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Meet the Five: The Theorist

May 25, 2016 By Adrienne McCue

This is the Fifth article of a nine-part series in getting to know the types.

We go into type Five—the Theorist who’s motivated by understanding the world around them. They have a keen knack for information gathering and understanding how people and things work. You often see Fives in career roles in law, information technology, finance, and research. [Read more…] about Meet the Five: The Theorist

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Meet the Four: The Nonconformist

May 21, 2016 By Adrienne McCue

This is the four article of a nine-part series in getting to know the types.

Type Four—the Nonconformist who’s motivated by wanting to be unique and special in the world. They are the poet, the artist, the shy actor and folk singer or the designer—the best in what they do, or the most torn depressed person because they see their greatness and want to showcase it to the world. [Read more…] about Meet the Four: The Nonconformist

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Meet the Three: The Self-Starter

May 20, 2016 By Adrienne McCue

The Three – The Self-starter

This is the third article of a nine-part series in getting to know the types. We go into type Three – the Self-starter who’s motivated by success and achievement. Most Self-starters do not believe in the word no, failure or sleep for that matter. If they don’t have several projects going on simultaneously, they are not happy campers. Threes core value is to be loved for their achievements, successful in work, family, and family. [Read more…] about Meet the Three: The Self-Starter

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Meet the Two: The Assistant

May 6, 2016 By Adrienne McCue

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The Two – The Assistant

This is the second article of a nine-part series in getting to know the types. I go into type Two—the Giver who’s motivated by giving of themselves. This can be in many ways, socially, sexually, work and family. Twos core value is to be loved and to give love in return.

Type 2

The Two, the Assistant—are known for turning on the seductive charms and seeking attraction in basic ways, in fact, the Assistant can have love or rage, and fits of jealous and become possessive—by trying to stop their basic fear of being unloved. The Assistant—the Two is also part of the heart triad of the Enneagram (Two, Three, Four) [Read more…] about Meet the Two: The Assistant

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About Enneagram Life

Adrienne McCue has studied the Enneagram personality typology for 20 years. She is passionate about the question why in culture, politics, and self-discovery and wants to help others learn it.

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Learn more about the Enneagram Types in our series Enneagram 101.

  • 1-The Purist
  • 2-The Assistant
  • 3-The Achiever
  • 4-The Nonconformist
  • 5-The Theorist
  • 6-The Defender
  • 7-The Explorer
  • 8-The Supervisor
  • 9-The Diplomat

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