The Awareness to Action Enneagram Podcast

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore talk about the last step of the ATA process: action. The Enneagram helps us understand the stories in our head that prevent us from doing the things we need to do. The three hosts discuss how the ATA process can help us start applying what we need to do by creating a plan of action, focusing on practicality rather than theory and analysis.“I think the common thing that I’ve seen in the Enneagram community, and something with Fathoms that we’ve struggled with, is how quickly things get into theoretical or fluffy language, esoteric language, and it ends up a little void of groundness.” -Creek [02:36]“None of this is worth the time if it doesn’t lead to some more skillful way of being in the world.” -Mario [07:15]“Once we unlock that resistance to change in the authenticity step, we go into action. And what people tend to do there is to have big projects, big goals and wanting to change, ‘I want to be more focused in every aspect of my life.’ Well that doesn’t work.” -María José [12:39]TIMESTAMPS[00:01] Intro[00:11] One uncomfortable action[02:33] Missing the mark on practicality[06:16] Focus on application[08:37] What people miss[12:39] Creating new connections in your brain[17:04] Examples of the process[23:46] OutroConnect with us:Awareness to ActionEnneagram on Demand Mario Sikora: IG: @mariosikoraenneagramWeb: mariosikora.comPod: Enneagram in a MovieMaria Jose Munita: IG: @mjmunitaWeb: mjmunita.comSeth "Creek" Creekmore: IG: @creekmoremusicPod: Fathoms | An Enneagram PodcastPod: Delusional Optimism

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore talk about authenticity, the middle step between awareness and action in the ATA process. They discuss how this constructive act can help people change in a truly sustainable way and create a narrative that is more true to reality and how the world works while still respecting our nature and needs.“The problem is people tend to think that changing a behavior is the same as changing who you are.” -Mario [05:00]“I think to me, the middle step that truly ensures that we change in a sustainable way.” -María José [13:55]“We don't need to build stronger walls. We need to build a stronger body to go outside those walls and be able to explore and to adapt to the things that come at you instead of you having to be in this really strong fortress at all times in order to feel ok.” -Creek [30:10]TIMESTAMPS[00:01] Intro[01:23] What is authenticity[03:15] How its used in their spaces[08:07] The middle A[11:16] Authenticity involved an act of creation[13:46] Why understanding yourself matters[18:12] There is no true self[25:02] In practical terms[29:38] Expanding the walls[35:58] Change can be scary[42:28] OutroConnect with us:Awareness to ActionEnneagram on Demand Mario Sikora: IG: @mariosikoraenneagramWeb: mariosikora.comPod: Enneagram in a MovieMaria Jose Munita: IG: @mjmunitaWeb: mjmunita.comSeth "Creek" Creekmore: IG: @creekmoremusicPod: Fathoms | An Enneagram PodcastPod: Delusional Optimism

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore continue their discussion about the six qualities of the mind, describing the fluid mind, the discerning mind and the conducting mind. They also discuss how these qualities of the mind inform emotional intelligence and how we interact with the world.“The fluid mind is more… this is where you hold the tensions of opposites and you allow two things to be true and inform you.” -Creek [05:59]“Our emotions always point to something. Emotions are not random. They’re not purposeless. They’re a mechanism that has evolved over time to indicate an issue of some sort. Either something we need to be aware of because it’s dangerous or an opportunity.” -Mario [07:58]“The Enneagram can show us how we might be biased in particular ways.” -María José [12:44]TIMESTAMPS[00:01] Intro[00:57] The difference with these minds[01:37] The fluid mind[05:53] Resolve and cling to certainty[10:00] The discerning mind[13:05] Outsourcing the discerning mind[15:57] Critical thinking skills are important[17:51] The conducting mind[21:33] Informing emotional intelligence[28:30] Awareness is foundational[33:42] OutroConnect with us:Awareness to ActionEnneagram on Demand Mario Sikora: IG: @mariosikoraenneagramWeb: mariosikora.comPod: Enneagram in a MovieMaria Jose Munita: IG: @mjmunitaWeb: mjmunita.comSeth "Creek" Creekmore: IG: @creekmoremusicPod: Fathoms | An Enneagram PodcastPod: Delusional Optimism

