The term "enneagram" has Greek roots, and if you translate it literally, you get "nine figures." This is one of the oldest ways to determine the nature of a person. According to this theory, all people are divided into 9 types of personality. Having learned about the features of his character, a person begins to understand the motivation of his own actions and can adjust his behavior.
Perfectionist, or Reformer
The main principle for such people is the desire for perfection in absolutely everything. Typically, such individuals look confident and calm. Speech is slow, with frequently occurring words: “right” and “wrong”.
According to the Enneagram, this type of personality is constantly self-improving in both personal and professional life. At work, such people show responsibility and always meet deadlines. They never give up halfway. In family relationships, they require honesty from the partner and all members. If the Perfectionist criticizes, then it is better to admit his guilt and try to correct the mistake. After all, this person is terribly afraid to make a mistake, and requires the same behavior from others.
The reformer is not able to delegate authority both at work and at home. For this reason, such people are constantly busy and overworked. From here comes anger and irritation.
Famous representatives of the type: George Bernard Shaw, Hilary Clinton, Harrison Ford, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Confucius.
Helper or Friend
All the behavior, gestures and actions of such people are open. In the company of a person of this type of personality, according to the Enneagram, the partner feels himself the center of the universe. The main value in life for the Friend is the care of the neighbor. These people remember all the details of the life of those around them, they are always interested in how things are.
These qualities also manifest themselves in professional activities. However, work colleagues often use the kindness and reliability of such people.
On the one hand, it may seem that the Helper is a true altruist. In fact, good intentions are caused only by pride, and on a subconscious level, they hope for gratitude.
This type includes: Mother Teresa, John Travolta, Jesus Christ, Melanie Griffith, Princess Diana, Priscilla Presley.
Reach
The third type of personality according to the Enneagram is the most productive and effective. They can do several things at the same time. The main goal of such a person is success in everything. Throughout life, the Achievements set themselves new and new goals and achieve them. They are true workaholics and can work even without sleep and rest. Any failure of such a person leads to stress.
The effectiveness of this person is also manifested in communication with people. They can get along in any team. However, they love competition very much. If a smarter and more successful person is encountered on the path of life, then the Reader asks to teach him everything that the first knows.
In a family, such people are not very emotional, and they show their love through actions, but not through words and tenderness.
These people need public recognition, as they are inherently vain. Over time and with age, understanding comes, and the Achievement is burdened by the feeling that he has lost something, or rather himself. He begins to understand that others do not love him personally, but success.
Bright representatives of the type: David Copperfield, Tom Cruise, Sylvester Stallone, George Washington, Elvis Presley, Oprah Winfrey, Richard Gere.
Romantic, or Maverick
According to the Enneagram, the main thing for people of this type of personality is to stand out from the crowd. They have a mysterious smile and a little sad look. People often think that such people are completely non-contact. However, they are very much afraid of becoming outcasts in the team and love when they communicate with them.
Persons of this type are the most mysterious and emotional. Such a person is afraid to exist without emotions. Almost his whole life goes in search of himself and the meaning of being. But such people know how to share good and bad news with friends. A calm and measured life is not suitable for representatives of this type of personality according to the Enneagram.
The maverick is somewhat shy in communication, and the reason for this is the understanding that he is not like everyone else. This causes constant mood swings.
On an unconscious level, envy drives the Romantics. And it arises against the background of a constant comparison of oneself with others. After satisfying emotions and emotions, the Individualist accepts the features of the first type of personality - the Reformer. At such moments, any task by the Romantic will be performed exceptionally well.
The Mavericks include: Vincent Van Gogh, Nicolas Cage, Michael Jackson, Marcello Mastroianni, Johnny Depp, Edith Piaf, Marlon Brando.
Observer or Thinker
The 5th type of personality according to the Enneagram is a person self-sufficient and able to analyze without unnecessary emotions. When meeting people, it may seem that such people are silent, but if the Thinker realizes that the person they are talking to is interested, the former will be able to answer almost any question.
Such people spend most of their lives thinking and teaching, they just like to accumulate knowledge. An observer, having received a profession, will certainly become a real expert in the selected industry. Because of the ability to analyze everything, such personalities become real strategists. They really do not like surprises and surprises.
