#enneagram #lordoftherings #personalitytypes After a recent trip to beautiful New Zealand, I felt compelled to finally do an enneagram typology with characters from Lord of the Rings. My goal was to highlight the personality traits of every enneagram type (including the wings/subtypes), and I was far less concerned with finding the one perfect enneagram type for each character as that may have left some enneagram types with multiple character matches, while other enneagram types may not...

Are you more influenced by the logical thoughts of the head? Are you more swayed by the emotions of the heart? Or do you primarily take action based on your gut instincts?  We obviously need all three to be the best version of ourselves, but we each have a tendency to rely on one or two more than the other. In this video, I'll explain the enneagram theory of the "Triadic Self" and how each enneagram type has a unique flow of processing information and making decisions. These triads create the...

It can be incredibly difficult to find your #enneagram type, and roughly 60% of people mistype themselves the first time. So since #myersbriggs is so popular, and far easier to find your type, I thought it would be helpful to give folks a starting point based on some surface level similarities between each Myers-Briggs type and one Enneagram type that best corresponds to their personality traits. And before you say it (looking at you my snarky 5s and bullish 8s), I fully understand and agree...

Enneagram personality type nine, aka "the peacemaker." Here's a roadmap of everything I'll cover in this type overview: 0:00 Introduction 1:23 Key Personality Traits 3:32 Childhood Experience 5:41 Wings 10:29 Integration & Disintegration 12:28 Instincts 17:06 Triads 20:10 Tips for Personal Growth 22:18 Bonus “Spirit” Topics Subscribe to YGAT ►https://www.youtube.com/c/YouveGotaType Learn the Essentials - Enneagram 101...

Enneagram personality type eight, aka "the challenger." Here's a roadmap of everything I'll cover in this type overview: 0:00 Introduction 1:15 Key Personality Traits 3:52 Childhood Experience 6:08 Wings 10:30 Integration & Disintegration 12:08 Instincts 18:11 Triads 21:36 Tips for Personal Growth 24:36 Bonus “Spirit” Topics Subscribe to YGAT ►https://www.youtube.com/c/YouveGotaType Learn the Essentials - Enneagram 101...

Enneagram personality type seven, aka "the enthusiast." Here's a roadmap of everything I'll cover in this type overview: 0:00 Introduction 1:15 Key Personality Traits 3:33 Childhood Experience 5:15 Wings 9:15 Integration & Disintegration 11:00 Instincts 16:13 Triads 19:40 Tips for Personal Growth 22:02 Bonus “Spirit” Topics Subscribe to YGAT ►https://www.youtube.com/c/YouveGotaType Learn the Essentials - Enneagram 101...

Enneagram personality type six, aka "the loyalist." Here's a roadmap of everything I'll cover in this type overview: 0:00 Introduction 1:17 Key Personality Traits 3:54 Childhood Experience 6:40 Wings 10:50 Integration & Disintegration 12:07 Instincts 17:55 Triads 21:21 Tips for Personal Growth 25:24 Bonus “Spirit” Topics Subscribe to YGAT ►https://www.youtube.com/c/YouveGotaType Learn the Essentials - Enneagram 101...

Enneagram personality type five, aka "the investigator." Here's a roadmap of everything I'll cover in this type overview: 0:00 Introduction 1:15 Key Personality Traits 3:40 Childhood Experience 5:50 Wings 8:51 Integration & Disintegration 10:18 Instincts 15:26 Triads 17:45 Tips for Personal Growth 20:07 Bonus “Spirit” Topics Subscribe to YGAT ►https://www.youtube.com/c/YouveGotaType Learn the Essentials - Enneagram 101...

Enneagram personality type four, aka "the individualist." Here's a roadmap of everything I'll cover in this type overview: 0:00 Introduction 1:15 Key Personality Traits 3:40 Childhood Experience 5:53 Wings 9:45 Integration & Disintegration 11:30 Instincts 16:45 Triads 20:53 Tips for Personal Growth 25:00 Bonus “Spirit” Topics Subscribe to YGAT ►https://www.youtube.com/c/YouveGotaType Learn the Essentials - Enneagram 101...

Enneagram personality type three, aka "the achiever." Here's a roadmap of everything I'll cover in this type overview: 0:00 Introduction 1:15 Key Personality Traits 3:55 Childhood Experience 6:05 Wings 9:52 Integration & Disintegration 11:40 Instincts 17:55 Triads 23:18 Tips for Personal Growth 26:46 Bonus “Spirit” Topics Subscribe to YGAT ►https://www.youtube.com/c/YouveGotaType Learn the Essentials - Enneagram 101...

Enneagram personality type two, aka "The Helper." Here's a roadmap of everything I'll cover in this type overview: 0:00 Introduction 1:15 Key Personality Traits 3:50 Childhood Experience 6:00 Wings 10:50 Integration & Disintegration 12:45 Instincts 18:15 Triads 21:10 Tips for Personal Growth 23:50 Bonus “Spirit” Topics Subscribe to YGAT ►https://www.youtube.com/c/YouveGotaType Learn the Essentials - Enneagram 101...

