How the Enneagram Can Help Us Grow
This post highlights just a few of the (many) ways the Enneagram can help us grow!
In the next post, we’ll explore how understanding and applying the Enneagram can benefit each type.
For the sake of these graphics, the lines are straight and succinct. However, let’s all imagine squiggly lines with peaks and valleys and lots of uncertainty along the way. Growth is a long, winding process. There’s no expectation that it’s easy, linear, or exact, and there’s no expectation that you’ll always find yourself moving “forward.” There’s space to be wherever you are here.
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The Enneagram can help with...
Developing Self-Awareness
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Lack of awareness of what’s motivating you and why certain things are so important to you
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A new sense of self-awareness & understanding, plus the curiosity you need to continue to observe yourself
The Enneagram can help with...
Increasing Empathy
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Not understanding why people do what they do
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Increased empathy & compassion for others
The Enneagram can help with...
Easing Communication
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Frequent conflict & miscommunication stemming from the tendency to apply your motivation to others’ behavior
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Improved communication because you’re able to see different perspectives & release assumptions
The Enneagram can help with...
Noticing Patterns
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Frustration around being stuck in the same patterns and feeling unable to step out of them
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Noticing the patterns that are keeping you stuck & developing new patterns over time
The Enneagram can help with...
Seeing Goodness
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Thinking that what comes easily to you is easy for everyone & devaluing your natural strengths OR Devaluing anyone who is different from you
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Seeing that everyone has different strengths, and all are valuable, helpful, and necessary in their own way
The Enneagram can help with...
Experiencing Compassionate Change
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Feeling stuck in self-criticism, agitation, or the constant push to “grow,” and ignoring your own internal processes along the way
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Accessing self-compassion, patience, and freedom because you know that growth is open-ended and not always linear – you expect yourself to ebb and flow, trusting that you’re on the right path for YOU
The Enneagram can help with... so much more!
How have you used the Enneagram in your life? How has the Enneagram helped you? Let me know here on Instagram.
Want to explore more about the Enneagram and how to apply the Enneagram to your everyday life? My book, Enneagram in Real Life, provides you with a step-by-step guide to use the Enneagram as a practical tool for self-discovery, self-awareness, curiosity, and relational wholeness.
