THE 9 TYPES IN ONE SENTENCE
There are nine basic personality Types on the Enneagram (the name “Enneagram” means nine-pointed figure). Every individual is one of the nine Types. The primary Type is the most essential element of our personality. It is our lens on the world through which all of our thoughts and experiences are filtered.
Click on each Type for a more detailed overview
Type 1 I’m an extremely detail-oriented visionary driven by a set of principles personal to me that I feel in my gut are true and which others must align with in order for positive change to take place, while I forever feel the guilt of not living up to these principles myself
Type 2 I’m all about taking care of others and having heart to hearts so I can feel really close and loved, but I have a hard time giving others space or seeing my own needs
Type 3 I’m smooth and success-driven, endeavoring to show with my life that the sky’s the limit for what can be accomplished, while I’m concerned that others can see through my attractive image
Type 4 I try to be authentic with every fiber of my being but it’s so hard to know who I really am deep down and I’m constantly overwhelmed trying to do justice to my talents, all the while feeling misunderstood by people who move too fast, are too shallow, and act too harshly to understand my full heart
Type 5 I’m exceptionally cerebral, technical, and to myself in my pursuit of knowledge to understand how things work but I have trouble relating to people
Type 6 I live in a zone of constant questioning as I strive to be dependable for those I care about, while wishing I had a cause to dedicate my life to which I could completely trust and the support of others whom I could completely trust, but my dogged spirit of service speaks volumes about me
Type 7 I’m care-free and fun-loving with a moment-to-moment appetite for adventure and zero tolerance for boredom as I run from the problems in life which pursue me relentlessly in spite of my intelligence and joyfulness
Type 8 I’m all about strength and showing who’s in charge to reassure myself that I don’t have a weak bone in my body, but I can’t admit to myself how scared I really am of my buried weakness, and so I show up larger than life in nearly all situations hoping to leverage my power for the people I love
Type 9 I pride myself in being a calm, easy-going, unassuming person who can flow with whatever comes and doesn’t need recognition or attention, but I don’t readily admit to myself my problems or work to resolve conflicts because that’s really difficult and makes me not feel peaceful
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