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This is a podcast about the leadership that matters most — the kind that starts from within.
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Through insights from coaching, the Enneagram, and her own personal inner overhaul, Jen brings honesty, humor, and sharp emotional clarity to the table. With real talk, self-awareness tools, and a healthy dose of tough love, she helps you uncover what’s driving you, shift what’s no longer serving you, and ultimately do the work of you — one honest episode at a time.
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Two Things Can Be True – Your Enneagram Type as a Strategy [S2 E8]
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In this episode of The Work of You, Jen explores the idea that “two things can be true” and how the Enneagram can help us hold tension instead of collapsing into either-or thinking. She discusses how your Enneagram type reflects both strengths and shadow sides—and how awareness of both can expand your leadership and personal growth.
Jen reframes your type not as a fixed identity or flaw, but as a strategy developed early in life. She shows how integrating new ways of being—balancing opposites like decisiveness and collaboration, ambition and inclusivity, or high standards and grace—can widen your emotional, behavioral, and relational bandwidth. Whether you’re new to the Enneagram or a seasoned enthusiast, this episode offers practical insights and reflective prompts to notice where your natural tendencies may limit impact and how to cultivate growth.
In this episode, we explore:
- The importance of embracing two truths at once
- How to recognize strengths and shadow sides
- Using the Enneagram to expand capacity
- Integrating new ways of being for growth
The Work of You Reflective Prompts:
1. Who are you becoming as you loosen your grip on your strategy/Enneagram type?
2. What is one area that you may be overusing or doubling down on (even if it's a strength)? Where might that be limiting the impact that you're having?
3. What would it look like to integrate yourself towards one of these new ways of being? How can you play around with finding balance between your natural way of being?
Resources | Links:
S2 Ep7 | The Work of Holding Both - Interview with Nikki Shultz
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GET YOUR ENNEAGRAM TYPE -- includes the Instinct data; most ideal for professional use: leaders and teams
ALT OPTION FOR TYPING - also includes the Instincts
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