EP235: Live Enneagram Typing Session, Making Anything Happen—Including Happiness with RT Custer (Enneagram 3)

When I first met RT Custer, I thought he might have been an 8. So, I thought it would be fun to bring him on the show and do another live Enneagram typing session—an audience favorite. <br /><br />RT Custer is the CEO and Co-Founder of Vortic Watch Company where they take one-of-a-kind pocket watches and turn them into a Vortic wristwatch. He is also the CRO of Carter & Custer, and the Co-Host of the Products Worth Talking About podcast. <br /><br />RT is a high achiever. He is running multiple successful businesses, but that’s okay, he’s up for it. RT is a 3, the Competitive Achiever. He has the desire to be seen and influence people above all else.<br /><br />On this episode of The Leadership Formula, RT shares how his small company engaged in a legal battle with a Goliath-sized company and came out on top and why that victory was so important to him. He walks us through his penchant for individual sports and why he prefers the war story over the medal. <br /><br />He also describes some conflicts he’s had in his relationship with his wife who is also a 3. We explore where the clashes come in for their relationship, why things break down, and how RT can lean in to his 2 and 4 wings for more connection and internal significance in his relationships. <br /><br />Listen in to understand what characterizes a Social 3 like RT, and how he can learn to leverage his Enneagram growth number to develop more strategic plans (and avoid burnout) for the long game as a business owner, partner, and parent. ​​<br /><br />What You Will Learn<br /><br />The 2 ways 3s and 8s can look alike and how to tell them apart <br />The source of conflict in a 3 with a 3 relationship and lean into their wings to overcome conflict <br />Why 3s need to lean into their 2 wing to avoid a path of wrecked relationships<br />What happens to 3s when winning becomes empty and why they're so hard to pull back from the edge<br />How 3s can lean into their growth number for endurance for the long game<br />How 3s can use the gifts of the 4 for overall