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Read Your Enneagram Challenge
January - February 2023

What is an Enneagram Type?
/ˈenēəˌɡram/
noun
noun: enneagram; plural noun: enneagrams
a nine-sided figure used in a particular system of analysis to represent the spectrum of possible personality types.

The Enneagram is a personality theory describing nine strategies by which the psyche develops a worldview and relates to self and others. Each of the nine "types" has a basic fear, basic desire, and predictable behavior pattern in times of stress and security—all of which shape motivations underlying behavior.

Here are the 9 types:
1. Perfectionist/Reformer
2. Helper/Giver
3. Achiever/Performer
4. Individualist/Romantic
5. Investigator/Observer
6. Loyal/Skeptic
7. Enthusiast/Epicure
8. Leader/Protector/Challenger
9. Peacemaker/Mediator

You will work your way through 8 tasks based on these prompts.

Challenge Prompts:
1. Enneagram Island
2. Traits/Characteristics
3. Careers
4. Self-Care
5. Saturday Night Fever
6. Coffee
7. Disney Princesses
8. Harry Potter

Already know your Enneagram Type? Great. You are all set. Comment below and tell me what it is.

Not sure what your Enneagram Type is? No problem. You have 2 options.
1. You can choose which type you think sounds most like you. You probably already have a pretty good idea of what your personality and character traits line up with.
2. Also, you can take a free test at https://assessment.yourenneagramcoach.... You do have to provide your email address and the site will send your results by email, as well as immediately on the screen. You can then unsubscribe. There are other free sites as well as several paid sites that you can test at.

Note: These results are meant for fun & enjoyment with this challenge. They are not scientific. :)

Challenge Rules:
📘No graphic novels, poetry or cookbooks allowed.
📘 Standard Rules Apply
📘I will create an individual thread for you prior to the start date.
📘Your first prompt will be posted on January 1, 2023.
📘Books must be completed after the task has been posted.
📘Sign-ups open through January.
📘Post any questions you have in the Q & A Thread.

Welcome to the Read Your Enneagram Challenge! Many times the type we are seems spot on and other times it feels completely wrong. Either way, knowing your Enneagram Type is a fun way to look at our personalities and quirky character traits.

In this individual challenge, you will work through 8 prompts over the next 2 months. You will go at your own pace to complete as many as you can. Enjoy reading your way through the prompts related to your Enneagram Type! :)

Each time you complete a task, you will post it here in YOUR OWN THREAD. Please copy the following example for your Completion Post.

Prompt:
Book:
Author:
Date Read:
Pages:
Task:
How it Fits:

If you have any questions, please post them in the Q & A Thread.

Enneagram Island

Let's start off with an overview of your Enneagram Type 5 Island.

Type 5s are often called intense and cerebral. They are perceptive, innovative, and isolated. Take a look at the locations on your island. Do they ring a bell?

Some famous Type 5s include: Albert Einstein, Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Agatha Christie, Stephen King, Jane Austen, Diane Sawyer, and Mark Zuckerberg.

a. Read the fifth book in a series.
b. Read a book with a 5 in the total page number.
c. Read a book that has the author's first and last initial in INVESTIGATOR.
d. Read a book where an MC's first or last name begins with a letter in OBSERVER.

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Prompt: Enneagram Island
Book: Fast Falls the Night
Author: Julia Keller
Date Read: 1/1
Pages: 368
Task: d. Read a book where an MC's first or last name begins with a letter in OBSERVER
How it Fits: Bell Elkins

Traits/Characteristics

Now that you've had a fun, light-hearted look at some of the basics of your Enneagram Type 5, let's look a little bit deeper. Do any of these statements listed above sound familiar to you?

a. Read a book with MPG of MYSTERY or TRUE CRIME.
b. Read a book where the MC learns something.
c. Read a book where the author's first and last initials are found in the word ENCOURAGING.
d. Read a book with an observant character {your interpretation}.

