EP282: {SPECIAL SERIES} Being an Enneagram Six—The Good, Beautiful, Hard and Ugly of the Loyalist
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Everyone needs an Enneagram 6 in their lives. 6s are trustworthy and team-team oriented, and their need for certainty means they recognize risk and ask important questions. But the Loyal...
show more6s are trustworthy and team-team oriented, and their need for certainty means they recognize risk and ask important questions.
But the Loyal Skeptic’s worst-case scenario planning can also be a curse, tipping their healthy doubt into paralyzing fear territory.
On this episode of The Leadership Formula, I offer an overview of the Enneagram 6, explaining why they value security and belonging, yet struggle to trust others.
I discuss how a 6’s fear of being unprepared can lead to irrational overthinking and describe how they can lean on their wings to gain perspective and see the good in people.
Listen in to understand why projection is a 6’s go-to defense mechanism and learn how a Loyalist can leverage their Enneagram lines to take inspired action and deeply connect with others.
What You Will Learn
How the Loyal Skeptic is team-oriented and motivated by a need for certainty
Why Enneagram 6s ask a lot of questions (and how that is received by other types)
The difference between a loyal, courageous, healthy 6 and an anxious, fearful, unhealthy one
Why Enneagram 6s value security and belonging yet struggle to trust others
The challenge a 6 faces in finding the balance between healthy doubt and paralyzing fear
How a 6’s fear of being unprepared can lead to irrational overthinking
Why 6s see the world as a dangerous place where others act in their own self-interest
What triggers an Enneagram 6 and why projection is their go-to defense mechanism
The role faith plays in helping a 6 surrender to the process and see the good in others
How a 6 can lean on their 5 wing for perspective and borrow optimism from their 7 wing
How a 6 can use their lines to take action and connect deeply with others
How a 6’s instinctual response to life makes them warm, intimidating or dutiful
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Resources
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