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You are
a Type 3 with a 4 wing: "The Professional"
Your
trifix is 3w4, 6w7, 8w7.
In
enneagram theory, you have one type for how you relate to the world (either
8, 9, or 1), one type for how you think (5, 6, 7) and one type for how you
see yourself (2, 3, 4.) Your tri-fix contains one number from each of these
triads. They are listed in the order of how strongly they present in your
personality.
Your
core type (your strongest type) is Type 3 with a 4 wing: Type
Three individuals are self-assured, confident, and driven for success. Type
Threes have a great deal of energy that propels them to excel at their chosen
field, and this is why the type is often called The Achiever. Although Threes
may not always like it, they’re often looked up to. Type Threes, more than
any other type, are the most likely to be a workaholic. When in a state of growth,
Threes become more cooperative and trusting of others, like a Type Six. When
stressed, Threes become withdrawn like a Type Nine. You are a Type Three with
a Four wing, which means that your energetic nature is tempered by a Four
tendency to withdraw, which gives you a sense of calm that others often lack.
Your
second type (your next strongest type) is Type 6 with a 7 wing: Type
Six individuals are reliable, committed, and security-oriented. They are
natural troubleshooters, and are always aware of potential problems. This
makes the Type Six anxious, but the anxiety fuels them to resolve their
problems. They can range from loyal to rebellious, depending on where they
get their security from – if the security is from within, they can be very
defiant… if it comes from others, they can be very cooperative and devoted.
When a Type Six is in a growth state, they become calm like a Type Nine. When
they are stressed, they can become arrogant like an unhealthy Type Three. You
are a Type Six with a Seven wing, which means that the committed nature of
the Six combines with the outgoing nature of the Seven to create a very
engaging personality.
Your
third type (the least-used of the three) is Type 8 with a 7 wing: Eights
are assertive, dominant individuals who naturally take control of situations.
Eights are aggressive in satisfying their needs, and indeed, Type Eight is
the most aggressive personality type in the Enneagram. When in a state of
growth, Eights become like Type Twos - caring and protective of other people.
When Eights are stressed, they become withdrawn and secretive like Type
Fives. You're an Eight with a Seven wing, which means that the outgoing
nature of Seven combines with the assertive nature of Type Eight to create
one of the most dynamic types in the Enneagram. Type 8w7s are a force to be
reckoned with.
Some
words that describe you: decisive, authoritative, natural leader,
assertive, ambitious, driven, adaptable, energetic, loyal, reliable, anxious,
skeptical.
Want to
learn more about your type? An online test can't do it all, so check out the
PersonalityCafe.com Enneagram Forums for more information.
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013
My enneagram results
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
A good point about Gen Y work patterns
Thanks to my dad for sending me my latest article I want to talk about regarding Gen Y and the work place. Finally an article that doesn't seem to bash Gen Y but tries to shine light on the reasoning behind the "flightiness" in our resumes.
The article talks about one major reason a Gen Y employee would leave a job is because they're not learning anything. And here the other articles are saying the reason we're upset is because we didn't get promoted for showing up on time for six weeks. (HA! Take THAT other articles!!) While I will admit Gen Y does have a very inflated sense of self, that doesn't mean we need to only see the negative aspects of a high self worth.
I will be the first to admit it that I have ADD and if I don't care about something or feel as though someone doesn't care about me, then see ya! Probably a good riddance anyways. My ADD causes me to work really fast on something and be very productive and then SQUIRREL! and I'm off to something else just like that. I don't think anything or anyone is to blame for Gen Y being like this (yes even technology is in the clear for the most part).
Gen Y is very technology dependent which means we're able to accomplish things differently and more effectively than in the past. What does that mean to the workforce? It means it's changing and it's changing rapidly. Gen Y sees that. Gen Y is responsible for a lot of the technological innovations allowing this to happen. We expect it! Then why is the workplace doesn't seem to embrace it? A lot might do with capital expenses needed to update infrastructures, but a lot of it (at least to me) is a resistance to change. "Well why change it if it's working?" BECAUSE IT COULD BE BETTER!
This also means that Gen Y is able to have so much more information at our fingertips. If we don't know something, we go find it. Google has turned into a verb. "Go Google it". We have access to hundreds of databases telling us what we should be making, where we could be working, who would hire us. Depression? That isn't stopping Gen Y from putting feelers out there to see if something better might come around. We aren't a generation that believes in loyalty as much as the past generations because it could all change in an instant.
