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Welcome to “News Media” where you find news about the IEA Egypt Conference. The theme of the conference is “Remember what you are” and you can join other Enneagram enthusiasts from the 26th to 28th of January 2024 in Cairo. (read more about THINK ABOUT IT)
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The type 3 descriptions are often cliche, stereotypical. Everyone’s just ambitious and compatetive. And I was like, that doesn’t match my life experience. But his description talked about this idea of wanting to live as an exemplary human being. And I remember all my life, I thought, if I lived in such a way that if everybody lived like I
Ancient Egypt holds a missing piece to the human experience. Russ Hudson
Mr. Gurdjieff is talking about the energy behind the Enneagram, which he called the fourth way, he said that part of the mission is that the wisdom of the East must come into balance and blend with the creative energy of the West. He said, if that doesn’t happen, our civilization will go backwards, it will regress. And we see
The Art of Balancing System 1 and System 2 in Leadership
In leadership, decision-making is a multifaceted process that requires a well-calibrated balance of intuition and analysis. A leader’s ability to discern which approach to employ in differing situations directly impacts the efficacy of their guidance and possible success. Some leaders tend to rely on rapid, instinctual judgments, and others are more into strategic and well-grounded decisions. Often the best leadership
Enneagram Egypt Conference: Everyone is equally important. Maggie Balbaa
The Enneagram conference theme is remember what you are. We’re trying to bring people onto remembering this source and remembering where we actually originate and where we come from. And that at the end, when all of these differences are put aside, when we remember what we are, it’s always one point, oneness. Maggie Balbaa is back in
Mai Ashour: We need the Enneagram in drama and art
The Enneagram need to be put in drama. In theatres, in novels, in movies, in series. Why not let the Enneagram to be known through the world from drama and poetry? Why not? People act the types. And the Enneagram shows us how to deal with those types. Interview with Mai Ashour Mai Ashour is todays guest
Shaimaa Refaat: The Enneagram taught me that I have a self
You know what hit me first when I started learning the Enneagram? That I have a self. Leading from a type Nine, it hit me very strongly that I have a self to begin with. So if you are asking me if the Enneagram would help anyone? Yes. And it’s not theoretical, it was impactful. At least it was for
Noha Abo Elmagd: The Enneagram can bring freedom from the inside and out
We are all walking each other home. There is no superiority or or ranks or who is knowing better than who or who has the experience, who is the guru, who knows it. No one knows it. We are all walking each other home. And this sentence makes me feel grounded and compassionate to me and to everyone on this,
Shatha Mahmoud: The purpose behind life is to reconnect
When I met the the Enneagram, it was as if it was the cheat sheet of knowing people, on how they function and how they operate in this life. I felt I had the key now. It was also a key to become true and committed. It is hard work but you will get out of living in the autopilot
Mai Mostafa: The Enneagram´s 9 lenses can heal and change our relationships
Some details in the Enneagram makes it very powerful. It’s about the lens. I can now borrow the lens of my daughter and see how she’s seeing things. And why she’s acting in that way. So it’s about the why, not the how she’s acting. And that for me was a transformation. I literally can say that before studying the
Enneagram Triads: Your Guide to Personal Development and Transformation
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New to the Enneagram? Here are your Fixations
Even though the Enneagram can be much more than merely a tool for Personality Typing, this Typology approach remains one of the most common in the field, at least as an entry point to what can turn into a rich and fulfilling journey of self-awareness and awakening. The first encounter And so, for people encountering the Enneagram for the first
Tamer Zanaty: “AI can help us develop awareness on all socioecomonic levels with the Enneagram”
I don’t believe that our type is our mission. But I believe that it’s one of the keys that can help us to understand our mission. I’m a big believer that there is no one system or one theory that can explain everything. The Enneagram is a great system. But still it does not explain everything. Interview with
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Type 8: Characteristics, Triggers and Motivaters
Another way to see if Type 8 could be your primary type is to look at the triggers. One of them is that I don’t want to be betrayed. That is a certain igniter of my anger and my fierce energy if I feel betrayed. And I have to immediately
“The Enneagram has taught me not to see a relationship as a project” Cindy Leong
When I learned about the Enneagram and the pitfalls and relationship building it came to me: Oh, the Enneagram type 3 – we tend to treat relationships like a project. I realized maybe that is why all my past relationships at until that point failed. I gave them a timeline
Peter O’Hanrahan: “The Enneagram is a remarkable way for us to wake up”
The Enneagram is a remarkable way to wake up. Mr. Gurdjief would talk about waking up or self-remembering. To remember our deeper selves. Or at least that there is a deeper self in there. It may take some work to get to it. But to use the Enneagram to understand
Enneagram Type 8: Strengths and Challenges Explored
Enneagram Type 8 balances energy and vulnerability and focuses on aliveness. They are driven by pushing boundaries to protect their sensitive core. Enneagram Type 8 in all of us Enneagram Type 8 is the part of our personality about energy, vitality, and aliveness. To deeply sense and express our energy,
Diana Redmond: “The Enneagram addresses the paradox of life”
The Enneagram is such a beautiful way of finding out who we really are and addressing the paradoxes of life. I wish for everyone to come into a deep acceptance of themselves and their unique expression. Diana Redmond in Enneagram Insights podcast In this episode Flemming Christensen is
“We have to channel our truth and let our voices be heard” Safy Mousa
Flemming Christensen was teaching in Dubai. I learned about his mission with the next next generation. And it clicked with something that I also felt was my calling on earth. We met in the now, where he was thinking of the next next generation and was thinking of healing ancestors,
Julie Harris: Coming into contact with Essence
I’m teaching a lot about these underlying emotions in each center, of anger, shame, grief, and fear, which is something that gets talked about in the Enneagram world. But I realized, I don’t think that I’ve ever been to a class where I’ve really worked with those emotions. Julie Harris
“Work on yourself and heal generations” Safy Mousa
So what I learned from Sufism and Enneagram, Safi, love yourself more, take care of yourself more, be you, be authentic, be who you are. Interview with Safy Mousa in Enneagram Insights Safy Mousa is a scientist and also practises Sufism. She is an Enneagram teacher
Roxanne Howe-Murphy: The Major Interference with sharing your gifts is Self-rejection
What’s so profound about the Enneagram is not just the behaviors and attitudes that we may have. It’s what’s going on underneath the waterline. I use an iceberg model, and what’s above that’s visible is what we might most connect with. Underneath are those deeper levels of motivation and hurt.
