Who are you?
(Who am I?)
Do you really know and understand yourself?
(Do I really know and understand myself?)
Are you aware of whom you are but you’re trying your best to deny it?
(Am I aware of whom I am but I’m trying my best to deny it?).
Only when one really fully understands himself will he be able to fully utilize his strengths and personality and make changes on his weaknesses to achieve his goals and live life to the fullest.
Like the saying that goes:
“A wise person, through self-reflection, time-travels back to the past to make amends.
An enlightened person, through repentance, enables life to be reborn.”
Beside self-reflection and repentance, there’s a “tool” that can assist in revealing to you your true personality and your current situation. It is the Enneagram.
Enneagram = Greek words ennea (nine) and grammos (something written or drawn)
Enneagram is a typology of human psychology that defines nine personality types as shown below, which are all interconnected to reveal who you really are.
Which type are you? (Info from The Enneagram Institute)
1. The Reformer / The Good Person
Key Motivations: Want to be right, to strive higher and improve everything, to be consistent with their ideals, to justify themselves, to be beyond criticism so as not to be condemned by anyone.2. The Helper / The Loving Person
Key Motivations: Want to be loved, to express their feelings for others, to be needed and appreciated, to get others to respond to them, to vindicate their claims about themselves.3. The Achiever / The Effective Person
Key Motivations: Want to be affirmed, to distinguish themselves from others, to have attention, to be admired, and to impress others.
Key Motivations: Want to express themselves and their individuality, to create and surround themselves with beauty, to maintain certain moods and feelings, to withdraw to protect their self-image, to take care of emotional needs before attending to anything else, to attract a "rescuer."5. The Investigator / The Wise Person
Key Motivations: Want to possess knowledge, to understand the environment, to have everything figured out as a way of defending the self from threats from the environment.6. The Loyalist / The Loyal Person
Key Motivations: Want to have security, to feel supported by others, to have certitude and reassurance, to test the attitudes of others toward them, to fight against anxiety and insecurity.7. The Enthusiast / The Joyful Person
Key Motivations: Want to maintain their freedom and happiness, to avoid missing out on worthwhile experiences, to keep themselves excited and occupied, to avoid and discharge pain.
8. The Challenger / The Powerful Person
Key Motivations: Want to be self-reliant, to prove their strength and resist weakness, to be important in their world, to dominate the environment, and to stay in control of their situation.
9. The Peacemaker / The Peaceful Person
Key Motivations: Want to create harmony in their environment, to avoid conflicts and tension, to preserve things as they are, to resist whatever would upset or disturb them.Our personality has been shaped since we were born, influenced by family upbringing, education, peers and everything around our surroundings.
It may be difficult to change our personality but we can improve the quality of our life. Furthermore, no one is 100% perfect, aren’t we?
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