Enneagram Type 2: Positive Affirmations for Path of Growth
Overview of Enneagram Type 2: The Helper, Partner, Nurturer
If you are an Enneagram Type 2, you are extremely helpful, considerate, compassionate, empathetic, generous and loving. You are like Mother Theresa. You feel guided by the mission to save the world.
For you, going out of the way to help others makes life meaningful. Your life feels enriched when you have friends, family, connection, sharing and support. You inspire the world to be of service to one another.
“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” – Mother Theresa
How Low Self Worth Affects Your Net Worth
Could your low self worth be affecting your net worth?
Oddly enough, whether you perceive yourself as worthy or not can affect your net worth. According to the dictionary, self worth means the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect. On the other hand, net worth refers to your net economic balance, which is derived from the value of all your assets minus the value of your liabilities.
“When your self worth goes up, your net worth goes up with it.”- Mark Victor Hansen
“Self worth comes from one thing – thinking that you are worthy.” Wayne Dyer
With self worth, you undergo an internal appraisal process whereby you assess whether you are “good enough” or “deserving”. From my understanding, self-worth is based on values. If you are not living up to the values that you hold dear, the esteem that you hold for yourself drops. When this happens, you will find it to project yourself confidently; thus impacting your ability to shine on the outside.
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Love Myself Poem by Charlie Chaplin
A beautiful self-love poem has apparently been written by Charlie Chaplin who composed it for his 70th birthday (April 16, 1959). Well, at least that is what a google search revealed. It is exceptional because there are not many poems written about loving the self and in my opinion, contains much wisdom.
Here’s how Chaplin’s “love myself poem” goes….
As I Began to Love Myself – Self Love Poem
As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering
are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth.
Today, I know, this is “AUTHENTICITY”.
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What Enneagram Type Am I?
I was often asked this question by those who are confused: What Enneagram Type am I?
As an Enneagram Executive Coach, I’d like to offer the suggestion to first read about each of the 9 personality types that the Enneagram comprises of. Below is the follow up to the updated post on Enneagram Quiz: How Would You Cross the River.
According to the Enneagram, we have one core Personality Type. It appears that we are either born with it or that it can be the result of early nurturing. This core is home base and it doesn’t change. It describes you the most. If you are a bird, which is free to roam and to explore all other types, you always come flying home. You reside in this sector; as if it is a familiar nest.
