Explore the essence of Type 7 personalities, their struggles with commitment and fear of missing out. Contrasting with Type 3s, Type 7s seek constant joy but run from pain. Learn how Type 7s navigate challenges and growth, embracing life's dilemmas for personal fulfillment.
Enneagram Type 7s embrace joy and freedom, transforming challenges into meaningful experiences.
Sevens struggle with commitment and avoidance of emotional pain, seeking constant excitement to escape reality.
Deep dives
Essence Qualities of Type Seven: Joy, Gratitude, Freedom
The essence qualities of type seven include joy, gratitude, and freedom. Type sevens strive to maintain a positive outlook on life, even amidst challenges. When healthy, sevens embrace transforming difficulties into meaningful and joyful experiences, embodying a childlike joy while confronting life's complexities.
Levels of Consciousness: Creative Awareness
At the creative levels of consciousness, sevens recognize life's variety and the necessity of experiencing both the sunny and rainy aspects. Healthy sevens approach life with a sense of lightness and depth, acknowledging the transformative power of growth through embracing life's challenges. They value freedom as the ability to embrace all life experiences, catalyzing personal growth and fulfillment.
Challenges at Controlling Consciousness Levels
Sevens at controlling consciousness levels struggle with routines and natural pauses in life, leading to a need to escape from emotional pain. Restlessness and excessive consumption can manifest as ways to avoid facing life's difficulties. Commitment becomes a challenge as sevens fear restrictions on their freedom, often resulting in incomplete commitments and a pursuit of constant excitement.
Enneagram Type 7s, nicknamed The Enthusiast, are care-free and fun-loving with a moment-to-moment appetite for adventure and zero tolerance for boredom. They often run from their problems in life which pursue them relentlessly in spite of their intelligence and joyfulness. Famous examples include Robin Williams, the Dalai Lama, Amy Winehouse, and Russell Brand.
In this episode, we explore the essence of the Type 7 and the insecurities and motivations that drive their every action and relationship. We walk you through the story of the Type 7’s life by looking at their journey through the Levels of Consciousness from their healthiest to their average to their most destructive ways of operating. We close the episode by offering a critical type-tailored practice to help 7s rise up in consciousness and be the best version of themselves.
This episode is designed to help Type 7s thrive in their personal and professional lives by fostering a deeper understanding of their insecurities and motivations. It’s also an invaluable resource for friends, partners, and colleagues of Type 7s who wish to better support and relate to them.