Out of the Box Coaching and
Breakthroughs with the Enneagram, Mary R. Bast, Ph.D. 
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What's Your Enneagram Personality Style?

Each of us has a central way to make sense of reality, personality patterns that help us cope but also narrow our perceptions.
Explore your Enneagram style here, but take the results of any test as tentative; your fundamental drive rests on deep motivations, not on observable behaviors.
 

Are you compelled to fix things, focused on standards, quality, ideals? Are you angry when disappointed with others' shoddy work?

You may be Style One

Are you focused on service, relationships, helping? Do you sometimes lose yourself by taking care of others? 

You may be Style Two

Do you have a stronger drive to succeed than most? Are you competitive, focused on efficiency, goals, and marketing yourself or your company?

You may be Style Three

Are you an innovative thinker who sees how things could be better? Are you moody; do you have trouble getting past your melancholy? 

You may be Style Four

Are you somewhat reserved; a deep thinker who's focused on gaining knowledge? Do you tend to withdraw from others' emotions?

You may be Style Five

Are you a good contingency planner, focused on what could go wrong? Do you second-guess your own decisions sometimes? 

You may be Style Six

Are you primarily enthusiastic, focused on the future and the possibilities? Do you avoid the nitty-gritty details?

You may be Style Seven

Are you usually the one in charge, a strong, highly responsible person who doesn't feel comfortable showing weakness?

You may be Style Eight

Do you seek consensus, cooperation; avoid conflict? Do you tend to see all viewpoints, preferring not to be in the spotlight?

You may be Style Nine