Enneagram personality type one, aka "the reformer."  Here's a roadmap of everything I'll cover in this type overview: 0:00 Introduction 1:15 Key Personality Traits 4:20 Childhood Experience 6:40 Wings 9:15 Integration & Disintegration 11:25 Instincts 17:50 Triads 20:45 Tips for Personal Growth 24:35 Bonus “Spirit” Topics Subscribe to YGAT on YouTube ►https://www.youtube.com/c/YouveGotaType Learn the Essentials - Enneagram 101...

This is a complete overview of all the major aspects of Enneagram Personality Type One, also known as "The Reformer." 0:00 Introduction 1:13 Major Personality Traits 4:00 Childhood Experience 5:30 Wings 8:12 Disintegration & Integration 8:56 Self-Preservation Instinct 10:44 Social Instinct 12:37 Sexual Instinct 14:41 Triads 16:30 Levels of Health 19:11 Practices for Personal Growth 22:50 Spirit Animal, Country, Famous Types 23:37 Conclusion & Quote

Did you know each enneagram type has a unique pattern of child-parent relationships? In this episode, I'll cover the general patterns each type follows in regards to how they related to their maternal & paternal figures as children. Please note: I'll discuss these patters in broad terms of health and disfunction. If I say something like "Type 1s felt disconnected from their fathers" please do not take that to mean your father was a bad person or that you and your father did/do not have...

Each enneagram type tends to experience a unique childhood pattern. In the second part of this two-part series, I'll describe what Types 6-9 tend to experience when they're children and how that shapes their present day personalities. 

Each enneagram type tends to experience a unique childhood pattern. In part one of this two-part series, I'll describe what Types 1-5 tend to experience when they're children and how that shapes their present day personalities. 

Welcome to You've Got a Type - a podcast dedicated to all things Enneagram! As your host, Colton Simmons, I'd like to give you a brief introduction to the show, to myself, and give you a wee bit of a disclaimer before the Enneagram takes us on a rather...intense journey towards self-awareness, and eventually, self-acceptance.  Ready? Let's get into it! ]]>

If you've stumbled onto this podcast, then chances are you've heard about the Enneagram as a personality assessment.  Well, truth be told, the Enneagram isn't actually focused on your personality. So before we dive into the deep end of the enneagram pool, let's clarify what the Enneagram actually is in this brief episode.  ]]>

There are three names you'll hear over and over again when it comes to the question of "Who created the enneagram?" But I'd like to introduce a fourth name...the often forgotten, overlooked, or disputed founder of the Enneagram.  Ready to find out who I'm talking about? Let's get into it! ]]>

There are several key terms you need to know before diving into the actual Enneagram personality types themselves. In this episode, I'll briefly cover:  Instincts Primary Personality Types Wings Direction of Integration Direction of Disintegration. Don't let the dense terminology fool you! These concepts are extremely easy to grasp and are essential for understanding the ways in which each Type functions. ]]>

Alright, here's your fly over view of the 9 Enneagram Personality Types.  It's a mix of dense Enneagram terminology, and total fluff. But if you're curious about any of these topics, then get ready for a doozy of an episode.  I'll cover each enneagram type's: Core Desire Core Fear Movements of Integration & Disintegration Triads Spirit Animal Spirit Country Celebrities  Whew...you ready? Let's get into it! ]]>

The Enneagram, much like Red Bull, gives you wiiiings. Your wing is a key component of your personality type, and it may be the reason why you feel so different than your friends that say they're the same type as you... ]]>

Instincts, or Instinctual Variants, or just Variants as some call them. Translation: Welcome to some of the convoluted enneagram terminology, friends! Whatever you call them (I prefer "Instincts") they are the most superficial level of who you are. Superficial meaning the top-most-layer, not unimportant. These instincts guide your decision making from the minute you wake up, so you best know 'em! Ready? Let's get into it! ]]>

Did you know that there are actually three different Enneagram Triads? Yup! There are actually three triads each with three groups made up of three Enneagram Types that describe three different groups of behaviors. Whew, lots of three-ing today. The Enneagram Triads we'll cover are: The Triad Centers The Harmonic Triad The Hornevian Triad Ready to get down with the Triads? And I don't mean that Chinese crime syndicate...although that would be a riveting podcast episode. Anyway, let's...

This is most likely the only Enneagram triad you've heard of (if you've heard of any of them at all). It is comprised of the: Head Heart Gut And guess what? You have a primary Triad Center that determines how you interpret & interact with your environment every day. It's also what I call our "chief bias" in life. But more on that later... Ready for some foundational Enneagram insight? Let's get into it! ]]>