Life is the sum of all your choices. ~ Albert Camus The Enneagram – and in particular, the Three Centers of Intelligence – can help us become wiser and more conscious decision makers in all aspects of our personal and professional
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Development | pushing pause
The faster we go, the slower we need to be ~ Peter Senge PhD Pushing the pause button, even if for a second, allows us the space to interrupt our reactive and habitual responses and to make new and more
Development | being quiet
The quieter you become, the more you can hear ~ Ram Dass How can people of each enneagram type learn to be quieter? Being quiet does not mean talking less, although it might. Being quiet more refers to quietude within.
Development | daring
I believe the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity is daring to dare ~ Maya Angelou Daring development for each enneagram type ONES seek a perfect world and work diligently to improve both themselves and everyone and everything
Development | patience
Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept the fact that sometimes things must unfold in their own time ~ Jon Kabbat-Zinn Patience is defined as the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or
Development | back to the basics
I don’t think that you can write music if you don’t know how to play an instrument. You have to know the basics, then you can go forward. ~ Alber Elbaz Sometimes we get so sophisticated about the Enneagram and
Development | frustration
You throw the sand against the wind; and the wind blows it back again. ~ William Blake The Enneagram can help each of us, based on our enneatype, deal far better with frustration. Enneagram Ones Ones get easily frustrated when quality
Development | balance
Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony ~ Thomas Merton Balance is something each Enneagram type could use more of, and the Enneagram shows us what that might be for each type. Enneagram
Development | letting go of the low-hanging fruit
I don’t look to jump over 7-foot bars. I look around for 1-foot bars that I can step over ~ Warren Buffett Low hanging fruit is a term referring to something that can be gained with very little effort. Here
Development | leadership
The most powerful leadership tool you have is your own example. ~ John Wooden John Wooden, an American basketball player and exemplary coach, led the UCLA basketball team to 10 NCAA championships in 12 yeas. But more than, that, he