The Awareness to Action Enneagram Podcast

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore return to their discussions about the subtypes by talking about the subtypes for Enneagram Type Nine, “Striving to Feel Peaceful.” They discuss each subtypes’ approach to achieve their peace–whether it’s their attention to detail or maintaining a routine–and their pattern of exp...

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora and Seth "Creek" Creekmore talk about first principles that guide the way we frame problems. The two hosts share why understanding them is a great way to solve problems and discuss the 12 first principles Mario presents as they relate to the ATA approach. “If you want to change the way you feel, change how you think first.”...

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora and Seth "Creek" Creekmore explore trends that they’ve noticed in the Enneagram community, trying to better understand this question – what is the Enneagram for? “What we’re talking about when we’re talking about the Enneagram is a shared concept or structure, a system that helps identify and explain, conceptualize these pa...

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore talk about the subtypes of Enneagram Type Eight, “Striving to Feel Powerful.” While Mario thinks Type Eight is one of the easier types to figure out (as he’s a Type Eight), other types are commonly mistaken for this type. Listen as they draw from the film, The Godfather, which p...

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore debrief and critique their last two episodes about the concept of ego and essence. “I think that’s why in some ways, I’m like if you really want to use essence, at least use it where you’re not leaning on those mentalities of thinking that you’re done, thinking that there is a p...

Here’s Part 2 of our Season Finale: Revisiting Ego & Essence. To end our season, we have a deep and meaningful conversation with enneagram legends Russ Hudson and Mario Sikora on these often used, often misunderstood concepts.  Lee Fields joins the Fathoms crew for this conversation, which always makes us better.  [2:00] How can we move forward with these terms despite the issues?&nb...

It’s here! Part 1 of our season finale: Revisiting Ego & Essence. To end our season, we have a deep and meaningful conversation with enneagram legends Russ Hudson and Mario Sikora on these often used, often misunderstood concepts.  Lee Fields joins the Fathoms crew for this conversation, which always makes us better.  [1:00] A quick recap of this season [5:30] We talk about (and crin...

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore talk about the subtypes for Enneagram Type Seven, “Striving to Feel Excited.” They discuss the common misconceptions about this type and explore if they are truly the life of the party which can vary by subtype. “There’s this public persona about Sevens that’s very different fro...

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore discuss the subtypes for Enneagram Type Six, “Striving to Feel Secure.” This type reminds Mario of little birds making their nests as they need to secure their nests as well as their people in them. The three hosts explain how this need for security can make this type seem more...

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore return to their previous series on the Enneagram subtypes and talk about the subtypes for Type Five, “Striving to Feel Detached.” Type Fives are typically misread as insensitive and the hosts discuss why that is and how self-protection drives their sensitivity. “There’s this myt...

After talking about the obstacles of critical thinking in previous episodes, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore discuss some of the solutions of how to begin to think critically in this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast. They start with falsification, which attempts to find errors in our explanations about the world, and how it applies to the Enneagram an...

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore continue their mini-series on critical thinking and discuss availability bias. They explain how availability bias shapes the way we think and why it’s important to know about it. They also discuss fundamental attribution error and what is helpful about drawing conclusions. “Ever...

Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore continue their mini-series on some of the topics that Mario and MJ will cover at the IEA Global Conference on critical thinking. In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, they talk about confirmation biases – how we look for ways to justify our existing beliefs – and why this one matters within the Enneagram. They also...

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore discuss an aspect of critical thinking – cognitive dissonance – and the mental stress we feel when we have two conflicting ideas. The three hosts talk about how this can shape not only the way we think about ourselves and the world, but also how we think about our Enneagram type...

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore briefly preview the upcoming IEA Global Conference on July 20-23 in San Francisco. In their talk, “Clear Thinking About the Enneagram” at the conference, Mario and María José will discuss the importance of critical thinking when teaching the Enneagram. “ I see people fall into t...

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore talk about the subtypes for the Enneagram Type Four, “Striving to Feel Unique.” They share examples of this misunderstood type and the pattern of expression for each subtype. “ In a way, I think their emotional intensity is a gift and a burden at times.” -María José [01:22] “For...

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore discuss the subtypes of Enneagram Type Three, “Striving to Feel Outstanding.” They talk about why the three subtypes are different and why the Navigating Three is the stereotype for the Type Three. “ Productivity is something that they really aim for. It’s not so much the applau...

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore continue their conversation about subtypes and discuss the subtypes of Type Two, “Striving to Feel Connected.” “ I think that preservers in general are very deliberate in the way they choose to use their energy, their personal resources, and it’s limited.” -María José [07:30] “N...

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore dive into the three Enneagram subtypes for Type One, “Striving to Feel Perfect.” But first, they discuss their criteria for dissecting the subtypes, reminding us that data points are part of the story and not the whole story. “ Preserving Ones are more rigid. There’s something m...

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore begin their conversation around the subtypes, which is the intersection of the three instinctual biases and the nine strategies. Before they dissect the subtype for each Enneagram Types, they first discuss how they define these independent variables and how their approach differ...

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore go deeper into the foundation of the Awareness to Action process. They discuss the philosopher Carl Popper, who is most known for the concept of falsification in science, which set the tone for how science is done. The hosts discuss how this idea applies to working with types an...

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore wrap up their discussion about the process of change and discuss Types 7, 8 and 9. “I think regardless of where you think the universe is inherently meaningful or meaningless, I think that the point stands but all you have is what’s in front of you.” -Creek [23:10] “For Eights,...

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore continue their conversation about the process of change by talking about types Four, Five and Six. They discuss how each is framed in Mario’s book, “Awareness to Action: The Enneagram, Emotional Intelligence, and Change” and the emotional intelligence that is required for each o...

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore talk about the process of change with each type, starting with Types One, Two and Three. They provide specific examples on how to apply the ATA process with these specific types. Mario shares how he and co-writer Robert Tallon originally talked about this in their book, “Awarene...

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore talk about the last step of the ATA process: action. The Enneagram helps us understand the stories in our head that prevent us from doing the things we need to do. The three hosts discuss how the ATA process can help us start applying what we need to do by creating a plan of act...