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore start their discussion about awareness and the six qualities of the mind. They start by defining what awareness is and the process from awareness authenticity into action. They also break down the six qualities of the mind, starting with the beginner’s mind, the focused mind and the noticing mind. “The value of self-awareness is to give us the ability to course correct.” -Mario [09:54]“I think that when you’re aware, there’s always a decision to continuing to be aware, to pay attention to something.” -María José [12:28] “Something that my housemate started using that I kind of adopted is ‘I’m just pushing the pan around the palette right now. I’m just seeing what does it look like.’” -Creek [21:04]TIMESTAMPS[00:01] Intro[01:28] Defining awareness[07:18] Self-awareness vs awareness[10:31] The act of being aware[12:38] The six qualities of the mind[13:43] The beginner’s mind[16:24] Cultivating and expressing the beginner’s mind[24:00] The concept of the Dunning–Kruger effect[24:46] The focused mind[26:46] Exercise to practice focused mind[31:26] These qualities don’t work in isolation[32:53] The noticing mind[35:53] What to expect in the next episode[36:28] OutroConnect with us:Awareness to ActionEnneagram on Demand Mario Sikora: IG: @mariosikoraenneagramWeb: mariosikora.comPod: Enneagram in a MovieMaria Jose Munita: IG: @mjmunitaWeb: mjmunita.comSeth "Creek" Creekmore: IG: @creekmoremusicPod: Fathoms | An Enneagram PodcastPod: Delusional Optimism

Enneagram experts Mario Sikora, María José Munita, and Seth Creekmore discuss rewriting personal stories for positive change, addressing conflicting commitments, and redefining perfection for growth. They emphasize the importance of proactive self-development, identifying desired outcomes, and actively recovering to foster personal growth. The podcast highlights the need to reject negative narratives, embrace uniqueness, and strive for specific and actionable goals in personal development.

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore talk about the inner triangle of the Enneagram and how it leads to change. The psyche is constantly functioning on autopilot but tries to create a story when we encounter something that causes friction or anxiety. The three hosts explain how this can be a useful thing and how each type writes their stories.“The work is all about recognizing our stories.” -Mario [08:39]“It is fascinating to see how people see behaviors, but always have a story around that behavior.” -María José [25:48]“When the story becomes static is when it becomes a problem.” -Creek [29:09]TIMESTAMPS[00:01] Intro[00:26] The history of the inner triangle[03:54] Creating stories[07:41] The quality of our stories[11:04] Examples of how this happens[16:10] Exploring each of the numbers[23:00] How different types write their stories[28:02] A story can be sabotaging[32:32] Philosophical caveat[35:00] OutroConnect with us:Awareness to ActionEnneagram on Demand Mario Sikora: IG: @mariosikoraenneagramWeb: mariosikora.comPod: Enneagram in a MovieMaria Jose Munita: IG: @mjmunitaWeb: mjmunita.comSeth "Creek" Creekmore: IG: @creekmoremusicPod: Fathoms | An Enneagram PodcastPod: Delusional Optimism

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore talk about ego, what it means and some of the misnomers. They discuss how it differs from personality and how people can work with the ego rather than against it.“We can’t reject our Enneagram type, and we shouldn’t try. We should not demonize our bias to rely on one of the strategies more than the other Eight.” -Mario [13:08] “When you see it as a whole package, which has light and dark aspects, you start feeling better about yourself.” -María José [19:09]“What I think is important to name is that self-acceptance is not a light switch.” -Creek [19:36]TIMESTAMPS[01:53] Intro[02:29] The ego and the personality[05:23] False self vs true self[07:45] Change in a healthy way [10:29] Working against vs working towards[14:36] The path to self-acceptance[19:37] Self-acceptance is not a light switch[25:05] There’s nothing wrong with you[29:38] OutroConnect with us:Awareness to ActionEnneagram on Demand Mario Sikora: IG: @mariosikoraenneagramWeb: mariosikora.comPod: Enneagram in a MovieMaria Jose Munita: IG: @mjmunitaWeb: mjmunita.comSeth "Creek" Creekmore: IG: @creekmoremusicPod: Fathoms | An Enneagram PodcastPod: Delusional Optimism

