[[Mentoring]] tags:: #note/thing | #on/cbt | #on/personality people:: #people/ianmorgancron Lon Setnik dates:: 2022-09-26 *The 9 basic personality types as defined by the book.* This reminds me of colors in the course I took, or other personality types. It's kind of like the 7 basic stories of the world, and how [[We see the world in stories]]." It is a description of 9 personality types: ## The Nine Enneagram Type Descriptions Click on any of the titles below to read detailed descriptions about each of the nine Enneagram types.  --- ![[The Improver]] --- ## [2](https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-2) [THE HELPER](https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-2) The Caring, Interpersonal Type: Demonstrative, Generous, People-Pleasing, and Possessive --- ## [3](https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-3) [T](https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-3)[HE ACHIEVER](https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-3) The Success-Oriented, Pragmatic Type: Adaptive, Excelling, Driven, and Image-Conscious --- ## [4](https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-4) [THE INDIVIDUALIST](https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-4) The Sensitive, Withdrawn Type: Expressive, Dramatic, Self-Absorbed, and Temperamental --- ## [5](https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-5) [THE INVESTIGATOR](https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-5) The Intense, Cerebral Type: Perceptive, Innovative, Secretive, and Isolated --- ## [6](https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-6) [THE LOYALIST](https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-6) The Committed, Security-Oriented Type: Engaging, Responsible, Anxious, and Suspicious --- ## [7](https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-7) [THE ENTHUSIAST](https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-7) The Busy, Fun-Loving Type: Spontaneous, Versatile, Distractible, and Scattered --- ## [8](https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-8) [THE CHALLENGER](https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-8) The Powerful, Dominating Type: Self-Confident, Decisive, Willful, and Confrontational --- ## [9 THE PEACEMAKER](https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-9) The Easygoing, Self-Effacing Type: Receptive, Reassuring, Agreeable, and Complacent why does it matter I'm the improver or the reformer, the problem with this personality type is that we are always looking for others to change. If we can focus on being present and being happy, giving appreciation when we want to give advice, we can tame our [[Advice Monster]] and work with others to improve their [[wellness]] ### What would the opposite argument be? ## Sources: [[The Story of You]]