019: Barbara Lawton – the Enneagram & Self Awareness

How well do you understand your own innate motivations, fears, and communication style?  If you’re not sure, the Enneagram may be a great model to learn more about yourself.



Since the Enneagram involves lots of numbers and can get a little technical, we brought in an expert to explain it all.  Barbara Lawton is an executive coach who uses the Enneagram to help her clients understand personality and communicate more effectively.  She's a certified instructor for Enneagram Worldwide and Integrative Enneagram.



If you’ve never heard of the Enneagram or have been curious, this will be a great introduction.







In this episode, we talk about:



What the Enneagram is all aboutHow the Enneagram can help us become more self-awareHow personality assessments can be used to improve relationships and communicationHow you can use Enneagram knowledge to appreciate differences



#ConfidentCouples challenge:



Find out your number!  Get your type at integrative9.com.  Barb recommends the “Standard” test.



Mentioned in this episode:



https://www.integrative9.com/GetYourType/



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