The Pendulum Learning Curve, Part 2 Emotional Mastery by Embodying all Nine Enneagram Types Being human means that at times, your feelings could be hurt, you could be upset about how or why someone did what they did, or life throws a curve ball at you that’s upsetting. In my last blog, I mentioned that Read More
The Pendulum Learning Curve, Part 1 I’ve witnessed it so many times that I’ve given it a name — The Pendulum Learning Curve. The most common pendulum pattern I’ve seen is around anger, especially in people who are “spiritual.” They often say, “I’m not an angry person; I want to keep the peace so I’ll Read More
Building Trust Wherever people gather, in companies, families, partnerships of any kind and even in spiritual and religious organizations, people will be people. That means the “human drama” will exist. The challenge is for each person to have the ability to observe themselves, their reactions to others especially those they may perceive as challenging, to Read More
Who’s the Me I Want to Be? Here’s another way to answer the question, “I know my type; now what?” EnneaMotion gave me the flexibility and ability to respond in new ways outside my comfort zone. AND, how we respond to life’s challenges does not have to be based on type. I started to ask Read More
I know my type. Now what? Yes, I used to hear that a lot. In the early days of the Enneagram Monthly, we were sort of the hub of all news Enneagram. We embraced all the schools of thought as well as independent thinkers, poetry, book and movie reviews, new theories, research and more. People Read More
These are simple exercises that can work to increase your emotional and physical intelligence. Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence is having the ability to respond in a way that is emotionally appropriate. We all have a comfort range which contains our most common and habitual responses. Emotional intelligence includes the ability to be emotionally flexible so Read More
Note: This article is an excerpt from the August 1997 issue of the Enneagram Monthly. Long before the Enneagram was an established personality typology system, it was common knowledge that there was a connection between the body and the mind. Thousands of years ago, the Chinese developed Chi Kung, a movement meditation practice that energized Read More
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had this experience. Someone asks what I do, and if my answer includes something about teaching emotional intelligence, they respond by crossing their arms and saying, “Are you telling me I’m emotionally stupid?” The answer of course, is “Of course not!” (Besides, that’s not for me to Read More
Get this quick start on the 9 Enneagram types. Learn about each type at a glance and how they are useful at different times. Find out if you have the range, ability and flexibility to move between the types…that’s Emotional Intelligence!