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86 What Type of Leader Are You?

INCREASE YOUR CAPACITY TO ENGAGE RATHER THAN TO WITHDRAW
When you attend any sort of social gathering, force yourself to stand
or sit right in the middle of where people are interacting. When you
do this, look at other people and smile, which will encourage them
to approach you. When they do, engage in interaction by asking a
question or telling them something about yourself.

Enneagram Style Sixes

Sixes have insightful minds and create anticipatory
and worst-case scenarios to help themselves feel
prepared in case something goes wrong.

CHART 3.7 Sixes: Levels of Self-Mastery
Descriptions

Extreme self-mastery The Courageous One
Core understanding: Meaning and support exist both inside
and outside themselves.
Intellectual and insightful, Sixes with extreme self-mastery
have learned to trust their own inner authority rather than
look to other people to keep them safe. As a result, they are
confident, calm, and resilient, and they connect with others in
a deep, steady, and warmhearted way. Because they have
learned to trust their own inner authority, Sixes with extreme
self-mastery are clear and courageous. They know that they
can look after themselves and that there is little in the world
from which they truly need to be protected.
Example: After working with an executive coach for two
years, Saul had grown confident, consistent, and courageous.
Because of this, he could deliver both good and bad news to
others with warmth, support, and excellent timing, picking
the best opportunity for delivering information in order to
achieve the most constructive outcome.
Moderate self-mastery The Loyalist
Core concern: Safety, belonging, and being able to trust.
Sixes with moderate self-mastery can be insightful, clever,
overly busy, endearing, and approval-seeking, but they can
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