The Enneagram
Not just a personality type.
The Enneagram is a framework for understanding why you do what you do — especially when it's not working. It's the deepest personality system Jeff knows, and one of the most useful tools he brings to coaching.
What it is
A map of your inner world.
The Enneagram describes nine distinct patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving — each shaped by a core motivation and a characteristic way of avoiding what we fear most. It's not about what you do. It's about why.
Unlike some personality models, the Enneagram doesn't just describe your strengths. It reveals your blind spots — the automatic patterns you fall into under stress, the defences you don't realise you're running, the ways you get in your own way.
That depth is what makes it so useful in coaching. When you understand your type, you start to see your patterns from the outside. And once you can see them, you can choose something different.
Jeff uses the iEQ9 — the Integrative Enneagram Questionnaire — one of the most validated and nuanced Enneagram assessments available.
The Enneagram — nine types, one system.
The nine types
Nine ways of being in the world.
Each type has a core motivation, a characteristic strength, and a pattern that can hold them back. Where do you recognise yourself?
1
The Perfectionist
Principled, purposeful, self-controlled — and often self-critical.
2
The Helper
Caring, interpersonal, generous — and sometimes needing to be needed.
3
The Achiever
Adaptable, excelling, driven — and image-conscious.
4
The Individualist
Expressive, dramatic, self-absorbed — and searching for meaning.
5
The Investigator
Perceptive, innovative, secretive — and detached.
6
The Loyalist
Engaging, responsible, anxious — and suspicious.
7
The Enthusiast
Spontaneous, versatile, distractible — and scattered.
8
The Challenger
Powerful, decisive, confrontational — and domineering.
9
The Peacemaker
Receptive, reassuring, complacent — and self-effacing.
Discover your type
Curious what your type might be?
The iEQ9 assessment takes about 30 minutes and gives you a detailed, nuanced report — not just a number, but a profile of how your type shows up in your specific life.
Jeff includes the iEQ9 assessment as part of his coaching packages. Book a discovery call to learn more.
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