Out of the Box Coaching and
Breakthroughs with the Enneagram, Mary R. Bast, Ph.D. 
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Description - Sixes at their best are highly family-oriented in their personal lives and team-oriented leaders in business who bring out the best in everyone. These are energetic people who attend to interdependent needs, which shows up in their language as thoughts about the group. Their driving force is fear, which is manifested in less well-developed Sixes as accusation of others (particularly those in authority), in looking for hidden agendas, and in self-doubt. They may procrastinate and/or blurt out their feelings with a kind of reckless courage (driven by their anxieties), and then worry that they've shot themselves in the foot--and they may have. The good news is that they challenge others in ways that hold them accountable; the bad news is that they're always looking for the bad news! Development options include getting a reality check on their fears, empowering themselves vs. blaming others, focusing more on possibilities vs. worries, and centering their verbal presentations on a central theme and several key points. Their key development need is courage, recognizing their own contribution to situations instead of playing "victim"; in more common terms, Sixes need the courage of their own convictions.

Typical Comments - "I've been loyal to this group for 25 years." " I don't think we have very competent senior management." "I wish we could work better as a team." "All my life, I've questioned my own ability."

       Case Description of a Six       

"The Street-Wise Strategist"    "Toss the Road Map"    "Riding the Bull Home"  

Getting Over Your Fear of Fear      Poems That Speak to Sixes  

Quick Views of Nine Personality Patterns     Leadership and the Enneagram

Much more in Out of the Box Coaching Book
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