Overview
General Archetypal Names: Achiever, Motivator, Performer, Motivator, Inspirer (Watch a podcast discussion on the names and theme of Type 3 here)
Core Motivational Theme: Recognition/Success, Value/Worth
Core Fear: being unaccomplished, invaluable, unsuccessful, unacknowledged, not good enough/unworthy (in the context of social/group relationships)
Core Desire: being successful, recognized, inspiring, acknowledged, socially valuable, worthy
Center of Intelligence: heart/feeling
Connecting Points: 6 (head/thinking), 9 (gut/instinctive)
Archetypal Expressions
These archetypes encapsulate the core fears/desires, vices/virtues, life lessons, and character arc associated with point 3 on the Enneagram.
“If you aren’t recognized and successful you are nobody. I will do whatever it takes to get to the top; my deception doesn’t hurt anybody.”
“I want to be recognized and successful. What does everybody like and want? How do I need to present myself to win their favor and convince them of my worth?”
“Only as one is willing to give up his present limitations and identity can he become that which he desires to be.”
-Neville Goddard
Integration and Disintegration / Connecting Points
Resources
Enneagram 3 YouTube Playlist
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