The article talks about how Gen Y leave because they feel they're not going anywhere or learning anything. I like this point of view rather than the typical "they're not getting promoted fast enough so they're throwing a temper tantrum because that's what mommie and daddie trained them to do when life wasn't fair." Please... this article FINALLY makes a good point. I am 100% in agreement with this thought too. I have been working for so many years in school to make sure I learned all I could to get a good grade on an exam, make a good presentation, get the job I wanted post school. Why would all that drive for more knowledge change once I hit the workforce? Why would I suddenly not want to learn anymore? Does that make sense to anyone?
Gen Y doesn't want to be left alone and told "go for it". We want someone to teach us, to mentor us but not to micromanage us (because let's face it, you're old and I'm smarter. I kid!) That's why when I was told my company was bringing in a marketing person who would be my manager I wasn't pissed. I was thrilled!! I wasn't learning anything beyond how to survive in a department of one and now I'll have someone to teach me and help me grow which is exactly what this Gen Y wants. We don't want to be seen as struggling or stagnant, we want to excel and achieve at high levels. If we don't feel like we have the tools to make this happen, chances are we'll bail and find a place that fills that need.
If you're interested in Gen Y (or even X & Z) I encourage you to read articles and data about it. When you do however, make sure you look at how old the author is. It sure gives you perspective on their views of Gen Y.
Until next time...
The article talks about one major reason a Gen Y employee would leave a job is because they're not learning anything. And here the other articles are saying the reason we're upset is because we didn't get promoted for showing up on time for six weeks. (HA! Take THAT other articles!!) While I will admit Gen Y does have a very inflated sense of self, that doesn't mean we need to only see the negative aspects of a high self worth.
I will be the first to admit it that I have ADD and if I don't care about something or feel as though someone doesn't care about me, then see ya! Probably a good riddance anyways. My ADD causes me to work really fast on something and be very productive and then SQUIRREL! and I'm off to something else just like that. I don't think anything or anyone is to blame for Gen Y being like this (yes even technology is in the clear for the most part).
Gen Y is very technology dependent which means we're able to accomplish things differently and more effectively than in the past. What does that mean to the workforce? It means it's changing and it's changing rapidly. Gen Y sees that. Gen Y is responsible for a lot of the technological innovations allowing this to happen. We expect it! Then why is the workplace doesn't seem to embrace it? A lot might do with capital expenses needed to update infrastructures, but a lot of it (at least to me) is a resistance to change. "Well why change it if it's working?" BECAUSE IT COULD BE BETTER!
This also means that Gen Y is able to have so much more information at our fingertips. If we don't know something, we go find it. Google has turned into a verb. "Go Google it". We have access to hundreds of databases telling us what we should be making, where we could be working, who would hire us. Depression? That isn't stopping Gen Y from putting feelers out there to see if something better might come around. We aren't a generation that believes in loyalty as much as the past generations because it could all change in an instant. The article talks about how Gen Y leave because they feel they're not going anywhere or learning anything. I like this point of view rather than the typical "they're not getting promoted fast enough so they're throwing a temper tantrum because that's what mommie and daddie trained them to do when life wasn't fair." Please... this article FINALLY makes a good point. I am 100% in agreement with this thought too. I have been working for so many years in school to make sure I learned all I could to get a good grade on an exam, make a good presentation, get the job I wanted post school. Why would all that drive for more knowledge change once I hit the workforce? Why would I suddenly not want to learn anymore? Does that make sense to anyone?
Gen Y doesn't want to be left alone and told "go for it". We want someone to teach us, to mentor us but not to micromanage us (because let's face it, you're old and I'm smarter. I kid!) That's why when I was told my company was bringing in a marketing person who would be my manager I wasn't pissed. I was thrilled!! I wasn't learning anything beyond how to survive in a department of one and now I'll have someone to teach me and help me grow which is exactly what this Gen Y wants. We don't want to be seen as struggling or stagnant, we want to excel and achieve at high levels. If we don't feel like we have the tools to make this happen, chances are we'll bail and find a place that fills that need.
If you're interested in Gen Y (or even X & Z) I encourage you to read articles and data about it. When you do however, make sure you look at how old the author is. It sure gives you perspective on their views of Gen Y.
Until next time...
