REALIFE Conversations from the Porch

This episode marks the One Year Anniversary of the Enneagram in Your REALIFE Podcast!  Through REALIFE stories, interviews, and practical application we continue to invite you to consider how the tool of the Enneagram can apply in your life and work.  We are so grateful for you as listeners and are humbled in the past year to have over 36,000 downloads and have given away over 130 FREE Enneagram T...

Happy New Year! As you move into 2020, have you considered how you will create space to care for your self and your soul?  This week's guest on the podcast, Kelly Skinner, is an entrepreneur and the visionary behind Soul Care, a new retreat center in Urbana, IL that offers learning, resources, connection, and a quiet space for rest and reflection — all in one convenient location. Kelly built Soul...

Merry Christmas! As you're unwrapping presents and celebrating this week, there's one last gift just for you... This edition of the Enneagram in Your REALIFE is a special one with a story and a song. As a Type 3 on the Enneagram, I connect with the 3-6-9 Harmony Triad. I also have a very strong Type 4 wing which invites me to be creative and original.  From a very young age, I've loved to write mu...

It's a "WONDER-FULL" Life!   As a wife, mom of four young adult daughters (including a set of twins), and the Founder and CEO of a residential construction firm, Victoria Mininger, definitely leads a full and abundant life!    Victoria is a beautiful Type 2 on the Enneagram who embraces each day with joy and has a passion for people that is contagious! Among the valuable life lessons she so genero...

Navigating the holidays as a single parent brings unique challenges and when you're labeled as the "Clark Griswold" of your family the expectations are well, let's just say...a little over the top!   Besides being a Christmas loving Type 2 on the Enneagram, Rob Henson is a dad and a disciple on the journey to serve well. In the secular world, he serves in the financial services industry and also w...

When it comes to the holidays, the pressure to create moments of wonder, buy the right gifts, show up at all the parties, family celebrations and more can be exhausting! While it’s supposed to be the "most wonderful time of the year,” sometimes the holiday season can feel like it’s full of expectations. On this week’s Embracing the Holidays Episode, we’ll explore: How your Enneagram Type and Harmo...

The holidays are here! As a child, chances are you looked forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas with great anticipation–the gifts, the food, the cookies, the lights, and even the traditions! From there, moving into adolescence brought new memories and experiences that began to shift and change perspective that helped to shape your view of the holidays as an adult.  While some stories are filled wi...

'Tis the season to be grateful! While the United States is preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving, we realize that the practice of gratitude is a life-giving one all year long. Although you are certainly more than your Enneagram Type through the Harmony Triad Model, on this episode we’ll go all the way around the circle and explore how each type practices gratitude. It’s a powerful thing to notice th...

The Millennial Generation is 75 million strong and will make up 75% of the workforce by 2030!  Knowing that truth, what if there was a playbook that focused on working with and motivating the world's largest generation?  Look no further, Chris Tuff is the self-proclaimed Millennial Whisperer and author of the USA Today Best Selling Book, The Millennial Whisperer: The Practical, Profit-Focused Play...

When it comes to the Enneagram, it can feel like being immersed in a foreign language! There are types, subtypes, wings, arrows, Harmony Triads, and several different models!  On this episode of the podcast, I've invited the REALIFE Process® Team's resident wordsmith, Erica Vinson, to join me as we dive into the language of the Enneagram.   Together we'll talk through:  Terms you may hear as you e...

Over the past eight weeks, we've been focusing on using the Enneagram in the REALWORK that you do! We've heard from coaches, consultants, authors, creators of products, service-based businesses, and even a professional that is an expert at building out teams in the workspace!  On this episode, we're wrapping the series with 3 BIG Takeaways from the Enneagram in Your REALWORK. Join the conversation...

What do you get when you combine two Type 7s who just happen to be best of friends and both are Enneagram Enthusiasts? When John Niemeyer and Richard Goff put their heads together, a wildly fun card game based on the 9 Personality Types of the Enneagram was born! In this episode, you'll meet my friend John Niemeyer, one of the co-creators of THE ENNEAGAME™! John gives us the scoop not only on this...

