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Strive for Self-Mastery 97

Development Stretches for Everyone

• Keep a daily journal of your personal reactions to events and
your progress toward self-mastery. Once a week, review your
journal entries to look for patterns of responses and progress,
and note these patterns in the journal.
• Use your knowledge of the Enneagram every day to observe
yourself in work interactions and practice your self-mastery
skills. When you know the Enneagram styles of your
coworkers, practice adjusting your behavior to bring out the
best in them. The more you practice and refine your interper-
sonal interactions using the Enneagram, the better you will
become at self-mastery.
• Educate yourself further by reading one of the recommended
books under “Strive for Self-Mastery” in the Resources section
at the back of this book; read Chapter 7, “Transforming Your-
self,” in Bringing Out the Best in Yourself at Work: How to
Use the Enneagram System for Success, by Ginger Lapid-
Bogda, Ph.D.