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Burn out and Gen Y women
I was reading an article recently (this one) and it was frankly, really depressing. It talks about how Gen Y women are typically burning out of work by 30 and opting for stay at home mom or jobs well below their potential. Why is that? The article explains that women have been working so hard for so long to be on top and the best (think high school extracurriculars and AP scores for college applications and think college internships and grades for grad school and workforce) that by the time they hit the workforce they're exhausted and they essentially start on the bottom again and have to work their way up. With women's desire to have a family and a career, it all catches up to them and this article is saying that women essentially give up and become dependent on their man or okay with a lesser demanding job knowing society won't think less of them in the end.
Hmmmmm.... being a 25 year old, go-getter Gen Y female, this troubles me. Am I on the path to burn out in five short years? How do I avoid this burn out? Wait, am I identifying with the "symptoms" they're describing? SHOOT!
I shared this article with a really good friend of mine, Erin, who is also a career minded, Gen Y female and she completely agreed with the article. Here was her response, "We are an interesting era... we want it all and all take balance. We want the husband the house the stability the good job the time for friends and fun and so if work isn't killing us, trying to make sure we keep everything else 'in order' will. We want everything, cake and ice cream and no frosting with a spoon and a fork but no knife and maybe a cookie on the side." I think she's exactly right on that. We want it all and we want it all now, but there are these new obstacles in our way. Ones we weren't prepared for in school or any other training of our past.
Gen Y grew up post 9/11, saw the effects of the great recession on our parents and felt it personally with the job market, continually see a divided country when it comes to anything political and yet are still bombarded with the notion that by min-twenties we need to have our shit together. If we're not married, we should be dating someone. If we're not homeowners, we should be talking to a relator (after all it's a buyers market!!) If we're not in the exact career we want, we need to get out and be happy. And yet, Gen Y gets a bad rep for being flighty, self centered and self preserving. I don't get it.
It's funny though coming from my recent past. I went to a private Christian university (Point Loma Nazarene University) in San Diego. "Ring by Spring" (get engaged by senior year spring semester) was a common phrase and it wasn't just something people laughed about. Oh no, although it was something people joked about, it was a serious fever among senior couples around campus. It was the "next step" a lot of people thought was to be taken once you walked across the stage to get your diploma. I explain that to share my friend's thoughts worded so well. "We can't plan ahead, know we want more, end up feeling stuck/stagnant, lack of direction. There are limited options for women who are still single or not wiling to be fully supported by men..."
She's got a point. I don't know how many times in my career I've heard excuses from married women about needing to get home to the kids or needing to do something for/with their husband or hear something along the lines of "oh well you're not married, you can help with this". My singleness gets taken advantage of all the while I'm stuck at a job not able to get ahead of the married with children because it wouldn't be fair since they have more mouths to take care of with the same paycheck. (Don't get me wrong married friends, I'm happy for you, don't hear what I'm NOT saying.)
Many people reading this or who hear my friend Erin and I chat just chalk it up to being jealous that we're not married/dating someone or jealous of some other facet of other people's lives. False. To those who got married at 22, I commend you, I would also bet that after a few years of marriage it isn't 100% what you thought it would be and it's been a lot of work that you might not have expected. Those of us in our mid to late twenties (or even thirties) still single, I get it. When we hit this age it's a lot harder for us to settle down and actually date someone. We operate under the idea of "why date someone if you're not able to even see a potential future?" Meaning while we balance our career driven selves with the innate desire for companionship, we must remember there is more to life.
I really love the more and more I'm learning about Gen Y and would encourage you to respond with comments, questions, whatever you'd like. If you find an article you think I'd like, send it my way! I want to continue this conversation about Gen Y and keep learning more and more about myself and my generation.
Until next time...
Hmmmmm.... being a 25 year old, go-getter Gen Y female, this troubles me. Am I on the path to burn out in five short years? How do I avoid this burn out? Wait, am I identifying with the "symptoms" they're describing? SHOOT!
I shared this article with a really good friend of mine, Erin, who is also a career minded, Gen Y female and she completely agreed with the article. Here was her response, "We are an interesting era... we want it all and all take balance. We want the husband the house the stability the good job the time for friends and fun and so if work isn't killing us, trying to make sure we keep everything else 'in order' will. We want everything, cake and ice cream and no frosting with a spoon and a fork but no knife and maybe a cookie on the side." I think she's exactly right on that. We want it all and we want it all now, but there are these new obstacles in our way. Ones we weren't prepared for in school or any other training of our past.Gen Y grew up post 9/11, saw the effects of the great recession on our parents and felt it personally with the job market, continually see a divided country when it comes to anything political and yet are still bombarded with the notion that by min-twenties we need to have our shit together. If we're not married, we should be dating someone. If we're not homeowners, we should be talking to a relator (after all it's a buyers market!!) If we're not in the exact career we want, we need to get out and be happy. And yet, Gen Y gets a bad rep for being flighty, self centered and self preserving. I don't get it.
