Hello Again,
We continue to break down my intro. So far we have covered the following
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Wife
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Today we will chat “Certified Enneagram Coach”.
This is a relatively new part of my life. I have been officially certified for almost 2 years. It is something I never really thought I would be doing. Basically, it is Life Coaching using the tool of the Enneagram.
What is the Enneagram you ask? The Enneagram is a personality profile that shows you your Core Motivations. The things that drive pretty much all of your decisions and actions. It helps you know your WHY behind all the things.
I chose this line of “work” because I have ALWAYS wanted to help people and help them know who they are and grow. (Maybe not always, 5 year old Joy didn’t think like that). For a long time 6 years or so I thought that I was going to do this “helping people” thing through Network Marketing. I thought that was the avenue to which I would have influence to help others grow personally. And, though it was not the avenue I thought Network Marketing was for sure the way I gained more confidence in myself and also learned about the Enneagram.
My journey to become this certified enneagram coach began back in 2018. This was when I was first introduced to the Enneagram. I was heading out to a retreat for my network marketing business and they asked us all to take yet another personality profile and it happened to be the enneagram. So, I did. I did not understand what I was taking or my results and to be honest they didn’t end up doing anything with the information on the retreat. So, I just chalked it up to another personality thing.
Fast forward to 2019 I had seen a few people mention this enneagram thing over social media more and a friend of mine recommended a book called “Road Back To You” by Ian Morgan Chron. So, I thought why not go ahead and read this book. Well, that book changed my whole life in a way. It was reading that book that my eyes were open to a whole lot of WHY’s in my life. This began me diving in head first to learning more about this tool and learning so much more about myself.
In 2020 I decided to do a virtual book study on Road Back to You. with a group of friends. It was very successful and I loved the change I saw in my friends and the “Aha” moments that they were having about who they were and their true identities. It was shortly after that I found a company that did certifications in enneagram coaching and Lee and I started to discuss what it would look like if I were to pursue this as a career.
In August of 2020 I was asked to lead an Enneagram Workshop for a group of college age students. I had not even signed up for the classes yet and I decided to go for it and if it went well then I was going to go ahead and enroll in the courses. It went great and I felt so fulfilled after sharing. So, I signed up for the course and in December 2020 I passed my test and became and official Certified Enneagram Coach.
Since then I have had 10 clients, hosted multiple classes and have loved EVERY moment of it. It has not been the easiest journey. Running your own business never is. But, I will say that it is the most satisfying job I have ever had.
If you are curious to learn more you can contact me here: https://calendly.com/forwardenneagram
I would love to partner with you to help you grow. The step is worth it I promise.