The Enneagram Edge with Host Tracy O’Malley

Enneagram 2s are very warm, giving, and caring. Their gift is their intuitive ability to anticipate the needs of others or determine the exact 'right thing' for any situation. People-centered and relationship-focused, they excel in careers demanding engagement with people and clients. Known as the Considerate Helper, Enneagram Type 2s are the connectors of the Enneagram. But, they're often unaware...

Enneagram Type 1s are the integrity champions of the Enneagram. They have high standards and make us all strive to be better. But that rigidity can be a bit off-putting for some of the other Enneagram types. So, when they can lighten up and move toward the free spirit within, that's when their true gifts can really come to life. My coaching client, Architect and Enneagram Type 1, Amie Lindsay, has...

Enneagram type 1s value integrity and lead by example. They walk their talk and do what they say they're going to do. They are super quality-minded, have a knack for detail, and pay attention to quality and the application of standards. As you know, I like to call Enneagram 1s the 'sheriff in town' because of their strong sense of right and wrong and their propensity toward black-and-white thinkin...

"I have a GPS system that keeps me in check with love, compassion, empathy, grace, and service." I know you want to have the same thing in your life. You want more insight to meet yourself with more compassion, honoring who you are and why you are here. You also want tools that will help you improve your relationships with those in your sphere of influence. If you've been a listener for a while, y...

Are you where you want to be in one area of your life but feel stuck everywhere else? Or maybe you've got it all going for you with the no-filter Instagram feed to prove it, but the intention of your heart still isn't getting received the way you want in your most important relationships. Your deepest desire is to move the needle in your life, but you're still skeptical about the Enneagram. If tha...

You've been taught, told, and modeled things that keep you stuck. From multimillionaires and CEOs, to psychologists, doctors, and lawyers, guilt and shame are the number one thing people say hold them back. A lot of the time those feelings are handed to us due to a lack of support from those we love the most. You are no different. And those same emotions can keep you stuck too. But you get only on...

I want to be in the 2% emotionally, physically, and financially. And I am willing to do what is required, and whatever it takes—I am here for it. Is it always easy? No, and most of the time, it isn't convenient either. But if you want to reach the 2%, you will have to walk through conflicts of all types, because true surrender means having no contingency plan. Today on the show, I'm delivering ano...

One thing I often hear in my work is, 'it's been on my heart to write a book.’ But it's a very vulnerable process. And that keeps so many people from following their book-writing dream. So, how do you overcome the fear of putting your story in a book? Today, I'm bringing back one of the most inspirational people in my life. Jake Kelfer was on the show to do an Enneagram typing session a few months...

Impact is not one size fits all. One of the things I often hear from my clients and even in my DMs on Instagram is that you want to make an impact. You want to make a difference and help people. The truth is whatever impact you want to make is going to require something of you. And we're not all wired the same. What may be right for someone else might leave you feeling drained, out of your depth,...

Most Enneagram Type 3s accelerate all the time, which can lead to high levels of burnout. But the real gift of the 3 is knowing when accelerate and when to pull back. When I first met Danielle Langton, I could feel her Enneagram Type 3 Energy from across the room, but then I saw her step back, which impressed me, so I wanted to invite her onto the show. Danielle Langton spent more than a decade wo...

Abundance and Manifesting are two of the most [over] used words in the self-growth industry. Many of you are consuming all the information, taking every course, and hiring coaches and strategists on your quest for more growth. But are you growing in the way that you wanted to? So often, we continue to consume because we believe there's something we're missing somewhere. I'm here to tell you—there'...

Even within conflict and dysfunctional families, if people are willing to do the work, we can take something hard and painful and turn it into beauty and have it serve something absolutely incredible in this world. Whether yours is traditional, more modern, made up of people who share the same blood, or not, we're all part of a family. And it's those relationships that can be the source of our big...

