaps.

Living in Colorado Springs, she is now building a movement around the Enneagram and intentionality. Callie’s mission is to help women be proud of the life they are living every day by taking control of themselves.

She challenges the normal thought patterns of the world and has created a massive community around helping women live intentionally through God’s Word and Enneagram wisdom.

Karen Morales is founder and brand champion at Marketing Magnet.

Marketing Magnet was founded by Karen and her lean team of Fortune 500 marketing and advertising talent. We’re a world-class marketing department that has decided to take our big brand experience and direct it at the clients we want to serve: purpose-driven enterprises. Our secret sauce is our ability to focus companies on three marketing pillars to create great impact.

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