The 9 Enneagram Personality Types
Core fear, desire, strengths and growth tips for every type
1
The Reformer
Perfectionist
Principled, purposeful, self-controlled, and perfectionistic
Core Fear: Being corrupt, evil, or defective
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2
The Helper
Giver
Generous, demonstrative, people-pleasing, and possessive
Core Fear: Being unwanted or unworthy of being loved
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3
The Achiever
Performer
Adaptable, excelling, driven, and image-conscious
Core Fear: Being worthless, without value, or a failure
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4
The Individualist
Romantic
Expressive, dramatic, self-absorbed, and temperamental
Core Fear: Having no identity or personal significance
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5
The Investigator
Observer
Perceptive, innovative, secretive, and isolated
Core Fear: Being useless, helpless, or overwhelmed
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6
The Loyalist
Skeptic
Engaging, responsible, anxious, and suspicious
Core Fear: Being without support, security, or guidance
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7
The Enthusiast
Epicure
Spontaneous, versatile, acquisitive, and scattered
Core Fear: Being deprived, trapped, or in pain
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8
The Challenger
Protector
Self-confident, decisive, willful, and confrontational
Core Fear: Being harmed, controlled, or violated
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9
The Peacemaker
Mediator
Receptive, reassuring, agreeable, and complacent
Core Fear: Loss and separation; conflict and disconnection
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