The Enneagram and Self Talk - a podcast by Denee King

We touch a bit on how world-views that are represented in Spiral Dynamics, a collective view, affect how each Enneagram number, our personal reactions and motivations. While our personality type is not determined by world view, it is certainly influenced by it. This is why two people with the same Enneagram number can seem so very different when their world views are different. 

So….let’s talk about Self-Talk. No one is a better representation of positive self-talk than Mohammed Ali. “I am the Greatest” was his motto. But on another podcast a woman, who is very well regarded in the media and has a list of credentials a mile long, was trying figure out her number. She made the comment in an interview that she “just didn’t want to be an 8.”

Why? Where did she get the idea that there was anything wrong with being an Enneagram 8? Who told her being an 8 was anything less than perfect?

In the beginning of the biblical narrative the story of Adam and Eve introduces the elements of Fear and Shame. They realized they were naked and tried to hide from God. God asked them “who told you you were naked?” Whether you believe this story of Adam and Eve actually happened or you take it as a metaphorical story, the greater message is the point. 

#1. WHO told you that you were NAKED. In other words, whose voice are you listening to?