It's funny though coming from my recent past. I went to a private Christian university (Point Loma Nazarene University) in San Diego. "Ring by Spring" (get engaged by senior year spring semester) was a common phrase and it wasn't just something people laughed about. Oh no, although it was something people joked about, it was a serious fever among senior couples around campus. It was the "next step" a lot of people thought was to be taken once you walked across the stage to get your diploma. I explain that to share my friend's thoughts worded so well. "We can't plan ahead, know we want more, end up feeling stuck/stagnant, lack of direction. There are limited options for women who are still single or not wiling to be fully supported by men..."
She's got a point. I don't know how many times in my career I've heard excuses from married women about needing to get home to the kids or needing to do something for/with their husband or hear something along the lines of "oh well you're not married, you can help with this". My singleness gets taken advantage of all the while I'm stuck at a job not able to get ahead of the married with children because it wouldn't be fair since they have more mouths to take care of with the same paycheck. (Don't get me wrong married friends, I'm happy for you, don't hear what I'm NOT saying.)
Many people reading this or who hear my friend Erin and I chat just chalk it up to being jealous that we're not married/dating someone or jealous of some other facet of other people's lives. False. To those who got married at 22, I commend you, I would also bet that after a few years of marriage it isn't 100% what you thought it would be and it's been a lot of work that you might not have expected. Those of us in our mid to late twenties (or even thirties) still single, I get it. When we hit this age it's a lot harder for us to settle down and actually date someone. We operate under the idea of "why date someone if you're not able to even see a potential future?" Meaning while we balance our career driven selves with the innate desire for companionship, we must remember there is more to life.
I really love the more and more I'm learning about Gen Y and would encourage you to respond with comments, questions, whatever you'd like. If you find an article you think I'd like, send it my way! I want to continue this conversation about Gen Y and keep learning more and more about myself and my generation.
Until next time...
Monday, September 17, 2012
How is it a "we"...?
First of all I want to say before I write anything that yes, I do love sports and get pretty into it while watching games and yes, I do follow the NFL. However, no I don't do fantasy (seems like a waste of time and emotions) and no I don't sit around and talk about it like I'm the best color commentator there ever was come Monday morning. With that said, please explain the reasoning behind the use of the word "we" while explaining games.
My office is like most offices (I'm assuming here) which means a good portion of Monday morning is devoted to phrases like "dude did you see that awesome down by <insert name of player here>" and "What an UPSET!" and random musing about the standings of various fantasy teams. Which in football season doesn't bother me at all (basketball season I want to invest in ear plugs). What I don't understand and wonder if/when I ever will is when people say "oh yeah we clobbered them" or "dude we had such a sick win over <inset team name here>". I'm sorry, what? We? As in YOU and the rest of the team? When was the last time you put on gear and was slammed to the ground by a defensive line man?
While I get wanting to have something to identify with and getting into the game and being a part of it, cool fine whatever, but that doesn't mean YOU did anything about that awesome play. And why is it that it is always "them" when they did something bad, but "we" when the team is riding high? Explain that one to me Lucy.
In my opinion the only people who can say "we" when referencing a team are the players themselves and college students.
Why do college students get a pass on this? Where's the logic in that you ask? Well technically THEY are UCLA students and UCLA students are playing the other teams. Therefore it's a united WE (with actually connection and not just a jersey and random facts of NFL knowledge) and so that's why they get a pass.
Until next time...
My office is like most offices (I'm assuming here) which means a good portion of Monday morning is devoted to phrases like "dude did you see that awesome down by <insert name of player here>" and "What an UPSET!" and random musing about the standings of various fantasy teams. Which in football season doesn't bother me at all (basketball season I want to invest in ear plugs). What I don't understand and wonder if/when I ever will is when people say "oh yeah we clobbered them" or "dude we had such a sick win over <inset team name here>". I'm sorry, what? We? As in YOU and the rest of the team? When was the last time you put on gear and was slammed to the ground by a defensive line man?
While I get wanting to have something to identify with and getting into the game and being a part of it, cool fine whatever, but that doesn't mean YOU did anything about that awesome play. And why is it that it is always "them" when they did something bad, but "we" when the team is riding high? Explain that one to me Lucy.In my opinion the only people who can say "we" when referencing a team are the players themselves and college students.
