Coaching Type Seven

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth “Creek” Creekmore talk about coaching Enneagram Type Seven. With this type “Striving to Feel Excited,” they can be the most challenging client to coach as they tend to avoid unpleasantness, which includes looking for gaps and places for growth. The hosts share why it’s easier to work on a vision with a Type Seven rather than address derailers or gaps and other ways they coach them. This episode was recorded during their annual retreat in Orlando, Florida, so they also answer questions from the audience throughout this conversation.

“That can be the challenge with the Seven is corralling them in and finding what’s the real issue that they need to work on, that they want to work on. But again, if they’re in a serious place about doing the work, just like any other type, they can make tremendous progress.” -Mario [03:54]

“If you work with them on what’s missing, they will tend to avoid it more than when you work with them on a vision of where they want to get to. And when you’re doing that, working on their derailers or their gaps, it’s much easier.” -María José [06:52]

TIMESTAMPS

[00:01] Intro

[01:32] Coaching Type Seven

[06:15] Common issues

[11:17] Feeling trapped

[18:03] Sevens in leadership

[21:24] Build in options along a plan

[27:01] Practice savoring

[34:22] Why Sevens are often mistyped

[38:22] An existential trap

[46:14] Final words

[48:57] Outro