Point 3
“I want to be worth what I achieve.”
Who is Point 3?
The ability to set goals, work and achieve results turns possibilities into reality. Achievement takes on another meaning when it is aligned with who we truly are.
What drives Point 3 is work where they have the opportunity to show their worth publicly and be recognised for the success they achieve.
- Objetivos de curto prazo para avaliar a sua performance
- Trabalhar a sua imagem e adaptabilidade a cada situação
- Basic desire
- To feel valuable and recognised
- Basic fear
- To be worthless without achievements
- Passion
- Vanity
- Virtue
- Authenticity
- Mental fixation
- Deceit
- Focus of attention
- On the goal and on how they are seen
- The gift
- Energy, focus on results, the ability to mobilise
- The trap
- Confusing what they do with who they are, and losing touch with their own feelings
- Path of growth
- Stopping long enough to feel. Worth is not earned with each delivery; it was already there before it.
Movements of Point 3 in the Enneagram
- Where does Point 3 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 6I want to know what I can rely on.Moves to the commitment of Point 6. Trades brilliance for loyalty, and starts playing for the team instead of for the scoreboard.Read Point 6
- Under stress goes to Point 9I want there to be peace between us.Falls into the inertia of Point 9. The machine stops, and what is left is putting everything off without being able to say why.Read Point 9
Common chameleon
Point 3 is associated with the chameleon, and it is the most literal of the correspondences: it becomes whatever the occasion rewards. Ours is the common chameleon, which lives in the dunes of the Algarve. It changes colour to adapt to its surroundings.
Did you recognise yourself in Point 3?
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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