Typology

Don Miller and I have talked about the Enneagram before—mostly from a business perspective. But in this episode, I invited him to get personal and vulnerable, and he graciously obliged. Learn how self-awareness helped Don move from: - Insecure to confident - Feeling like an outsider to knowing he’s accepted - “Unreal” to “real” - Living from a victim mentality to owning his own success and happiness

This week, Ian welcomes back Becca Stevens, the founder and president of Thistle Farms.  Last week, they began to explore Becca’s resistance to the Enneagram. Today, Ian walks Becca through the process of discovering her type. This episode is full of great insights for anyone looking to figure out their type. So, regardless of where you are in the process, what type you are, what type your friends are or your spouse is, you're going to find a lot of really helpful information by the end of the show. 

This week I welcome my friend Mark Batterson—author of 17 books including The New York Times bestseller The Circle Maker, founder and lead pastor of National Community Church, and an Enneagram 3. Mark gets personal about his ministry and his marriage. Learn what the Enneagram taught Mark about "performing" grace, the cure for failure, and revealing your own challenges and struggles to connect with others.

Not everyone will rush toward the Enneagram with enthusiasm.  In fact, afraid of being labeled, some people can be really resistant to exploring the Enneagram at all.  And that's the case with today's guest. In part 1 of this 2-part series, Ian invites Rev. Becca Stevens, into the studio to talk about how the experience of trauma impacts personality, to discuss her resistance to the Enneagram, and to begin to explore which Enneagram type she resonates with.

Enneagram Threes tend to be highly-successful, competitive, multi-tasking machines who have difficulty slowing down.  But what happens when Threes learn to trust that if they just stop 'doing' that everything will still be taken care of?   Today’s guest, trailblazer Molly Fletcher, explains how her strengths as a Three not only helped her thrive as one of the first female sports agents, but also became a liability until she learned how to slow down, relax, and be more intentional about turning it of

Each Enneagram type approaches feelings from a different angle.  Some types can be really in touch with their feelings, while others seem out of touch with their feelings. On today’s episode, our guests Jon and Tristen Collins talk about “Why Emotions Matter,” and explain how the Enneagram has helped them integrate the Five’s tendency to keep their feelings to themselves and the Two’s outward capacity for empathy and caring to build a stronger marriage and improve their relationships with others

On today’s episode, Founder of Enneagram and Coffee, Sarajane Case, opens up about how the Enneagram has helped her navigate the joys and sorrows of life, release the grip on her high-vibration lifestyle, and enabled her to sit in the truth that she is not a solo traveler on life’s journey.

Enneagram Fours have a unique awareness of their feelings and are highly attuned to their environment. Their gift of connecting deeply with others allows them to see the beauty in all things and to give language to experiences for which others can’t seem to find the words. Today’s guest, author Allison Fallon shares how merging the Enneagram with writing has not only helped her heal but has also helped so many others articulate their own internal landscape.

Our guests today are hilarious, smart and up on the Enneagram.  Cohosts of the popular Popcast, Knox McCoy and Jamie Golden join Ian in a conversation about self-awareness, the dynamics of working together as an Enneagram 5 and 7, and how pop culture and personality play into each other.

Last week, speaking coach Mike Pacchione walked through the speaking, or the communication styles, of the first three Enneagram types and how each type can leverage their gift and what to watch out for. Tune in today for part 2, as Mike and Ian cover how to tap into the strengths and avoid the pitfalls for types four through nine. And, don’t forget to download Mike’s tips for public speaking by Enneagram type.  Just click below for your PDF of the key points for each of the nine types.

Have you ever thought about what makes a great speech or presentation? Whether you’re speaking to thousands this weekend, you're speaking to the Rotary Club, or you just want to be a better communicator in the workplace, your Enneagram type has a specific communication style that plays a part in your effectiveness or lack thereof. Our guest today, speaking coach Mike Pacchione walks us through the speaking styles of all nine types, how to leverage their gifts and avoid the pitfalls.

Though we can’t manufacture great conversations here on Typology, every now and then we do get to experience something deeply vulnerable and truly magical as we did in this episode with singer/songwriter, Ryan Stevenson. So, tune in as we celebrate the end of Season 2 with a replay of one of our favorite episodes. Then stick around to hear Anthony Skinner's new single, “Keep the Faith,” Get your copy at https://anthonyskinner.lnk.to/tallangelsidea or visit his website at www.anthonyskinner.com.

With so many of our listeners asking about subtypes on a daily basis, we decided to celebrate the end of Season 2 with this replay of Aaron Niequist and Ian discussing instincts and subtypes and using them as another way to help hone in on your Enneagram type. 

Others often perceive the interior world of the Enneagram Five, or The Observer, as mysterious.  The Observer can appear to not have or be in touch with their emotions. This is simply not the case.   Listen as our guest, Dr. Richard Lindroth takes us into the interior world of The Observer.  He shows us how deeply attuned to beauty and transcendence he is, how he strives to overcome being emotionally distant from himself, and how he’s waking up to the emotional as well as the spiritual components of l

In part two of our interview with JOHNNYSWIM, Abner and Amanda’s manager Jay King joins the conversation and shares how the Enneagram has impacted their personal and working relationship.