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore discuss how self-awareness isn’t enough with the Enneagram. The Enneagram can be a tool to create change, but it has to be used for action. The three hosts discuss why we should use this tool to give us the capacity to observe not only our patterns but others’ patterns so that we can develop skills that are more intentional and skillful in other areas.“The Enneagram is a tool for creating self-awareness, but then it has to be used for action. It has to be used for creating change.” -Mario [02:29]“If we have a line of doors, self-awareness is the key to unlock a door of a path we want to go down, and the more we unlock it, the more likely it is to stay open by itself.” -Creek [14:47]“When there’s no cost to continuing as we are, why change?” -María José [27:03]TIMESTAMPS[00:00] Intro[00:39] What the Enneagram ultimately for[03:07] Self-awareness is not enough[10:58] Two kinds of change we’re striving for[14:01] Key to the door[18:48] Better identify sources of friction[26:41] Why change?[29:06] Coping is not always bad[32:08] OutroConnect with us:Awareness to ActionEnneagram on Demand Mario Sikora: IG: @mariosikoraenneagramWeb: mariosikora.comPod: Enneagram in a MovieMaria Jose Munita: IG: @mjmunitaWeb: mjmunita.comSeth "Creek" Creekmore: IG: @creekmoremusicPod: Fathoms | An Enneagram PodcastPod: Delusional Optimism

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore talk about lines, as how Awareness to Action refers to them, the connecting points. There are many theories out there and the three hosts explore how ATA approaches them.“Just like we don’t choose the preferred strategies every time we’re doing something, it just happens. The same way when we switch or we use another strategy in one of the connecting points, it’s not conscious. It just happens, but we can see the pattern. We see the dynamics working that way.” -María José [05:28]“It’s important to clarify real quick that the lines, think of them as arms. You’re not moving to that other number. You’re using that arm, grabbing that and bringing it back to your preferred strategy.” -Creek [12:43]“I have found that the biggest payoff for your energy is focusing on your Enneagram point and the two connecting points. The other things are at best incremental and relatively minor adjustments.” -Mario [31:07]TIMESTAMPS[00:02] Intro[00:36] The connecting points[02:56] Adaptive strategies[06:32] Adaptive and maladaptive ways[09:38] The neglected strategy[17:12] Directions of integration and disintegration[21:28] The support strategy[27:39] Using both connecting points[30:22] Why not use all nine strategies?[34:44] What it means to feel powerful[36:46] ATA’s approach to the connecting points[38:42] OutroConnect with us:Awareness to ActionEnneagram on Demand Mario Sikora: IG: @mariosikoraenneagramWeb: mariosikora.comPod: Enneagram in a MovieMaria Jose Munita: IG: @mjmunitaWeb: mjmunita.comSeth "Creek" Creekmore: IG: @creekmoremusicPod: Fathoms | An Enneagram PodcastPod: Delusional Optimism

In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore talk about intellectual credibility and the Enneagram. Inspired by an article that grouped astrology with this model of personality, the three hosts discuss how they can position the Enneagram in a way that makes it more credible, but also address why this criticism is justified.“There’s so many aspects of the Enneagram that look like astrology that I think it’s fair that they’re kind of considered similar, and it’s really frightening.” -María José [10:57]“A lot of this can and should come back to humility.” -Creek [24:42]“So for me, it’s all about what kind of claim are you making and does that claim meet the requirements for evaluating that claim? And that is what will make the Enneagram respectable.” -Mario [35:05]TIMESTAMPS[00:02] Intro[00:27] The inspiration behind the episode[02:44] Differences from astrology[08:05] Is astrology accurate?[11:14] The intellectual credibility of the Enneagram[14:58] Prescriptive vs descriptive[21:33] Legitimize the Enneagram[28:38] The next step to work on[39:54] OutroConnect with us:Awareness to ActionEnneagram on Demand Mario Sikora: IG: @mariosikoraenneagramWeb: mariosikora.comPod: Enneagram in a MovieMaria Jose Munita: IG: @mjmunitaWeb: mjmunita.comSeth "Creek" Creekmore: IG: @creekmoremusicPod: Fathoms | An Enneagram PodcastPod: Delusional Optimism