The Enneagram Edge with Host Tracy O’Malley

I don’t care if you know your type...⁣ ⁣ ...or even work with the Enneagram professionally—this stuff is hard. Personal development and self growth and doing the work is never for the weary.⁣ ⁣ Listen now⁣ ⁣ ⁣ I was originally mistyped as a 3.⁣ ⁣ And me and 3s did not get along. I viewed a lot of them as weak for needing attention and low-key was envious that they made things look easy—especially...

I get a lot of questions about the history and origins of the Enneagram⁣ ⁣ ...and if you know me, I’m a bottom-line-me kind of girl, and I really don’t care. I hated history in school.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Listen now⁣ ⁣ ⁣ It’s ironic because what I love about the Enneagram is it can help us connect the dots—which is essentially looking at our own history⁣ ⁣ I have to see how something’s going to work for me and b...

If you’re new to the Enneagram, today’s episode might seem a little bit over your head⁣ ⁣ But it doesn’t mean it’s not important—especially if you love the Enneagram and know the amazing, incredible, powerful, effective tool that it is.⁣ ⁣ Listen now⁣ ⁣ ⁣ As I’ve said before, the Enneagram is super complex, but not complicated⁣ ⁣ And today’s episode dives into one of the more complex parts of it....

Today’s episode will allow you to understand at an even deeper level why two of the same Enneagram types can be radically different from one another.⁣ ⁣ That’s because while our core type doesn’t change, how it’s expressed does.⁣ ⁣ Listen now⁣ ⁣ ⁣ The TriTypes will help you understand more about yourself.⁣ ⁣ You don’t hear about the TriTypes much because it will send you down a rabbit hole, but th...

Subtypes are one of the top three reasons you’re being mistyped.⁣ ⁣ Subtypes are emotional patterns: a passion, vice, and/or a basic human instinct.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Listen now⁣ ⁣ ⁣ As a reminder, the subtypes fall into three categories: Self preservation, social, and one-to-one⁣ ⁣ We use all three of these, but one is definitely dominant. They help to describe our core concern or focus of our everyday lives...

Here’s why many of you are mistyped...⁣ ⁣ Today, we’re discussing subtypes, also called instinctual variants. Subtypes are how you can have two of the same Enneagram type look totally different from one another.⁣ ⁣ Listen now⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Whereas your main Enneagram type doesn’t change, your instinctual variant can.⁣ ⁣ Usually it’s really dominant in one way until we do some work on ourselves. Early on in...

The Enneagram is one of the most important leadership tools I use.⁣ ⁣ Whether it’s in my home or business, I’ve used it to work with hundreds of thousands of people.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Listen now⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Today I want to break down 3 groups of people in popular culture...⁣ ⁣ And how leadership has worked with them based on the Enneagram. One is a radio show, one is a sports team, and the other is a popular family o...

One of the most important aspects of communication is giving feedback⁣ ⁣ And this is usually where things go wrong.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Listen now⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Why giving feedback can be tough⁣ ⁣ Giving feedback is usually when things get misinterpreted, feelings get hurt, more communication gets shut down, anger erupts, or resentments build up.⁣ ⁣ But if you know who you’re talking to, you can understand how the reci...

We start the year with all these goals...⁣ ⁣ While the ride can be fun and rewarding—if you are being really honest—you can also admit that it can be taxing. It’s tough physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually, and especially energetically.⁣ ⁣ Listen now⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Leadership formulas⁣ ⁣ In this episode, I’d like to give you some leadership formulas and tips for both inside and outside the home. T...

We’re already halfway through January—can you believe it?⁣ ⁣ Maybe you were one of those people who started off 2021 by saying “I’m gonna do a bunch of epic shit this year.” Then you went on social media or were chatting with friends and all of a sudden the comparison kicked in—and you went into self-sabotage, shame, isolation, or burnout.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Listen now⁣ ⁣ ⁣ At the beginning of January, I was fe...

2020 didn’t discriminate.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 2020 may have exposed some breakdowns in the way you’re operating—whether in your home, business, life, or health. But 2020 was also a gift: it allowed us to see where we need to do some work.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Listen now⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Viewing 2020 with Gratitude⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I look at 2020 with so much gratitude for the information and integration of the Enneagram and how I’ve been able to us...

How do I know what Enneagram type I’m talking to?⁣ ⁣ It’s irresponsible to go around typing people based on behaviors and without permission—what you see usually isn’t what motivates people. ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Listen now⁣ ⁣ ⁣ If we start telling people what Enneagram type they are without getting to the root cause of things, we’re doing people a HUGE disservice.⁣ ⁣ My kids didn’t even know about the Enneagram...

A lot of you have really taken your personal development to the next level.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ It’s one thing to know our type, and another to know it well.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Listen now⁣ ⁣ ⁣ There’s something that’s very rarely talked about when it comes to the Enneagram.⁣ ⁣ Here’s the thing: We all want to grow. But the thing about growth is, very rarely is it comfortable or painless.⁣ ⁣ Much like building new muscle, grow...

