The Road Back to You: Enneagram Types

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Perfectionist (#1)

• Motivated by a desire to live the right way, improve the world, and avoid fault & blame.
• Ethical, dedicated, and reliable.

Helper (#2)

• Motivated by a need to be loved and needed, and to avoid acknowledging their own needs.
• Warm, caring, and giving.

Performer (#3)

• Motivated by a need to be (or to appear to be) successful and avoid failure.
• Success-oriented, image-conscious, and wired for productivity.

Romantic (#4)

• Motivated by a need to be understood, experience their feelings, and avoid being ordinary.
• Creative, sensitive, and moody.

Investigator (#5)

• Motivated by a need to gain knowledge, conserve energy, and avoid relying on others.
• Analytical, detached, and private.

Loyalist (#6)

• Motivated by fear and the need for security.
• Committed, practical, and witty, and are worst-case-scenario thinkers.

Enthusiast (#7)

• Motivated by a need to be happy, to plan stimulating experiences, and to avoid pain.
• Fun, spontaneous, and adventurous.

Challenger (#8)

• Motivated by a need to be strong and avoid feeling weak or vulnerable.
• Commanding, intense, and confrontational.

Peacemaker (#9)

• Motivated by a need to keep the peace, merge with others, and avoid conflict.
• Pleasant, diplomatic, and accommodating.

Gut

• When encountering life, the first reaction is to DO something.
• Tendency to act before thinking.
• Anger is always waiting beneath the surface.
• Challenger, Perfectionist, and Peacemaker are gut types.

Heart

• When encountering life, the first reaction is to FEEL something.
• Tendency to be overly emotional.
• Shame is always waiting beneath the surface.
• Romantic, Performer, and Helper are heart types.

Head

• When encountering life, the first reaction is to THINK and PLAN.
• Tendency to overthink most things.
• Fear is always waiting beneath the surface.
• Investigator, Loyalist, and Enthusiast are head types.