Answered: What is Sacramento’s Enneagram type?
Last week, we told you all about the Enneagram personality system and today, we’re sharing Sacramento’s reader-anointed Enneagram type.
As voted by a majority of our readers, Sac’s Enneagram is Type 3 , the Achiever. But we also had some folks suggest Type 7 , the Enthusiast.
Here’s what some of you had to say:
“We are pretty goal-oriented/image-focused/stable overall, but have some outlets for individual expression and beauty.”
“Governmental base.”
“Adaptability, diversified, and environmentally conscious.”
Asked: What is Sacramento’s Enneagram type?
There’s no doubt you’ve heard Sacramentans discussing astrology signs at length, and maybe even Myers-Briggs — but have you ever heard of the Enneagram?
This dynamic personality system, which is composed of nine types, has increased in popularity over the last decade — just look at the Google search trends. Plus, it’s become a popular topic among local therapists, coaches, influencers, and creatives.
Pro tip: If you want to be on the pulse, check out The Maxey Co. — local enneagram coaches who work with individuals and businesses to reach their full potential while building positive relationships.
So, how does it work?
According to The Enneagram School of Awakening , the Enneagram aims to identify our core motivations, patterns + fixations at a deeper level to understand how they affect our approaches to life, work, and relationships. Practitioners also believe that it can be a great tool for developing empathy, strengthening communication, and enabling personal growth.
Another way to look at it: each person has an essential nature (or essence) that drives their personality, temperament, and decisions. To uncover your type, coaches typically recommend reading through a hefty description and choosing the type that you resonate with most. Cool, right?
What are the types?
Type 1 – The Reformer
: Rational, idealistic, principled + perfectionistic.
Essence: Purity
Type 2 – The Helper
: Caring, interpersonal, generous + people-pleasing.
Essence: Compassion
Type 3 – The Achiever
: Success-oriented, pragmatic, adaptable, driven + image-conscious.
Essence: Love, Acceptance
Type 4 – The Individualist
: Sensitive, introspective, expressive, dramatic + self-absorbed.
Essence: Radiance, Beauty
Type 5 – The Investigator
: Intense, cerebral, perceptive, innovative, secretive + isolated.
Essence: Omniscience, Peace
Type 6 – The Loyalist
: Committed, security-oriented, engaging, responsible, anxious + suspicious.
Essence: Wisdom
Type 7 – The Enthusiast
: Busy, variety-seeking, spontaneous, versatile, acquisitive + scattered.
Essence: Serene Bliss
Type 8 – The Challenger
: Powerful, dominating, self-confident, decisive, willful + confrontational.
Essence: Power, Innocence
Type 9 – The Peacemaker
: Easygoing, self-effacing, receptive, reassuring, agreeable + complacent.
Essence: Harmony