Dec 7, 2017
A lot
of listeners have reached out asking “how do I figure out my type?”
And though I would love to give the
answer, the truth is it can be
very difficult to figure out one’s Enneagram number. You are the
only one who can truly determine your own Enneagram number because
only you can identify the underlying motivation that drives the way
you view the world. The real determining factor is not what you do,
but rather why
you do it. And, frankly,
sometimes that can take a lot of internal work. In fact, I can’t
tell you how many people have told me they thought they were one
number, but after really doing their work, figured out they had
misidentified themselves. With so many variables it’s easy to
do.
So, I
often tell people that the best way to learn the Enneagram or to
figure out your number is through the narrative. Read about the
Enneagram, attend an Enneagram conference, and listen to others
share their stories. It's truly the best way to distinguish between
the nuances of each type.
And
this week on Typology, our guest Claire Diaz-Ortiz shares her
story. Listen as Claire tells us about her life as it relates
to the Enneagram. For years she's been seeing her life through the
lens of an Enneagram One. But, is she truly an Enneagram One? Stay
tuned through the end of the show as we leave her with some food
for thought.
Claire
Diaz-Ortiz (@claire) is an author, speaker and Silicon Valley
innovator who was an early employee at Twitter. Named one of the100
Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company, she holds an MBA
and other degrees from Stanford and Oxford and has been featured
widely in print and broadcast media. She writes a popular business
blog at ClaireDiazOrtiz.com and is the award-winning author of eight books that have
been published in more than a dozen countries.