You can't see the frame of your own glasses while you'rewearing them. That's what a blind spot is, and it's exactly where the Enneagramhelps. 📄 Free resources from this episode: Personal Inquiry Programme: https://newb.mu/personal-inquiry In episode 3 of The Vertical Climb, Sandra Viljoen and MargotVannelet open the fourth portal, Shadows, with Waiman Ip Min Wan, NewBeginnings' Enneagram specialist and personal inquiry coach. Before Waiman joins, Sandra and Margot turn the lens onthemselves: how their own Enneagram types have been showing up while makingthis very podcast. Then Waiman explains the Enneagram in plain language,without boxes or jargon, and shows how it becomes a practical tool for shadowwork. In this episode: → Why the Enneagram is a mirror, not a box → The childhood unmet need that drives every personality type → How to move from living a pattern to actually seeing it → What shadow work really is, and why waking up is only stepone → Head, heart and body: the three centres, plus wings, arrowsand instincts → Persona vs essence: what your personality keeps hidden → The leader who couldn't stop proving himself, and whatchanged when he saw it → The shadow of a team, and of a whole organisation → The nine types, their core beliefs and their"passions" "Until you make the unconscious conscious, it willdirect your life and you will call it fate." (Carl Jung, shared by Waiman) CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome to The Vertical Climb 00:46 Opening the fourth portal: Shadows 04:27 When you analyse everything 05:55 Our own blind spots while making this podcast 10:26 Margot: a Type 3 and the fear of not being enough 18:50 Meet Waiman Ip Min Wan 22:17 What is the Enneagram? Seeing the frame of your glasses 25:54 The childhood unmet need behind every type 29:20 From living the pattern to seeing it 32:25 What shadow work really is 34:56 Head, heart and body: the three centres 37:38 Wings, arrows and instincts: why it is not a box 43:32 Persona vs essence 44:56 Curious but cautious: the Enneagram at work 46:51 Inside the New Beginnings Personal Inquiry 50:13 Childhood trauma does not have to be big 53:39 The leader who had to keep proving himself 57:53 Healing, coaching and "waking down" 1:02:34 The shadow of a team and an organisation 1:03:39 The nine types and their core beliefs 1:06:46 The passions of each type 1:15:21 Team Discovery: the Enneagram on the floor 1:23:50 Healthy and unhealthy versions of each type 1:26:02 If this makes you uncomfortable 1:26:57 Closing words: facing the shadow ⭐ Which pattern keeps showing up in your life? Follow theshow, rate it and share it with a leader who needs it. ABOUT THE VERTICAL CLIMB A podcast about the inner journey of leadership: honestconversations with CEOs, business leaders, HR professionals and coaches aboutthe moments and beliefs that shaped the people behind the titles. Season One: Conscious and Systemic Leadership ◀️ Previous episode: 1.2, The 7 Portals of Personal Growth ▶️ Next episode: 1.4, Leading Beyond Our Blind Spots withAndre Viljoen ▶️ Watch on YouTube: The Vertical Climb 1.3 | Enneagram & Shadow Work | Waiman Ip Min Wan 🍎 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-vertical-climb-1-3-enneagram-shadow-work-waiman/id6826218493?i=1000798465083 ABOUT NEW BEGINNINGS & SYSTEMIC DEVELOPMENT The Vertical Climb is produced by New Beginnings, aMauritius-based practice specialising in systemic leadership development andexecutive coaching for leaders and teams. Its Systemic Development Frameworkhelps CEOs, executive teams and HR leaders transform leadership and culture,starting at the top and cascading through the organisation, across fourpillars: Self-Mastery, Relational Mastery, Leadership Mastery and SystemicIntegration. Because it's not systemic if you don't develop yourself first. 🌱 New Beginnings: https://newb.mu 🧭 Systemic Development:https://systemicdevelopment.com🌐 The Vertical Climb:https://theverticalclimb.com
