“The worst distance between two people is misunderstanding.” ~ Neetesh Dixit We can all be misunderstood, and some of the reasons are of our own making. Here are the ways each type often gets misunderstood and what people of each
Archive | Development
Law of reversed effort
Development | law of reversed effort “The harder we try with the ‘conscious will’ to do something, the less we shall succeed.” ~ Aldous Huxley This idea runs counter to logic, but not counter to intuition. It is a counter-intuitive
Intuition
Development | Intuition Often you have to rely on intuition. ~ Bill Gates But can you rely on your intuition if you haven’t yet tapped into it or have blocked it in some way? Here are some thoughts for each
Kindness
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. ~ Aesop Kindness has many definitions: empathy, concern, gentleness, and more. Here are ways each enneatype benefits from more kindness. Enneagram Ones For Ones, kindness needs to start with
Space
The space within becomes the reality of the building. ~ Frank Lloyd Wright The spaciousness we allow ourselves internally becomes the reality of our building, metaphorically. Here are some tips on how individuals of each type can increase their inner
Learn to lessen your primary defense mechanism | Type 9
Learn to lessen your primary defense mechanism | Type 9 After our most recent 9-part blog series on the topic of how our defense mechanisms serve as guardians of our type-based ego structures, many people asked for ideas about how
Resilience
Topic of the month | Resilience “The last of human freedoms is one’s ability to choose one’s attitude in a given set of circumstances.” ~ Viktor Frankl Resilience is composed of many factors, attitude being among them, as can be
Learn to lessen your primary defense mechanism | Type 8
Learn to lessen your primary defense mechanism | Type 8 After our most recent 9-part blog series on the topic of how our defense mechanisms serve as guardians of our type-based ego structures, many people asked for ideas about how
Learn to lessen your primary defense mechanism | Type 7
Learn to lessen your primary defense mechanism | Type 7 After our most recent 9-part blog series on the topic of how our defense mechanisms serve as guardians of our type-based ego structures, many people asked for ideas about how
Learn to lessen your primary defense mechanism | Type 6
Learn to lessen your primary defense mechanism | Type 6 After our most recent 9-part blog series on the topic of how our defense mechanisms serve as guardians of our type-based ego structures, many people asked for ideas about how