When Type 9s are able to feel autonomous and fulfilled they display great poise and vitality because they are present in themselves. They are able to form more profound relationships and be very effective leaders with a sharp sense of ambition and a talent for bringing calm to other's lives.
Stepping into their Power. But watch out when Type 9s wake up and claim their power. They are unstoppable. Considered by many to be the best leaders, when Type 9s advocate for their own priorities while truly hearing and responding to the perspectives of others, they become powerful beyond comparison.
Enneagram 9 - Adaptive Peacemaker
Unique gift: Stabilises the work environment and creates alignment and coherence for their area. The Type 9 leader appreciates harmony and pays attention to shaping the work environment into a place where people feel comfortable, can cooperate and offer their best work.
While the Type 8 is called the Leader or the Boss, all nine of the distinct Enneagram personality styles have the potential to be excellent leaders. Whether you lead as a Perfectionist Type 1, a Peacemaker Type 9 or any of the types in between, you too can be a great boss.
An Enneagram Type 9 thrives in careers where there is a promise of stability and consistency. Peacemakers like to be in positions where they are able to help others, which is why they are most successful in careers where they are able to accomplish this.
The most basic desire of the Enneagram Type 9 is to have internal peace. Nines strive to be in harmony with themselves and the world around them. Peacekeepers defend themselves by ignoring pain or numbing their internal conflicts through food, television, and other repetitive patterns.
Enneagram 9 individuals thrive in roles that offer peace and harmony. Suitable careers include mediation, counseling, social work, librarian, graphic design, and hospitality. These professions provide a balanced and serene work environment, allowing Enneagram 9s to excel and find fulfillment.
Enneagram Ones at Work
Enneagram Type Ones are referred to as The Reformer. This personality type values hard work, self-control, and setting high standards.
Enneagram Type 9s might be the hardest to type in the Enneagram personality type system, but they're valuable personalities who sacrifice their own needs to help others feel comfortable.
Enneagram Type 8 Personality - The Challenger - Active Controller.
Enneagram Type 9 - The Peacemaker
You're gentle and mellow and your superpowers rest on your ability to diffuse conflict and help everyone get along. Stability – Though it might seem like a boring superpower, your biggest strength is creating stability in every environment you're placed in, no matter how rocky.
Type 9s can get along with all types of people and have a very calm and stabilizing presence, but their fear of conflict can sometimes cause them to be complacent and risk-averse. Famous Enneagram 9s include Claude Monet, Abraham Lincoln, Queen Elizabeth II, Colin Powell, and Audrey Hepburn.
Type 9: The Peaceful Mediator is thoughtful, reassuring, receptive, accommodating, resigned. Core Fear: Being in conflict, tension, or discord; feeling shut out and overlooked; losing connection with others. Core Desire: Having inner stability and peace of mind.
Type Nine in Brief
They typically have problems with inertia and stubbornness. At their Best: indomitable and all-embracing, they are able to bring people together and heal conflicts.
Anger is an emotionally draining experience for Nines, who often take a while to notice that they are upset. They, therefore, don't allow themselves to experience anger too often or too intensely. Nines "tune in" to the feelings and emotions of the people around them.
Type Fives don't pair as well with Nines
It can be challenging for the two types to build a close relationship with their different focuses. Both types tend to go into their imaginary worlds to stay safe, making it difficult for them to connect.
Type Six
Sixes are one of the most anxiety-prone types of the Enneagram and tend to overreact when under stress.
Type 4, Individualist
But at their worst, everything around them becomes a reminder of their self-loathing and their sense of failure. Driving away those who wish to help, feelings of despair take over, and they may become self-destructive with this behavior manifesting as mental, emotional or physical breakdowns.
Eights can be argumentative and intimidating; it is important to them to stand up for what they believe in and to protect those who are weaker than themselves. Deepest Fear: Eights fear being vulnerable and powerless more than anything, and cope with this fear by always being strong and in control.
Enneagram Twos at Their Best:
Empathic and kind-hearted, they genuinely care for people without worrying about what they will get in return. Not only do they nurture and care for others, they nurture and care for themselves.
The SP 3 is the most obvious workaholic from the standpoint of needing the work non-stop to get money or perhaps have a healthy lifestyle.
On a very deep level, Sevens do not feel that they can find what they really want in life. They therefore tend to try everything—and ultimately may even resort to anything as a substitute for what they are really looking for. (“If I can't have what will really satisfy me, I'll enjoy myself anyway.
Weaknesses of the Enneagram 9
Having difficulties confronting other people. The tendency to minimize their feelings to avoid conflict. Avoidance behaviours when they find situations upsetting. Find themselves being passive-aggressive rather than facing their problems head-on.
Type nines are great at listening to others, providing objectivity, excelling at unbiased mediation, and having a keen ability to appreciate the positive aspects of both sides. Nines have a gift of accepting others without prejudice which makes people feel understood and accepted by them.
Though they are anger types, Nines usually don't feel their anger very often—they (unconsciously) dissociate from it as a way to avoid conflict or separation from others—so it tends to leak out in repressed forms, such as stubbornness or passive-aggressive behavior, or escape in big bursts every once in a while.