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#083 – How do I empower people without asserting my power?
Balancing your own power when empowering others When you have a strong sense of power and stand tall in your energy and vitality, and simultaneously want to encourage that same energy, directness, and responsiveness in others, it can be difficult not to assert that same power over others. When we do that, it can both be harmful and overwhelming. Even when it comes from a place of love and care, we can overdo our greatest personal strengths and
#079 – How do I set healthy boundaries and say “no”
Building integrity and autonomy Setting boundaries and saying “no” especially to friends and loved ones can be difficult as it often connects with our self-narratives and assumptions about the negative consequences if we do it. We might have the deep pain from being left out, not seen, overheard or we have the fear of being disconnected from others, and then that pain we don’t want to instill in others by setting too strong boundaries and by saying “no”.
#078 – How do I ask for help and support?
Asking for help and support without feeling shame Being transparent and asking for help and support can feel shameful and create thoughts and emotions that are strong enough for us not to reach out for help and support. It often connects with our self-narratives and assumptions about what will happen if we do it. We might think that we are unskilful, weak, self-centered, egoistic, disturbing the peace, or ruining the flow, or that our role is to be
#065 – The Practice of the Quiet Mind
Practicing your mind has no purpose or goal When we practice quiet mind, it is a practice that will help us to connect with our quiet mind in times of somatic, emotional and cognitive pressure and imbalance. The practice is to help us regain balance and with our practice, we will have a sense of what it is we want to regain or the state we want to return to. The quiet mind can not be achieved or
#063 – Finding the Meaning and Purpose in your Originality and Emotionality
Profound personal connection creates Meaning and Purpose We find meaning and purpose in different ways, and one of the ways is our originality, authenticity, emotionality, and our deep inner connection with ourselves. Inner work might be the work of connecting with the deeper and true parts of ourselves. But what is it we connect with and who is connecting with what? It can sound spiritual, but it does not have to be. When we do therapy, coaching, couples
#059 – Finding the Meaning and Purpose in your Care and Attention to Others Needs
Care and attention to other creates Meaning and Purpose We find meaning and purpose in different ways, and one of the ways is our care and loving attention to other’s needs. When we dedicate ourselves to the needs of others, we often build deep personal relationships based on care, empathy, and genuine interest in the best of others. Every human being, no matter their age, needs to be seen, heard and met. We grow from babies with a
THINK ABOUT IT
Founded by Flemming Christensen in 1986 and located in Copenhagen, Denmark, THINK ABOUT IT combines leadership and teamwork with personal growth and development. With accredited partners, THINK ABOUT IT offers national and international clients training, consulting, and coaching. The ambition is to combine insight and experience from psychology, philosophy and biology to foster new mindsets and skills to build a stronger sense of meaning and purpose for oneself and others.
The well-established education of THINK ABOUT IT consists of the 28 days Enneagram Next Level certification program for teachers, consultants and coaches, the Enneagram Next Next Generation Project for young adults and their parents and teachers and the Enneagram Solo Entrepreneur Academy for Enneagram enthusiasts who want to start their own business based on the Enneagram.
Next to education, THINK ABOUT IT offers leaders and their teams a business program aimed at building the mindsets and skills to support the current and future strategy of the organization, section, or department.
The wisdom pillars for the offerings of THINK ABOUT IT are the Enneagram, Immunity to Change, Somatic Leadership, The Integral Mindset, NLP and Zen Buddhism. Flemming Christensen is a Zen Buddhist and is currently taking his master’s in Buddhist Studies.
Flemming Christensen is the author of 20 bestselling books about leadership, teamwork, coaching, and personal growth and development based on the Enneagram. Two of these books can be found in English, while the rest are in Danish. Flemming Christensen is accredited in several disciplines like the Enneagram, NLP, Somatic Leadership, Immunity to Change, and the partners of THINK ABOUT IT also hold their accreditations from recognized organizations.
