ENNEAGRAM
TYPE 3
OVERVIEW
"the successful acheiver"
ambitious. optimistic. motivator.
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CORE FEAR
Being worthless, a failure, incapable,
unimpressive, unsuccessful, and inefficieant
CORE DESIRE
To feel valuable and worthwhile by being
themselves without having to perform.
SELF-IMAGE
I'm determined to achieve my goals.
otherwise I will be branded a failure.
CORE WEAKENESS
become image focused and out of touch with
themselves. They may act according to what
they think others will perceive as success.
CORE LONGING
They need to hear that they are loved for
who they are without having to put on a
show.
"if at first you
don't succeed,
try, try again."
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type 3 tends to be
well liked, popular,
competent and
charming.
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AT THEIR BEST
they are motivators, team builders..
optimistic, self-affirming, goal-oriented.
efficient, and energetic.
AT THEIR WORST
They are deceptive, self-promoting,
pretentious, vain, exploitative, overly
competitive, and can be workaholics.
HOW TO TREAT A TYPE 3
Tell me how proud you are of me and my
accomplishments.
When giving me feedback, don't be too critical
Please don't interrupt me while I'm working