Why do college students get a pass on this? Where's the logic in that you ask? Well technically THEY are UCLA students and UCLA students are playing the other teams. Therefore it's a united WE (with actually connection and not just a jersey and random facts of NFL knowledge) and so that's why they get a pass.
Until next time...
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Gen Y: The Teacup Generation
The owner's wife of the company I work for studies trends in the workplace and is brought in by businesses to help them with trend analysis. A big focus of her company is figuring out Gen Y and what that means for companies with this new, innovative and highly independent workforce moving up the ranks. There's a piece coming out soon for Time Magazine that they co-bylined all about it and as I was editing it, it struck me, I don't agree with some of their claims. Now it might be because I am very much a part of Gen Y but really I feel like we're being interpreted incorrectly.
The claim that got me to cringe the most was the idea that Gen Y is the "teacup generation". In a previous blog I talk about this but essentially it is the idea that Gen Y is easily breakable and can shatter in an instant. On first thought "hmm not entirely sure that's true but my friends and I do have a high sense of self and yeah I guess we sometimes crumble when critiqued..." But the more and more I thought about it I think we're being judged by a generation who is so different than us that they just don't get it.
I was listening to a story on NPR the other day about "post 9/11 artists" and how, although they weren't creating art directly related or depicting 9/11 that deep down they have been impacted by the events in 2001 and it came through in their art. This caused some reflection on my life and why I think the "teacup generation" label isn't the correct way to look at Gen Y.
My friends and I have essentially grown up in the post 9/11 world. We learned in a matter of seconds life can end and you need to live life to your fullest. You see students the nation (and the world) over fighting for causes that make them feel good, we believe we can elect presidents and change massive corporations by tweeting and signing a Change.org petition. We are self-reliant and have the attitude of "get shit done" and we do. And yet, we are called the "teacup generation"?
I asked my direct boss about this when I first heard about it and just chuckled with her response. "Well when you guys don't like something you leave or don't do it again. You're easily breakable." Now why is that such a bad thing? It's like the cliche "only touch a hot stove once", right?
Gen Y gets a bad rep for hopping from job to job because it "just didn't fit" or they didn't feel appreciated enough. What's the harm in that? Is it because the previous generations are so used to starting a job at 18 and being carried out toes up 40 years later? If a Gen Y employee doesn't like something at a current workplace or wants to try something new, if someone is willing to hire them, where's the harm in that? Why is there such a stigma against searching for the perfect fit?
With the innovations in technology, the encouragement from parents who saw how "same ol' same" their life was and the philosophy to do what you love, Gen Y is unlike any other generation. And I don't think that's a bad thing.
What about you? What do you think about Gen Y and the stereotypes assigned to them?
Until next time...
The claim that got me to cringe the most was the idea that Gen Y is the "teacup generation". In a previous blog I talk about this but essentially it is the idea that Gen Y is easily breakable and can shatter in an instant. On first thought "hmm not entirely sure that's true but my friends and I do have a high sense of self and yeah I guess we sometimes crumble when critiqued..." But the more and more I thought about it I think we're being judged by a generation who is so different than us that they just don't get it.
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My friends and I have essentially grown up in the post 9/11 world. We learned in a matter of seconds life can end and you need to live life to your fullest. You see students the nation (and the world) over fighting for causes that make them feel good, we believe we can elect presidents and change massive corporations by tweeting and signing a Change.org petition. We are self-reliant and have the attitude of "get shit done" and we do. And yet, we are called the "teacup generation"?
I asked my direct boss about this when I first heard about it and just chuckled with her response. "Well when you guys don't like something you leave or don't do it again. You're easily breakable." Now why is that such a bad thing? It's like the cliche "only touch a hot stove once", right?
Gen Y gets a bad rep for hopping from job to job because it "just didn't fit" or they didn't feel appreciated enough. What's the harm in that? Is it because the previous generations are so used to starting a job at 18 and being carried out toes up 40 years later? If a Gen Y employee doesn't like something at a current workplace or wants to try something new, if someone is willing to hire them, where's the harm in that? Why is there such a stigma against searching for the perfect fit?
With the innovations in technology, the encouragement from parents who saw how "same ol' same" their life was and the philosophy to do what you love, Gen Y is unlike any other generation. And I don't think that's a bad thing.
What about you? What do you think about Gen Y and the stereotypes assigned to them?
Until next time...
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