TRANSCRIPT FOR EP34:
Welcome to SHE is Confident. Hi! This is Deon Teh and in this episode, I will be sharing with you about Your PERSONALITY.
How much do you really know about yourself? Have you ever taken a moment, and think about it?
Who you really are and how did you become who you are now.
Many of us go through the daily motions. Even though we may have many thoughts from our past experiences, we act according to the roles we need to play, as a daughter, a mother, a wife, an employee, etc. Are you enjoying what you are doing? Do you have a favorite role?
If you are, what have you derived from it?
If not, what would you like to change, what is preventing you from changing?
According to the Enneagram of Personality, there are nine personality types: Reformer, Helper, Achiever, Individualist, investigator, loyalist, Enthusiast, challenger, peacemaker. It is a system of personality typing that describes patterns in how people visualize the world and manage their emotions. The Enneagram model describes nine different personality types and maps each of these types on a nine-pointed diagram which helps to illustrate how the types relate to one another.
Each of the nine personality types is characterized by a set of dominant behaviors, motivations, and fears. The goal of this system is to better understand your type so that you’ll be able to make the most of your strengths and address your weakness in order to achieve your full potential.
The Enneagram works by sorting people into these nine different types. The goal is to allow individuals to understand their own personality better and also to provide valuable information on how to better relate to other people.
There is a basic type that best describes your personality. You may also discover one or two additional types that also contribute to your overall personality. Each of the nine types has its own set of potential strengths and weaknesses.
For me, my dominant personality is the Investigator, I’m curious about things, I love to observe and ponder about things and I most dislike it when others lack involvement and are not communicating.
When I’m under stress, my challenger personality will appear, I become more authoritative and confrontational, however, when I'm relaxed, I will become The enthusiast, playful and optimistic about life.
I remember When I was a teenager, with not many worries I like to sing with the only radio that my father bought for us and I enjoyed it very much and I also like to cycle with my friends and most of the time I would just enjoy doing nothing.
In my twenties, I wanted to have a simple life, that is to get a job, be married with children, and have a loving husband. I don’t have much ambition even though I was curious about life, but I was only seeking knowledge for my own satisfaction.
When I was working and setting up the company with my boss, I became a totally different person.
I had encountered difficulty being a leader in the company.
As my dominant personality is The investigator, one of the core values that I believe in is that as a professional, one needs to have the certification for it. Like a doctor, or lawyer to be able to consult their patients and clients. However, as a leader, I feel that I was not qualified as I did not have enough certifications. When I needed to meet the bankers with my boss, I was very worried as I felt that I may not have the knowledge to understand the discussion. Despite being uncomfortable and worried about it, I took up the challenge and tried my best to learn whatever I can.
Due to my dominant personality, I took every opportunity to learn from all the professionals and consultants that my boss hired. And slowly, I was able to build up processes and systems for the company.
Through these incidents, I learnt that my personality changes from one type to another. And through Enneagram, I am able to understand my staff and others better. I no longer expect others to behave the same way as I do, as we all have different personalities. When my staff responds differently from me on the same issue, I will not be angry, instead, I will understand where they are coming from.
I am also able to understand myself better and work on my weaknesses.
I highly encourage you to take the personality test, it is available on the internet, remember to answer the questions with no hesitation, that way it will be a better reflection of who you really are. By doing so, it allows you to understand yourself better, as we may have more than one personality, given different situations.
Using the nine personality types as a guide, you can understand yourself better, especially our weakness and it can help you to overcome challenges as we are all bound with past experiences and beliefs from young. We get too lost in our daily lives and have forgotten who we really are, and at times we may feel lost and aimless, with no sense of purpose in life.
When you create something in your life that belongs to you and no one else can take it away from you is the most valuable gift you can give to yourself and also contribute to society.
You too, can discover your true self and release your talent and bring joy to others, and in return that will bring abundance to yourself.
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I look forward to seeing you in my next episode where I will be sharing with you AM I WORTH LOVING?
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