Famous personalities of the 5th type of personality according to the Enneagram: Bill Gates, Alfred Hitchcock, Al Pacino, Jules Verne, Agatha Christie.
Skeptic, or Loyalist
Representatives of this type doubt absolutely everything. Therefore, the person who will be nearby will have to constantly make decisions for the Loyalist and pass the test of "strength".
However, the ability to see any situation from several angles allows you to always remain in a balanced state. It is better for such people to choose the work of a financial analyst or security chief, that is, a profession that requires a calculation of all risks.
The 6th type of personality according to the Enneagram is people who always become best friends. They maintain relationships even with those with whom they communicated in kindergarten. Such personalities know how to joke, but in the statements every little thing that is not always pleasant to the interlocutor will be noticed.
Bright representatives of this type are: Mel Gibson, Kim Basinger, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, George W. Bush and Marilyn Monroe.
Enthusiast, Epicurean, or Optimist
The main principle of such people is to live in order to have fun. In the head of such a person there is always a huge number of new plans. An enthusiast is striving for new experiences, but this character trait does not allow him to concentrate on one thing.
Such people speak very quickly, constantly jumping from one topic to another. These are real experts in starting new business, but very often do not finish them to the end. But in any activity they are able to see something new and interesting. Therefore, they can almost infinitely give out new business ideas, but because of the inability to translate everything into life, most of them are experienced within themselves. The epicurean learns quickly, one might say, lacks knowledge on the fly.
Optimists know how to be grateful and generous, but they are very difficult to endure any tragedy, so they just try to not notice the troubles.
Such people need to learn to restrain themselves all their lives and concentrate on one thing.
Famous personalities of this type include: Franklin Roosevelt, Mozart, Jim Carrey, Kevin Klein, Gerard Depardieu, Brad Pitt.
Challenging, or Boss
The description of the personality type according to the Enneagram should begin with the fact that such people want to control everything and despise any weakness in others. However, if someone dares to offend the weak, then the Boss will always defend himself. These are reliable and strong people, honest and self-confident.
Talking to people, the Challenger stands straight and speaks loudly, almost always looking directly into the eyes. The whole look of the Boss "translates" self-confidence. But how else, because these are born leaders! It is these people who most often become leaders or businessmen.
Bosses are full of life and energy. The boss divides everyone around him into “strong” and “weak”. With the first he is always ready to compete and be friends. He does not perceive the “weak”, but if he is a close person, he will definitely take him into custody. For this reason, Boss always has few friends and close people, but he always protects them. Such people do not know how to be content with small things and always achieve the object of desire.
In an unfamiliar environment, the Boss initially pulls back and tries to analyze the situation and those around him. After that, boldly enters the battle, because life is a struggle.
It is very simple to determine the type of person by the Enneagram in life if you analyze the characters of famous people who are on the Challenging list: Napoleon Bonaparte, Frank Sinatra, Donald Trump, Joseph Stalin, Saddam Hussein, Mao Zedong, Nikita Khrushchev.
Peacemaker
It seems to others that it is simply impossible to quarrel with a type of personality according to the Enneagram. These are really friendly and calm people. They cannot stand conflicts at all and try to maintain harmony in all areas of life. They easily converge with others and are often a conciliatory side in disputes. If it is not possible to resolve the conflict, then such a person simply detaches himself from the problem.
Friendliness and calmness prevent the Peacemaker from defending his opinion, since this person most often puts his desires and needs below the interests of others.
Despite all this, Peacekeepers are very stubborn and will not allow themselves to be controlled. It’s hard for them to understand themselves, they cannot understand their needs. The main problem of the Peacemaker is the reluctance to leave the comfort zone. Such people need to learn to formulate their opinions and become decisive. Peacekeepers must realize that problems themselves cannot be resolved.
Representatives of this type are: Ronald Reagan, Kevin Costner, Mahatma Gandhi, Dalai Lama, Queen Elizabeth II, Abraham Lincoln.
Conclusion
Defining your own personality type is very easy if you use the Enneagram. For this, you do not need to have a psychological and sociological education. The test allows you to determine the type of personality, identify character traits, its strengths and weaknesses. This knowledge will help to correct behavior in a particular situation, to achieve harmony with the inner and outer world.