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President Obama Speaks on Education, Highlights Enneagram Arrows

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I wrote this on the heels of this speech by President Obama on Enneagram Examiner. At the time, many didn’t think he was an Enneagram 9, I was trying to make my point about the diplomat in his speeches. I add this on the new site, because I want to remember a time of President Obama and how the Enneagram played a part of knowing his motivations. Enjoy.

September 2009

If you haven’t seen President Obama’s speech, you’ve missed a good one. As the right-wing pundits wanted you to think his speech was on the border of being—“acts of evil” as they called it, it turned out to be a simple speech, devoted to helping kids, levels Kindergarten to 12-grade, sees pass the now—and into the future of America. [Read more…] about President Obama Speaks on Education, Highlights Enneagram Arrows

Enneagram Relationships: The Nonconformist and Theorist

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Some of the coolest types in Hollywood or characters on the big screen have been the Four/Five pairing. But how can you spot them? Well, let’s look at the core type characteristics.

If you think of the relationship of Harry Potter and Severus Snape you would see it as a very unique and interesting partnership. Though, they are not a real couple (only in Slash Fandom), we can learn a lot from our favorite characters that we love so much. There are many famous couples who tend to pair up over and over again—you can tell just by the interaction of the couple, the way they argue and make-up or the sheer drama of the everyday. We are going to take a look at famous couples to find out why they are a couple? Why they stay together and what makes these personality types, stand the test of time in the Enneagram world. [Read more…] about Enneagram Relationships: The Nonconformist and Theorist

Barack Obama, the Diplomat: Negotiates Like Second Skin

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I wanted to add this to my Enneagram Life blog post again as I restart my blog. Barack Obama had a one-on-one interview with CNN’s GPS commentator Fareed Zakaria who asked him questions regarding international policy—which included the differences between factions of Islam. What would he do as president, if Osama Bin Laden was captured? Would he have peace talks with all nations?

This article first appeared on my Enneagram Examiner page — Dated March 2009.

I wanted to add this to my Enneagram Life blog post again as I restart my blog. At the time, many didn’t think he was an Enneagram 9, I was trying to make my point about the diplomat in his speeches. It continues to be clear that Obama shows characteristics of the Enneagram 9 (Diplomat) with a strong wing of Type 1. I added this to the new site because I want to remember a time of President Obama and how the Enneagram played a part of knowing his motivations. Enjoy.

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