The document is a comprehensive overview of the Enneagram, a personality assessment tool that helps individuals understand their behaviors and motivations through nine main types. Each type has distinct qualities, core fears, desires, and growth points, encouraging self-awareness and personal development. The instructor, Kristianna George, aims to guide individuals towards transformation, self-compassion, and healthier relationships.

1. Understanding
the Enneagram
Learn Who You Are So You Can Make the Most of Life
Instructor: Kristianna George, Wellness Coach

2. Welcome!
Meet instructor, Kristianna George:
• Certified Wellness Coach, Emory University
• Mindfulness Facilitator & Guide
• Former Marketing Manager turned Champion of Wellbeing
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3. Overview
The What & Why of the Enneagram
How it Works
Description of Each Type
Moving Towards Transformation

4. The What &
Why of the
Enneagram
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5. The Enneagram
• Not a normal personality assessment
• Tool: Internal GPS to your healthiest self
• 9 lenses of everyday life circumstances
“See yourself with astonishing clarity”
– Beth McCord, Your Enneagram Coach
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6. So That
free from fears (get out of your own way)Break
who you are designed to beExperience
compassion towards yourself and othersShow
authentically & more harmoniouslyLive
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7. How it Works

8. The Enneagram
• 9 Main Types: stem from childhood
• Numbers are value neutral
• Influenced by 4 other types
• 3 Levels of Development within each main type
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9. Centers of
Intelligence
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10. Driving
Emotions
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11. Motivation
for Actions
& Behaviors
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12. The
Enneagram:
Types
*Your Enneagram Coach Diagram
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13. The
Enneagram:
Wings
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14. The
Enneagram:
Arrows
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15. 9 Types:
Explained

16. Type 2: Supportive Advisor
Qualities: warm, nurturing, demonstrative
Core Fear: being unloved or unwanted
Core Desire: feel loved and wanted for who they are
Core Weakness: pride
• Inability/unwillingness to acknowledge their own needs
• Response: focus feelings outward
Under Stress à 8 (needy, blame, more controlling)
Growth Point à 4 (self-nurturing & self-compassionate)
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17. Type 3: Successful Achiever
Qualities: self-assured, driven, adaptive
Core Fear: being worthless, a failure, incapable
Core Desire: feel valuable and worthwhile by being
themselves
Core Weakness: deceit
• Believe that they are the image they show
• Response: deny feelings
Under Stress à 9 (disengaged & apathetic)
Growth Point à 6 (more cooperative & aware of feelings)
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18. Type 4: Romantic Individualist
Qualities: authentic, compassionate, creative
Core Fear: inadequate, emotionally cutoff, ordinary, flawed
Core Desire: find themselves & their unique significance
Core Weakness: envy
• Something is missing in them & others possess what
they lack
• Response: focus feelings inward
Under Stress à 2 (clinging to others; manipulation)
Growth Point à 1 (more principled, disciplined, grounded)
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19. Type 5: Investigative Thinker
Qualities: analytical, perceptive, sensitive
Core Fear: incompetent, ignorant, obligation, overwhelmed
Core Desire: be capable and competent
Core Weakness: avarice
• Feel a lack of inner resources
• Have a grudge over not getting time and space needed
• Response: isolate
Under Stress à 7 (hyperactive & scattered, distracted)
Growth Point à 8 (more self-confident & decisive)
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20. Type 6: Loyal Guardian
Qualities: trustworthy, prepared, likable
Core Fear: fear itself, uncertainty, chaos, no support
Core Desire: have security, support & guidance
Core Weakness: fear/anxiety
• Constant state of apprehension & worry about possible
future events
• Response: internalize anxiety
Under Stress à 3 (competitive & arrogant, keeping busy)
Growth Point à 9 (more relaxed & optimistic, empathetic)
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21. Type 7: Entertaining Optimist
Qualities: fun-loving; spontaneous, extrovert
Core Fear: being incomplete, inferior, limited, bored, sad
Core Desire: be fully satisfied & content
Core Weakness: gluttony
• Pursue stimulating activities to overcome feelings of
inner emptiness
• Response: deny anxiety
Under Stress à 1 (critical, cynical)
Growth Point à 5 (more focused, profound, & accepting)
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22. Type 8: Protective Challenger
Qualities: self-confident, decisive, commanding
Core Fear: being weak, vulnerable, harmed, controlled
Core Desire: protect themselves (and others of injustice)
Core Weakness: lust
• Causes them to push and assert themselves for control
• Response: express anger
Under Stress à 5 (secretive & fearful, withdrawn)
Growth Point à 2 (open-hearted, empathetic &
compassionate)
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23. Type 9: Peaceful Mediator
Qualities: pleasant, laid back, accommodating, receptive
Core Fear: in conflict, loveless, separate, uncomfortable
Core Desire: have inner stability & peace of mind
Core Weakness: sloth
• Resist bringing full selves to all of life
• Response: deny anger
Under Stress à 6 (anxious & worried, testy & defensive)
Growth Point à 3 (self-developing & energetic, take flight)
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24. Type 1: Moral Perfectionist
Qualities: ethical, dedicated, and reliable
Core Fear: being bad, wrong
Core Desire: live the right way & improve the world
Core Weakness: anger (resentment)
• Inner critic
• Response: repress anger
Under Stress à 4 (anger over unfair treatment)
Growth Point à 7 (more enthusiastic, fun, optimistic)
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25. Transformation

26. How to Grow in
Each Type

27. 3 Levels of Development
Degree of self-mastery:
1. Unhealthy: trapped by your behavior & driven by core
fear
2. Average: autopilot – aware but still using control to get our
motivations met
3. Healthy: self-awareness and compassion (self & others)
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28. How to
Grow in
Each Type
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29. Ways to
Get Along
with Each
Type
1: be responsible for your share of responsibilities
2: tell them specifically what you appreciate about them
3: tell them you’re proud of them & affirm who they are, not just
what they do
4: acknowledge and affirm the unique qualities you see in them
5: respect their alone time & be independent
6: be clear and direct
7: give them companionship, affection, & freedom
8: be confident, strong, & direct
9: be patient and know that they need downtime
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30. Thanks! Q&A
Additional resources:
• Enneagram Institute
• Your Enneagram Coach
• Assessment: 9Types
Kristianna George
www.wellnesswithkristianna.com
@wellnesswithkristianna
Kristianna.George@gmail.com