Most of us grew up not being exposed to personal development. But things are different today. Now, we strive to harness the power of self-growth for the people in our families and our businesses, too. I spend a lot of my time in the trenches with high-level leaders of multi-million-dollar corporations or coaching CEOs of smaller companies who want to grow. So, how can you harness the passion of th...

No matter what you know about the Enneagram or how you move through its framework and the centers of intelligence, I want you to know that the body never lies. We have three centers of intelligence: the head (intellectual), the heart (emotional), and the body (physical). But the one that should be your main compass is your body. Your body is the house and vehicle for your core Enneagram type. So h...

"If you aren't happy with your Enneagram type, chances are you've been typed properly." We all have our own unique challenges that come with our Enneagram type, but just because it looks easy for another type doesn't mean it is. But what do you do when you resent your Enneagram type and want to be something other than what you are? Today's show is a Q&A where I am tackling two of the questions, I'...

What would you do if your time was called tomorrow? On June 24, 2012, I got the call from my dad that his time here was short. Twelve days later, on July 6, 2012, at 6:11 in the morning, my dad passed over to the other side. If you talk to anyone faced with their own mortality, they will tell you they would do things very differently if they had even one more year. Losing my dad taught me to live...

Did you set a lot of goals you wanted to accomplish at the beginning of 2022, and now you've realized the year is halfway over? Some of you may look at that date on the calendar, realize the year is half over and bury yourself in shame, some of you might panic, and still, others might activate the hyperactive mode, while some thoroughly check out, thinking it's too late. But if you're looking at t...

Self-awareness is a superpower. Most of us want to grow and stretch toward the person we know we are meant to be so that we can live out our life's purpose. We read the books, spend the money to join the programs, but even then, the self-awareness stumbling blocks can trip us up. We can end up caught in a loop of self-discovery followed by flat-lining or worse, self-implosion. But what if there wa...

"When we're in relation, there will be conflict, and conflict isn't a bad thing. Conflict is, honestly, the greatest catalyst for growth. It's how we respond or react to it that can make or break what this looks like for you." Today, I'm sharing the three Harmonic Groups of the Enneagram, each containing three Enneagram types, one from each center of intelligence. On this episode of The Leadership...

When you set about working toward your goals, often, coaches and teachers lump everyone together as if everyone has the same innate ability to set and achieve goals. But that's not true—we don't. How an Enneagram 8 tackles a goal differs significantly from how an Enneagram 2 sets out to achieve a goal. Today, I’m sharing another triad within the Enneagram that you may not have heard about, called...

Have you ever become so stressed that you flipped a switch and acted like a completely different human? Maybe it felt like an out-of-body experience, or you felt utterly out of control? Guess what there is a reason for that. Each Enneagram type has an area of disintegration or stress that they veer towards when they become especially stressed. So, today we're going to explore how every Enneagram t...

To be part of a good team, you must take responsibility for yourself. To be an effective leader, you must know both how to lead yourself and how others might receive you. The number one reason people are happy with and will stay in an organization is the culture. The Enneagram is an effective tool for discovering which gifts each member of your team brings to the table and what trips them up so yo...

Once we discover the Enneagram, we often fixate on learning all we can about our core type. But you’re missing out on the holy grail if you stop your Enneagram education there. It’s like in your favorite movie—usually you have a phenomenal lead character but what makes them so phenomenal is the supporting cast. In the Enneagram, we have our core type, which plays the lead role in our life, but we...

Emotional intelligence is one of the most important skills to master. But information doesn't equal transformation. The secret sauce in emotional intelligence comes when we learn to exert control over our emotions instead of letting them run roughshod over everything else. That's emotional regulation. So how can you learn to regulate your anxiety and sadness, so you can feel calm and even happy ev...

Do you want better communication and more connection in your life and your relationships? If so, you will want to have a pad and paper nearby so you can take notes because I’m sharing the crib notes for each Enneagram type. Today, I’m going to be talking about what the 5 Vs are for each Enneagram type. The 5 Vs are view, vulnerability, vice, value, and virtue. I discuss how each of them plays a pa...