This ENTP will probably not relate to the descriptions of ENTPs as slackers or procrastinators. Let’s get started! The Nine Enneatypes and the ENTP The ENTP One Enneagram TypeĬore Fear: Being corrupt, bad, or defective.Ĭore Desire: Being good and having integrity. Today we’re going to explore the nine different types of ENTPs, and some significant differences in how they show up in the world. An Enneatype 2 ENTP is going to appear very different from an Enneatype 7 ENTP. One of the significant things that can impact you and how you represent your type is your Enneagram type. A Catholic ENTP English teacher is going to look very different from an agnostic ENTP politician. Life experience, maturity, work – all these things impact how we show ourselves to the world. There are limitless variations from one person to the next. How Enneagram Impacts Your Myers-Briggs® Personality TypeĮstimated reading time: 15 minutes How Enneagram Impacts Your Myers-Briggs® Personality Type.May I experience joy in others’ well-being and happiness separate from my giving.May I receive from others with grace and love knowing that this nurtures them as well as me.May I realize that love is found in oneself which facilitates love for others.May I adhere to loving-kindness practice that focuses equally on myself as to others.May I learn to love myself separate from what I give to others.Do these all with the receptive energy encompassed in the “may I.” Recall that the higher quality or virtue for type Two is humility, which simply means being in the natural flow of giving and receiving in the present moment.
With openhearted kindness toward yourself, simply practice several times a day for a minute or so saying and living one of the following each for a few days at a time. Short Reflections for Reclaiming the Essential Quality Simply stop to ask yourself, “Have I been tending to my own needs and desires and receiving from others?” If not, work at allowing this precious gift to self and to others into your daily life. Simply stop to notice your pride in fulfilling others needs and how this imperative drives your giving. Simply stop to sense in your body and notice how quickly you move forward with active energy to help others often without reflecting if this is really best or fulfilling for the other. Sensing others’ needs and jumping in to fulfill those needs. And remind yourself to notice how others respond when you allow yourself to receive as well as give and to take care of yourself.Īdditional Key Themes for Reflection: Simply stop for a minute or so 3-4 times a day to center and reflect on one of the following: Remind yourself to notice that love and nurturance flow both from and to you and the freedom that goes with this flow. Experience what your own separate self truly desires. And to nurture yourself as well as to nurture others. You can then do the work of inquiry and realize that it’s just as important to receive, as it is to give. Pull your active giving energy back inside yourself by taking slow, deep breaths into your abdomen and heart.
This stems from your core belief that to be loved, valued, and secure you must fulfill the needs and desires of others and repress your own. Nature AND Nurture: Acquiring an Enneagram Typeīasic Essential Practice: From a grounded, receptive, openhearted, and non-judgmental stance, notice your urge to help and heal others along with the feeling that you know best what is needed fueled by your driving energy of pride or indispensability.Enneagram Test – Discover Your Enneagram Type