Creativity for Enneagram Type 8 emerges from their intuition.  Somehow, the just know what to do.  Because the process is unconscious, even the most creative Type 8s will often bemoan that they are not creative.  They are so unconscious of their creativity that they may not even realize when they are actually being creative! Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It’s self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can’t try to do things. You simply must do things. – Ray Bradbury Inspiration—Action Enneagram Type 8s enjoy the freedom to act on their instincts. The 8s are strongly associated…

Wednesday February 24th, 7:30pm, Tues: Enneagram and Love What does the Enneagram tell us about where Cupid’s arrow may land? In this session we will explore compatibility between Enneagram types in relationships with our significant other. Also, we will examine how self-love helps us to better navigate these relationships. For Zoom Link contact Matt Schlegel at matt@evolutionaryteams.com _____________________________ Future Enneagram Studies Workshops… Enneagram—Back To Basics Wednesday, March 17, 7:30PM Where did the Enneagram come from?  What are the nine Enneagram types?  What’s my type? Can I be more than one type?  Join us for this back-to-basics Enneagram discussion where we discuss these and…

Enneagram Type 7s are the honeybees of the Enneagram. Rather than pollen from flowers, they pick up ideas from people as they go from person to person throughout the day. The creative process for Type 7 is like making honey! You can’t use up creativity. The more you use the more you have. —  Maya Angelou Inspiration—Action Enneagram Type 7s are continually looking for the next fun thing to do which makes this type very open to ideas for new things to try out. This process of collecting ideas resembles behaviors of Type 5 along the 7s path of integration.  The…

Looking forward to delivering an engaging online workshop for Project Management Institute—California Central Valley Chapter on Wed Feb. 17 at 6PM Pacific with co-collaborator extraordinaire Yvonne Burton. We gave this workshop to the Sacramento Valley Chapter and it sold out with 100 registrants, so sign up soon! Hope to see you there. Title: Learn the Nine Intrinsic Motivations of Teammates Description: One of the biggest challenges for project managers is understanding what motivates their team members. Likely, project managers have a good idea of what motivates themselves, and they may project their own motivation onto others. That strategy may or…

I am conducting a couple of workshops this month.  Please join if you can! Title: Learn the Nine Intrinsic Motivations of Teammates Description: One of the biggest challenges for project managers is understanding what motivates their team members. Likely, project managers have a good idea of what motivates themselves, and they may project their own motivation onto others. That strategy may or may not work. Some individuals may have completely different motivations, and the manager may struggle to understand those differences. The Enneagram is a tool that describes nine distinct personality styles, each with a distinct – and distinctly different…

Enneagram Type 6’s thoughts continually drift towards the future, alert to possibilities and a source for ideas and inspiration. These thoughts provide a distinct flavor for Type 6’s creative process. The creative adult is the child who survived. – Ursula Kroeber Le Guin Inspiration—Action Enneagram Type 6 has easier access to inspiration when stress and anxiety recede.  In this state, the 6 has more perception of others and can perceive possibilities that work for everyone, much like the dynamic of Type 9 along the 6’s Path of Integration.  On the other hand, as stress and anxiety increase, the 6 can…