Subtype Layers: Type 8

About this episode

The episode explores the dynamics of Enneagram Type 8 subtypes through real-time experiences of decision-making and leadership.

This week’s episode isn’t fully evergreen, because it’s recorded right as Kelly is leading a VU service trip to Jamaica and a major winter storm is about to hit the Midwest. That real-time pressure makes it the perfect setup for Enneagram Type 8 subtypes, because you hear “8 energy” in action: decision-making, urgency, leadership, control, and the tension of letting go when the outcome is out of your hands. Damon and Kelly break down the three Type 8 instinctual variants (self-preservation, s...

People in this episode

Host: Kelly

Guest: Damon

Topics covered

• Enneagram
• Type 8
• leadership
• decision-making
• urgency
• control
• letting go

Keywords

• Enneagram
• Type 8
• subtypes
• self-preservation
• urgency
• leadership
• control
• letting go

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Jamaica, Midwest

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