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by Richard Rohr & Andreas Ebert
'The Enneagram: A Christian perspective' is exactly that! It's a very helpful explanation of the Enneagram system from a Christian viewpoint. It doesn't have the useful questionnaires that some of the other books do, but it has helpful descriptions of each of the nine types, particularly from the viewpoint of likely churchmanship, preferred styles of prayer and worship, and so on, as well as more general descriptions.
A little heavy in places, and it would be hard to follow if someone knew nothing about the Enneagram in advance, but recommended for anyone wanting to reconcile this fascinating personality system with Christian belief.
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To print a copy of an Free Enneagram ebook
The study of the Nine Temperaments is called the Enneagram and is described in the free ebook listed above. The Enneagram types (Temperaments) are not made up of lists of character traits, but are founded in a person's core values. Each Temperament represents what that person considers something very important to their life such as power, security, harmony, knowledge, fulfillment, i.e.
Your Temperament enables you to make a valuable contributions to your life; but it also causes you to neglect other values, creating a psychological ‘blind spot” for you. This is why, if you: “KEEP DOING WHAT YOU BEEN DOING, YOU WILL CONTINUE TO GET WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN GETTING.” Index of More Articles about Leadership
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It's EQ, Not IQ, That Will Make You More
So much credit is given to those that are smart or have an intelligence for success. But what if I told you it was EQ, not IQ, that led to that success? It was the fact that he died a very poor man.
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It's unfair, really, that such a great man never enjoyed financial stability, but according to the biography I read it was his own fault.
While Tesla's main focus was always on discovery, he often neglected to ensure he would gain financially from his inventions.
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Now, that may sound noble, to give and not worry about receiving, but in later life Nikola Tesla was often halted from continuing the research he loved by lack of funds.
Had he merely secured patents and royalties on each of his inventions as he went along, instead of selling them for smaller one time sums or allowing others to take them, he would never have run out of money.
While Nikola Tesla was arguably one of the most intelligent individuals ever to have lived in terms of IQ, it was his EQ that routinely stopped him from achieving his goals. WHAT IS EQ? EQ is emotional intelligence. Now before you think this is going to be just another discussion on the basics of self motivation or building your self esteem, I want you to realize something. Your emotional intelligence or EQ can have a greater impact on your life or business success than your IQ ever will. There are real world, specific, business functions that require the use of emotional intelligence, AND they can have a large impact on your profits. Emotional intelligence begins with you and stems out to others you are involved with. It requires understanding, self-control, responsibility, and optimism, but some of it's rewards are the increased ability to influence, communicate with, and inspire others. Perhaps now you can see how your EQ directly influences your bottom line. BASIC ASPECTS OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE There are both personal and social competencies involved with emotional intelligence. Self awareness, self regulation, and motivation make up the major aspects of personal EQ, while empathy and other social skills make up the social element. However, it's more important at this point to understand what developing your emotional intelligence can do for you and your business than to breakdown the science of it. WHAT A HIGHER EQ CAN DO FOR YOU What are some of the common difficulties associated with running your business? *getting the most out of the time you invest in it *constantly motivating yourself and others you work with *making sales One aspect of emotional intelligence deals with identifying and building around your individual strengths, knowing your limits, and staying confident. Does it make sense to work at a job you're not good at? Of course not, but how often are you stuck doing a task better left to another individual who is more capable? Ever wonder how much further you could take your business if you could focus more of your time on the aspects of it you most enjoy and are the best at? Would there be less difficulty in staying motivated if you could do this? What if you could do the same for others who work for you or are in your downline? Can you imagine the results? What if you could relate better to your potential customers? Don't you think having a better understanding of their emotions and their needs would in turn increase your sales? After all, isn't your business based on filling a need? And aren't sales accomplished by appealing to people's emotions and presenting them with the benefits they will receive? YOU CAN INCREASE YOUR EQ Fortunately, your EQ is something that can be improved. You CAN learn emotional intelligence. As with anything, it simply requires your attention and study. This means that anyone can develop their EQ, and succeed with their desired goals, regardless of their IQ. EQ is a greater factor in business and personal success than IQ ever will be. The story of Nikola Tesla mentioned above is but one example. I'm sure we all know of others we don't consider to be all that smart that have achieved financial success, too. Ever wondered how they really did it? Was it just dumb luck? Or did they have EQ that made up for a lack of IQ? Emotional Intelligence, while not discussed by many, has a direct impact on our personal, social, and business lives whether we embrace the concept or not. Emotions are part of us, and in fact are our only tools for understanding and relating to others. Gaining a better understanding of and developing our EQ can only be beneficial to all of us.
