EP179: The Anatomy of Your Enneagram Type: The Enneagram TWO—Getting to the Heart of the Matter

Do you operate from your heart center? Are you motivated by the need to be liked and appreciated? Do you have a gift for anticipating the needs of others? <br /><br />Then you might be an Enneagram 2, otherwise known as the Considerate Helper.<br /><br />At their best, 2s are unconditionally supportive, offering the gift of humility to themselves and the world.<br /><br />But when Enneagram 2s are over-giving from a place of fear, when they’re attached to the outcome, they run the risk of getting burned out and resentful.<br /><br />On this episode of The Leadership Formula, I walk you through the anatomy of the Enneagram 2, describing how their characteristic self-sacrifice can either serve as a superpower or their kryptonite.<br /><br />I explain how 2s can lean into their 1 and 3 wings in the decision-making process, setting healthy boundaries and freeing up their time to stretch into their growth number 4, the Individualist.<br /><br />Listen in to understand how over-giving pushes the 2 into an unhealthy, reactionary stress number 8 and find out how the Considerate Helper serves others even better when they make time to honor themselves.<br /> <br />What You Will Learn <br /> <br />How Enneagram 2s are motivated by the need to be liked and appreciated<br />What the Enneagram 2’s self-sacrifice looks like coming from a healthy vs. unhealthy place<br />The Enneagram 2s gift for anticipating the needs of others <br />How a 2 can discern when they’re giving from a place of love and compassion vs. giving to get<br />What it looks like when a 2 loses touch with their own needs and desires<br />How 2s can leverage their 1 and 3 wings in decision-making to set healthy boundaries<br />What it looks like when a 2 starts to say no to the people in their life<br />How freeing up their time allows Enneagram 2s to stretch into their growth number 4 (the Individualist)<br />Why Enneagram 2s move into an unhealthy 8 when they’re over-giving<br />How the self-preservation, one-to-one and social subtypes influence the 2<br />