hey guys today's video is three things that you definitely need to know about the enneagram in
five minutes or less i'm hillary a certified enneagram life coach and a type nine wing eight
so the first thing we're gonna start with is what is the enneagram the enneagram works by
sorting people into nine different types you have the type one the perfectionist the type two the
helper the type three the achiever the type four the individualist the type five the observer the
type 6 the loyalist the type 7 the enthusiast the type 8 the challenger and the type 9 the
peacemaker which is at the top of this diagram in the simplest terms the enneagram represents nine
different personality types but it definitely gets way more complex than that because you add
wings which are the numbers on either side of your type you add subtypes which is a social a
sexual and a self-preservation instinct and triads and stances and levels of health and
the list goes on and so yes the enneagram is extremely complex but i want to build a
base that's extremely simple so that you can understand the enneagram so number two how do
you know your enneagram type okay so the first thing to know is we are trying to find your
dominant type and this never changes in fact you're born with it but it is shaped by your
experiences the way you were raised the things that you've gone through and your environment and
that's where the wings and the subtypes and the levels of health come into play but more on those
in a different video so while we don't change from one main type to another other types can
absolutely influence our overall personality and you're gonna identify with behaviors within other
types but your dominant type is the most important one so i'm gonna give you guys three ways to find
your type the first way is to take a test online now tests are only 50 to 60 accurate so i don't
recommend just stopping at a test but if you want to know how to take an endogram test or which ones
i recommend here's a video right here that i've already done go give that a watch after this video
the second thing hire a coach i'm a certified enneagram life coach and i offer typing sessions
but there's a lot of coaches out there and so my advice is to do your research find a coach that
is certified i think that's super important has been studying the enneagram for a good amount of
time and that you really feel comfortable with and that you maybe you relate with them or you
know you've seen them on instagram or youtube or anything and you just feel connected to them
i would say that's the coach that you should hire if you want to go down that route or you have the
funds to go down that route but if you don't or you just don't want to hire an enneagram coach
let's go to option three which is to research it yourself you can watch my videos i have
over a hundred videos already describing and teaching on the enneagram and the different
types and subtypes and wings and everything like that you also could read books there's so
many good books out there um of three that i can think of off the bat are the road back to you by
ian morgan kron the wisdom of the enneagram by don richard rohr or the complete enneagram which is by
let's see beatrice chestnut so those three books i would say are good ones to start with if you
really want to dig deep and figure out what type you are or if you do know your type and you want
to know more but the most important thing you need to be looking for when researching your
type is the course the core fear the core desire the core longing and the core weakness these four
things are going to help you decide your dominant type all nine types have these four cores to them
and these cores are your why why you do things so those fears and those desires and those longings
and the weakness well they kind of describe why you're making the decisions you make why you go
in the direction you go why you interpret things the way you interpret them these cores are what
you know help you find your main dominant type so research and begin to watch what your motivations
are as you make decisions so the last thing i want to go over is why the enneagram the enneagram
is just a great tool for people that are on a journey who want to learn more about themselves
and the people in their life in my opinion i think that enneagram helps you get unstuck
it helps you stop living on autopilot it helps you learn to love yourself and who god made you to be
it helps you to change and go down a different direction a different path and choose healthier
ways to do things it helps you see other people with more understanding
clarity and grace and one of my favorites is it helps you get along better with your family your
co-workers your boss your friends right when we understand each other at a deeper level
we just tend to you know want to be around each other more and understand each other and have
grace for each other so in the end the enneagram it helps you with self-awareness and this is a key
thing that you need in your life so that's all i have for now but make sure you subscribe because
this is a new series i am going to be covering a ton of different things within the enneagram in
five minutes or less so that you guys can learn and build a great base at understanding
yourself and the people in your life so see you next time bye guys