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Enneagram 3 Nickname: “The Performer” or “The Motivator” (also called “The Achiever”, “The Status Seeker”) 3s like to think of themselves as “The Best”
Whatever 3s choose to do, they do it well or die trying! They show their love by doing things for people. 3s are all about looking good and getting things done! They like to be busy and don’t like to deal with their emotions. They feel the most comfortable when they are working towards their goals. When there is nothing to do, 3s tend to feel uncomfortable and antsy. They pride themselves for their achievements.
Enneagram 3 Strengths
Enneagram 3 Challenges or Weaknesses
Enneagram 3 Careers
Basic fear: Of being worthless, and having no value apart from their achievements. Basic desire: To feel valuable, accepted, desirable.
Type 3 with a 2 wing is called “The Charmer” Type 3 with a 4 wing is called “The Professional”
When 3s evolve they take on characteristics of type 6 When 3s are under stress they take on characteristics of type 9
Vice: Deceit
Unconscious childhood message: It is not ok to have your own feelings and identity Lost childhood message: You are loved for yourself.
Famous & Fictional Enneagram 3s
Bill Clinton is a classic example of a 3 because of his over achieving ways. A Rhode Scholar and a U.S. President, Clinton also knows how to put on the charm, and have the create the right image for success! Clinton is also an ESFP, which is known as “The Performer”.
Alain Delon Ali McGraw Andrew Lloyd Webber Andy Warhol Arnold Schwarzenegger Barbra Streisand Benjamin Netanyahu Bill Clinton Bob Packwood Brooke Shields Bryant Gumbel Burt Reynolds Carl Lewis Christopher Plummer Christopher Reeve Cindy Crawford Courntey Cox Cybill Shepherd David Bowie David Copperfield Demi Moore Denzel Washington Dick Cavett Dick Clark Elle MacPherson Elvis Presley F. Scott Fitzgerald George Stephanopoulos Halle Berry Jack Kemp Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis James Baker Jamie Lee Curtis Jane Pauley Jean-Claude Van Damme Jimmy Carter Joe Montana Julio Iglesias Kathie Lee Gifford Kathleen Turner Lady MacBeth Lance Armstrong Madonna Meryl Streep Michael Dell Michael Jordan Michael Tilson Thomas Mick Jagger Muhammad Ali Natalie Wood O.J. Simpson Oprah Winfrey Paul McCartney Prince Andrew Reba McEntire Richard Gere Rob Lowe Robert Wagner Sharon Stone Shirley MacLaine Sting Sylvester Stallone Tiger Woods Tom Cruise Tom Jones Tony Blair Tony Robbins Truman Capote Vanessa Williams Vanna White Vince Lombardi W. Somerset Maugham Wesley Snipes Whitney Houston Will Smith William Shatner
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