Point 2
“I want to matter to you.”
Who is Point 2?
The ability to care, to help and to build deep bonds makes relationships more human. True generosity is born when we give freely, while still recognising what we need ourselves.
What drives Point 2 is being recognised for their ability to perceive and provide what people need or want at a given moment.
- Relacionamentos de coração aberto
- Fazer o que estiver ao seu alcance para criar laços com as pessoas.
- Basic desire
- To be loved and wanted
- Basic fear
- To be unworthy of love
- Passion
- Pride
- Virtue
- Humility
- Mental fixation
- Flattery
- Focus of attention
- On the other person's needs
- The gift
- Genuine empathy, the ability to connect and to care
- The trap
- Giving in order to receive, and then feeling that nobody gives back
- Path of growth
- Recognising and naming their own needs. Humility begins with accepting to receive, not only with giving.
Movements of Point 2 in the Enneagram
- Where does Point 2 go?Each point grows in one direction and goes into stress in another. Find them in the highlighted numbers of the figure.
- Grows towards Point 4I want to be true to who I am.Turns inward like Point 4. Learns what they need, and says it without waiting for someone to guess.Read Point 4
- Under stress goes to Point 8I want to be in charge of my own life.Moves to the confrontation of Point 8. What was care becomes demand, and the bill for everything they gave arrives all at once.Read Point 8
Estrela Mountain Dog
Point 2 is associated with the dog. We prefer to say which one: the Estrela Mountain Dog, the breed Portugal created to guard. It stays with the flock on its own, in the cold, without being asked. It protects first and looks after itself later.
Did you recognise yourself in Point 2?
The self-assessment tool gives you three hypotheses to explore. Confirming your point takes time and is best done with guidance.
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