The Red Trangle in the above image points to the ASSERTIVE TEMPERAMENTS which move against their feelings. They are:
Temperament 3 – The members of this Temperament are aggressive against ANY feelings that may interfere with achievement or success. Feelings are put on hold while the task is accomplished. The problem is that they are rarely dealt with because there's always another task and another reason to not deal with them. Feelings simply get in the way and are unimportant to the goal. Image is preferred over feeling (in other words, they knows what feelings should look like and may even portray behavior that mimics appropriate feelings, but may not genuinely experience the feelings themselves). We call members of this Temperament - Achiever – Performers. Temperament Three examples are: Oprah Winfrey, Tom Cruise, Tiger Woods, Lance Armstrong, and Bill Clinton. These people are attracted to and value productivity, industry, and competence. They envision making the world more productive, organized, efficient, and smooth running. They see the universe as chaos and want to really make it a cosmos, a harmonious and orderly system.
Temperament 7 – The members of this Temperament are aggressive against NEGATIVE feelings. There's a constant effort to buoy life to the positive and pleasurable. An attitude of entitlement to the good things in life can sometimes be perceived. Reframing or putting a positive spin on life is a way of keeping any bad feelings from surfacing. Thinking is preferred over feeling. We call members of this Temperament - Visionary – Optimists. Temperament Seven examples are: Robin Williams, Steve Jobs, Tom Hanks, Anthony Quinn, and Terry Bradshaw. These people want to enjoy life and experience all its possibilities. They value joy and variety. They envision making the world a more delightful place to live.
Temperament 8 – The members of this Temperament are aggressive against exposing SOFT feelings. Feelings leave them with a sense of vulnerability. The soft underbelly is left exposed for people to take advantage of which goes against the desire to be strong. Feelings can aggressively be denied to the point of not even being noticed, in the self as well as in others. Doing is preferred over feeling. We call members of this Temperament - Challenger – Protectors. Temperament Eight examples are: Martin Luther King, Jr., FDR, Sean Connery, Donald Trump, and John Wayne. These people want to live life fully and freely. They are attracted to, appreciate, and effectively use power. They envision using their strength to influence others and bring about a more just world where power and resources are equitably distributed.
Temperament Two examples are: Bill Cosby, Alan Alda, Nancy Reagan, Dolly Parton, and Pat Boone. These people want to know they are loving. They want to nurture others and foster relationships. They value and are attracted to love. They envision making the world a more loving place to live.
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Temperament Seven examples are: Robin Williams, Steve Jobs, Tom Hanks, Anthony Quinn, and Terry Bradshaw. These people want to enjoy life and experience all its possibilities. They value joy and variety. They envision making the world a more delightful place to live.
Temperament Nine examples are: Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan, Abraham Lincoln, Jimmy Stewart, Carl Jung, and Dwight Eisenhower. These people want to feel at one with others and at home in the universe. They value peace, harmony, and unity. They envision making the world a more harmonious, ecumenical, and comfortable place to live for everyone.
We use numbers to designate each of the Temperament Types because numbers are value neutral. They imply the whole range of attitudes and behaviors of each Temperament without specifying anything either positive or negative.
The numerical ranking of the Types is not significant. A larger number is no better than a smaller number.
No Temperament Type is inherently better or worse than any other. While all the Temperament Types have unique assets and liabilities, some Types are often more desirable than others in our society.
You may not be happy with your particular Type. You may feel that your Type is “limited" in some way. As you learn more about all the Types, you will see that just as each has unique capacities, each has different “limits.”
People do not change from one basic Temperament Type to another. Some Types are more valued in our society than others; it is because of the qualities that society rewards, not because of any superior value of those Types.
The descriptions of the Temperament Types apply equally to males and females, since no Type is inherently masculine or feminine. Not everything in the description of your basic Type will apply to you all the time because you fluctuate constantly.
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Index of Articles about the Visionary - Optimist
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