Archive | Development

july_1_2014

3 little words | think, feel, do

This blog started out with the intention of describing how these 3 little words can make a huge difference in designing and executing training programs, coaching sessions and consultations, but I decided to Google these magic words and was amazed

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june_10_2014

Enneagram development: doing an opposite

Most often, when we think of changing, we think, “I must do the opposite of what I normally do.” Not only is this thinking putting us in a position of a huge stretch, doing the exact opposite of what we

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may_21_2014

Authority and type

How do individuals of each Enneagram type relate to authority figures, all other factors being equal (which they are not!) such as family background, religious orientation, and past experiences with extremely negative authorities? People of the same type do tend

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dec_30_2013

Intentions for the New Year

New Year’s resolutions never work well for me; I resist making them and when I have, they feel more like pressure in terms of something I have to do or haven’t yet done than they create something in my life

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10_28_2013

Patience

The reason for a patience blog is twofold. First, I so often hear people thinking they must be a certain enneatype – and this assigned type varies based on that individual’s perception – because they are “impatient.” However, patience and

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oct_7_2013

Cultivating receptivity | an insight by Catherine Bell

Catherine Bell, Senior Member of the Enneagram in Business Network, has written an Insight about receptivity. What is receptivity? Here are some synonyms, then Catherine’s Insight: open-minded, unbiased, amenable, non-judging, capable of receiving, willingness, responsiveness, and accepting. Catherine’s Insight Let’s

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Choosing to be awakened | an insight by Catherine Bell

You’ve met people who are asleep to themselves, to their patterns, to their families, to their friends, to their coworkers and to their communities. What’s the opposite of this? What we’re looking for in ourselves, our employers, our supervisors and mentors, our colleagues,

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Somatic Advice for Fives | A Guest Blog by Peter O’Hanrahan

Fives are rightly called the observers, scholars and thinkers. Even at times hermits and shamans. Their perception is so keen – in their areas of interest – and they can travel the far reaches of the cosmos. But will they

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Flooded with What Is Important | An Insight by Catherine Bell

Having participated and experienced being in one of Canada’s largest natural disasters, I am wondering how many people really know their neighbors, and are you focused on your most important priorities with presence? On summer solstice 2013, when the moon

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