Leadership Enneagram Flashcards
we need leaders who can rise above . . .
. . . the narrow focus of their own ego concerns
the first step toward growing far beyond our self-imposed limitations
becoming aware of our unconscious habits and motivations
when defending a positive sense of your image is your top priority
all of your attention and energy gets focused on protecting your self-image or ego
most vital is not to maintain constant superhuman enlightenment, but
the ability to be honest and observe whether you are acting from a closed-minded, defensive position
there are multiple
stories that are as valid as your story
personality is the sum total of
strategies we develop to help us find ways to calm our anxieties, locate an inner sense of well-being, and have some feeling of control in the world
as you get more practiced at observing yourself
you can eventually expand the repertoire of strategies you use to cope and function in the world
an advantage of studying the Enneagram with others is
it provides a neutral language for communicating about yourself and hearing about others in a way that discourages judgment
see if you can “catch yourself in the act” of living in an unconscious behavior
…
simply reflect on your behaviors without judgment, in terms of
whether they are helping you or hurting you
we tend to believe that others
view the world the same way we do
the Enneagram is about growth and change, never about
justifying unconscious habits as a way of avoiding doing the work you need to do on yourself to grow
our automatic habits and behaviors fixate
us in certain ways of seeing and reacting
name for a 4x5
The Bohemian
healthy 4s move toward
being more objective and principled, like One
When moving in their Direction of Disintegration (stress)
aloof Fours suddenly become over-involved and clinging at Two