Prompt: Traits/Characteristics
Book: Yuletide Homicide
Author: Jennifer David Hesse
Date Read: 1/2
Pages: 320 pages
Task: a. MPG of MYSTERY
How it Fits: Genre Mystery 26 users

Careers

Now that you know more about your Enneagram Type 5, let's look at some careers that are well-suited to you. Do you happen to work in one of those fields already?

a. Read a book where an MC works in a scientific field or is an author.
b. Read a book with a creative character.
c. Read a book where an MC's first initial begins with a letter in AUTHOR.
d. Read a book where the author's first and last initial in found in LEADERSHIP.

Prompt: Careers
Book: Bring Me Sunshine
Author: Janet Gover
Date Read: 1/4
Pages: 209
Task: a. MC works in a scientific field or is an author.
b. creative character
How it Fits: a. marine biologist Jenny Payne & author Vera
b. artist Kit Walker

Self-Care

Now that we looked at careers, let's have some down time and do some self-care. As an Enneagram Type 5, do those suggestions strike your fancy?

a. Read a book where an MC has a positive outlook.
b. Read a book with the word SYSTEM in the text.
c. Read a book where a character practices self-care of some type.
d. Read a book from your favorite genre.

Prompt: Self-Care
Book: Under the Cold Bright Lights
Author: Garry Disher
Date Read: 1/5
Pages: 320 pp
Task: d. favorite genre
How it Fits: mystery

Saturday Night Fever

You've done some self-care and you're feeling pretty good. Now you want to have an enjoyable Saturday Night doing some of the things Enneagram Type 5s love to do most! Can you see yourself doing any of the ideas listed above?

a. Read a book where an MC reads a book.
b. Read a book with a musical instrument on the front cover.
c. Read a book with a day of the week in the title.
d. Read a book with SATURDAY in the text.

Prompt: Saturday Night Fever
Book: Autumn Alibi
Author: Jennifer David Hesse
Date Read: 1/8
Pages: 368 pp
Task: SATURDAY in the text
How it Fits: "on a Saturday, no less" loc 129

Coffee

You had a long, late night and now you need some coffee to help you wake up. Do you like to drink the type of coffee shown for your Enneagram Type 5?

a. Read a book where an MC drinks coffee.
b. Read a book with coffee on the front cover.
c. Read a book with a mostly brown cover (your discretion).
d. Read a book with the word SUGAR in the text.

I never drink coffee, I am a tea girl.


Prompt: Coffee
Book: Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals
Author: Temple Grandin
Date Read: 1/24
Pages: 360 pp
Task: Read a book with a mostly brown cover
How it Fits brown cover

Disney Princesses

After your delicious cup of coffee, you want to relax with a favorite Disney Princess movie. Do you agree that Belle sounds like you as an Enneagram Type 5?

a. Read a book where an MC values knowledge.
b. Read a book with a character who pioneers something.
c. Read a book where an MC's first initial is found in INNOVATIVE.
d. Read a book with a female MC.

Prompt: Disney Princesses
Book: Manhattan in Miniature
Author: Margaret Grace
Date Read: 1/28
Pages: 232 pp
Task: female MC
How it Fits: Gerry Porter

Harry Potter

Ahhh, let's round out this challenge by curling up with a good book. We can often find characters you we share a lot of traits with. You are an Enneagram Type 5: Investigator/Observer. Do you think you are like Dumbledore in any way?

a. Read a book where the author's first and last initials are found in HARRY POTTER.
b. Read a book with a light blue cover.
c. Read a book with 5 in the publication date.
d. Read a book with MPG of YA.

I am like Dumbledore in many ways.

Prompt: Harry Potter
Book: What Ho, Automata
Author: Chris Dolley
Date Read: 1/29
Pages: 292 pp
Task: b. Read a book with a light blue cover
How it Fits: light blue cover

This was great, Michelle!
You obviously put a lot of time and work into it.
Thanks for the insights and the entertainment.

Congratulations!



You made it! I hope you enjoyed this challenge and maybe you learned something new along the way. See you again soon! 😊

So glad you had a good time!