T31 - The Challenger (Type8)

We talk about Enneagram Type 8 - The Challenger; their strengths, weaknesses, and comparison to Bible characters.

Enneagram Type 8

Eights are self-confident, strong, and assertive. Protective, resourceful, straight-talking, and decisive, but can also be ego-centric and domineering. Eights feel they must control their environment, especially people, sometimes becoming confrontational and intimidating. Eights typically have problems with their tempers and with allowing themselves to be vulnerable. At their Best: self- mastering, they use their strength to improve others' lives, becoming heroic, magnanimous, and inspiring.

Basic Fear: Of being harmed or controlled by others
Basic Desire: To protect themselves (to be in control of their own life

and destiny)

Key Motivations: Want to be self-reliant, to prove their strength and resist weakness, to be important in their world, to dominate the environment, and to stay in control of their situation.

Bible figure: Samson

Strengths

You’re a straightforward, even aggressive, leader, and you care intensely about justice.

Personal Growth Recommendations

It goes against the grain, but act with self-restraint.
It is difficult for Eights, but learn to yield to others, at least occasionally.
Remember that the world is not against you.
Eights typically want to be self-reliant and depend on no one. But, ironically, they depend on many people.
Eights typically overvalue power.

Enneagram and Coffee – Everything will be ok even if I release control

Craig Groeschel — kneeling to pray is what gives you strength to stand

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Sermon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dicXUdNclQY (Enneagram 8)

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