How could building a framework or creating a process position your brand, business, or you personally as an entrepreneur for growth? Knowing where you are taking people from to where you are taking them to is crucial!  As we continue our series on the Enneagram in Your REALWORK, come behind the scenes of the REALIFE Process®! In this episode, we're giving you an all-access pass to see the unique f...

Building a business has its complexities–but on the flip side, could it really be as simple as taking something you love to do and are skilled at doing that you realize there is a need for in the marketplace, and starting to build from there?  This week's Enneagram in Your REALWORK Series guest, Deanna Cooper Gillingham, has an incredible story of going from Nurse to online entrepreneur. Through h...

What would you be willing to risk to live the life you love and do the work you've dreamed about? At the top of her career as a successful professor at the collegiate level, Michele Vosberg got tenured, a promotion and then...she quit her job! A few years ago, Michele knew something was drastically wrong–she was working long hours, her health suffered as well as her relationships with family and f...

"For a while, I looked at Strengths and got along just fine–but now that I'm learning from the Enneagram, I wouldn't want to go without either of them." –Chris Heinz, @enneagramandstrengths No matter what personality profile you're most familiar or comfortable with, there is often something useful in exploring other tools and opportunities. After years of working as a Gallup Certified Strengths Co...

When it comes to stacking your team, Shelli Warren is an expert! Shelli brings more than 25 years of people development experience with Fortune 50 Corporations including Procter & Gamble Inc. which has given her an invaluable skill set that she leverages with every single client she serves. Shelli is the Chief People Officer for BizChix, an organization that coaches female CEOs to lead high pe...

"People matter. A life of profitable purpose starts by focusing on the people in your life. Listening to them, showing up for them, and serving them are the keys to building the skills it takes to grow." – Brian Dixon On this episode, we'll kick-off the Enneagram in Your REALWORK Series with an extraordinary conversation with Brian Dixon.  Brian believes you are here for a purpose. As an author, p...

The Enneagram is an amazing tool for self-awareness and development! It can be applied in your everyday, ordinary life, and also the work that you do!  We're kicking off an exciting new series on the podcast called, Enneagram in Your REALWORK. Over the next few weeks, we'll have some incredible guests that will dive deeper into using the Enneagram in the workspace. Together, we'll explore: Buildin...

You know your Enneagram type–So now what?  What do you do with the information you receive when you discover your type and how can you really apply it to your REALIFE? These questions come up often in conversations! On this episode, we'll spend time unpacking the question–"So now what?" as a REALIFE Process® Team as Chief People Officer, Erica Vinson joins the conversation.  Together we'll explore...

Grief is so painful. Even though it is a natural part of being human, it's quite possibly one of the most difficult experiences we humanly face. In this special edition of the podcast, we will vulnerably look together at the Enneagram as a tool to help us process grief and loss. The Enneagram continues to be so valuable in offering grace and compassion as our family walks through the process of gr...

Do I need to take an assessment to discover my Enneagram Type?    Many of you have asked, so on this episode, we'll dive in to explore the possibilities around this question and more!  Beyond the bigger question, we'll talk through:  How an assessment could be helpful in your journey with the Enneagram Other options you might consider to guide you in discovering your Enneagram Type  How long it ta...

"As a Type 7, it's risky to put yourself out there, but the energy you get from being with other people balances out the risk." -Rhonda Peterson This week's podcast guest is an Executive Coach that works with Entrepreneurs and Leaders in the Financial Services Arena, but don't let her professional introduction fool you, Rhonda Peterson is an absolute JOY to be around and one of my business besties...

The Enneagram is making an extraordinary impact on a global scale! This past week the International Enneagram Association (IEA) hosted the Global Conference in Oakland, California.  It was a milestone experience on so many levels!  This year's conference celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the IEA We focused on Foundations for the Future: Moving Forward with the Enneagram It was my first conference...

Listen to your heart! This week on the podcast we're diving into the Heart Center (EQ) to unpack the Type 4 on the Enneagram in Your REALIFE Podcast.  Join the conversation as Lynn Brown shares: How the Enneagram is different from other personality assessments Her personal discoveries with the Enneagram through the Harmony Triad Model (1-4-7) How the tool has helped in Marriage Coaching she and he...