The assessment can only be so accurate, but it was reading this book that not only convinced me I was a Nine, but showed me things about myself that may have been blind spots before.įor example, I read that “Nines so value feeling comfortable and tranquil, maintaining the status quo, and preserving connections with others that they set aside their own viewpoints and aspirations to merge with those of others.” Excuse me a moment while my whole life flashes before my eyes and I realize how many times I have done this, even in small ways. It also assumes you know yourself better than a questionnaire. The book takes you through each Enneagram number – its healthy and unhealthy parts, how those parts play out in relationships and work, and includes tips for spiritual transformation. If you are an Enneagram newbie, The Road Back to You, by Ian Cron and Suzanne Stabile is a good place to start.

It shows you the box you are already in and how to get out of it.” I wasn’t totally sold on either result until I read The Road Back to You and, in particular, the chapter on 9s… I took the assessment twice and typed as a 2 the first time and a 9 the second. Though I consider myself sort of a personality assessment junkie, the Enneagram is by far my favorite. If there is a whole category of people who can relate to how I think, act, and connect to others, I feel a lot more free to be myself. Not because I think we should put ourselves in a box, or let a test dictate who we are or explain how we act, but because they have always had a way of making me feel less isolated. Name a personality test and I have probably taken it. If you are an Enneagram newbie, The Road Back to You, by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile, is a good place to start.

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