There’s nothing wrong with us; we don’t need to be fixed.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ In a state of nostalgia and reflection, I look back at this year and my life.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Listen now⁣ ⁣ ⁣ The real gift of the Enneagram.⁣ ⁣ The Enneagram has allowed me to be exactly who I was meant to be.⁣ ⁣ There was so much pressure put on 2020 to bring so much to our lives, and look what happened! As we go into a new year, I can’t help b...

With the popularity of the Enneagram comes a lot of misinformation.⁣ ⁣ If you really want to use this beautiful, incredible, amazing, life-changing tool that is the Enneagram, the wrong information can defeat the purpose.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Listen now⁣ ⁣ ⁣ If you’re not using the Enneagram the way it’s supposed to, then you may be taking yourself down a road that doesn’t serve you very well.⁣ ⁣ I spend most of...

This season can be especially hard.⁣ ⁣ But there’s one thing I know to be true no matter what: Finding something to be grateful for always helps.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Listen now⁣ ⁣ ⁣ What does being grateful entail?⁣ ⁣ Grateful is a feeling and belief that there’s always something we can learn from even the most horrendous of situations.⁣ ⁣ Personally, I know that to be true. That’s because the very hardest thing...

Today we discuss parenting and the Enneagram with my daughter Kasey!⁣ ⁣ Kasey is the reason I started really diving deep into the Enneagram.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Listen now⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ From the time she was a little girl, I knew Kasey and I were very different.⁣ ⁣ Being the mom to a daughter comes with a huge responsibility—we teach them how to be women and what they can expect from other women.⁣ ⁣ Being very differen...

Today’s episode is special to me...because it’s with my son!⁣ ⁣ Joey is an Enneagram 2: all heart—a beautiful, empathetic, compassionate person. A great connector of human beings and spirits.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Listen now⁣ ⁣ ⁣ I coach a lot of 2s that struggle because they feel more than any other type on the Enneagram.⁣ ⁣ Your greatest gift is oftentimes also your biggest thorn. With me, an 8, it’s my direct w...

Did you know people are mistyped 65-70% of the time?⁣ ⁣ The type that’s returned to you after those online assessments are oftentimes inaccurate.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Listen now⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Why are they incorrect?⁣ ⁣ Because we answer based on behaviors, not motives, and because we’ve experienced lots of trauma and therefore have compensatory strategies that come up.⁣ ⁣ The Wings of the Enneagram are the numbers on the...

**TRIGGER WARNING: Discussion of an eating disorder.**⁣ ⁣ My knowledge and integration of the Enneagram started with the people closest to me.⁣ ⁣ I manifested the heck out of the woman I am bringing to you today, and it all started with a home renovation.⁣ ⁣ Listen now⁣ ⁣ ⁣ I knew Kimberly was going to bring a lot of things that were missing into my life.⁣ ⁣ After she was rejected from a networkin...

Leadership is one of the most important things there is.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ It’s where we make the biggest impact, and I used to not be so great at it.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Listen now⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Being a parent is the most important leadership position we can have.⁣ ⁣ That’s because we’re raising the next generation of leaders. Even though the outside world can influence kids, where they learn and build their belief systems are in ou...

Today you get to meet one of my very best friends.⁣ ⁣ Jenn Newman and I met in 2004 at a pampered chef party, of all places. My kids were six and seven and she had a newborn baby. We clicked right away because she has such an infectious spirit.⁣ ⁣ Listen now⁣ ⁣ ⁣ The 2008 Recession took us in different ways.⁣ ⁣ Despite this, we were able to keep in touch and send love to one another. We are both s...

Today is a special day⁣ ⁣ December 1, 2020 means it’s been 20 years since my then almost-4-year-old daughter declared it would be St. Kasey’s Day. ⁣ ⁣ Listen now⁣ ⁣ Kasey is an Enneagram 7⁣ ⁣ Kasey was born on December 22 and, although never jipped on her birthday, it still being so close to Christmas she decided December 1st would be a day dedicated to her and her alone.⁣ ⁣ On St. Kasey’s Day, we...

The Enneagram is so much more⁣ ⁣ It’s not complicated, but it is complex. What I love about the Enneagram is that it helps you break things down so that things aren’t so difficult. In this episode I explore how I use it to give thanks.⁣ ⁣ Listen now⁣ ⁣ ⁣ I have a lot to be thankful for.⁣ ⁣ We’re celebrating Thanksgiving this week and I have so much to be thankful for, even during this crazy year....

Given the gift of time.⁣ ⁣ Lockdown, quarantine...this gift of time has sparked a personal development journey for many of us.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Listen now⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Gen X and Personal Development⁣ ⁣ In many households, Gen Xers were the first generation to dabble in personal development. We didn’t have the idea of personal development modeled for us in our home during our childhood. I personally am proud to be a f...