okay guys so we're here we're at starbucks i'm in a pretty long drive through line i am pulling up
i took a picture of somebody's coffee drink that looked really good it was really hard to decide
um i will just do a grande iced coffee with cream and caramel iced coffee with cream
i actually want some caramel drizzle okay
okay so i love my drink guys thank you so much for your recommendation lauren valley the grande iced
coffee with cream caramel drizzle it's so dang good i will say my favorite part is you definitely
get caramel like real caramel almost every time you drink it so that's pretty cool i love it
thanks guys keep sending me those recommendations in the comments below and i'm gonna keep trying
your drinks until i find like my number one go-to drink and the one thing i did love about this one
is it was like three dollars and some change and so that was definitely a plus so all right
let's get started into what this video actually is about today's video is the do's and don'ts of
enneagram typing yourself the first one is do take an enneagram test i know there's so much
out there on do i take a test don't i take a test and i would say definitely take a test how i use
the test in my business is is it really helps us narrow it down to at least your top three so it
eliminates at least six of the choices usually so that is why i like taking tests and i would say
um there's quite a few good ones out there you know it's not 100 accurate i don't know
i've heard it's 70 it's 50 because no test is 100 there's always a margin of error in there that's
why i say that it's going to eliminate usually six of them for us and that really helps us
narrow down and figure out our own type if you're wondering what tests i recommend that video is
coming next week because what i did was i took a bunch of different enneagram tests to see how
accurate they were to see what their results look like what they tell you you know are you getting
what you pay for are the free ones just as good as the ones that you pay for and all of that good
stuff and so that video is coming out next week so stay tuned for that push the subscribe button
so that you don't miss that um video and the don't is don't think that your first one
is your type and so a lot of tests are going to give you the order of the types um on how you
scored right and so the first one i usually will say like oh you scored 80 of this type and then
60 of this type and then 30 percent of this type in 10 7 eight seven whatever my advice to you is
do not just look at the test and go oh the top one says i'm a type eight so i must be a type eight
that's not how it works like i said in the do is this we're just gonna look at those top three and
then we're gonna go deeper but do not believe that the test gives your your type 100 and that
you don't have to research it further sometimes it does so don't get me wrong i'm not saying like a
hundred percent but don't always just assume like the test is gonna 100 give your results and you're
good to go you don't have to research it at all do take the test thinking about your whole life think
about like so me i'm in my 40s so when i took the test i'm thinking like how was i really in my 20s
and then 30s and now 40s because then you're gonna get a more accurate result
so do take the test and think about so many different areas of your life don't take the
test thinking about how you act today because a lot of times if i took a test today i'm 41
i'm probably a lot more mature and healthier than i was in my 20s and so i'm going to answer the
test and it probably won't give me my true type because i'm in a healthier space so do answer the
test thinking about your whole life don't answer the test thinking about today only the next one is
do read about all the types and all the types course it's very important that you learn about
all the types read all the course because once you have your top three then you gotta dig deep and
you gotta look at those core fears core weaknesses core longings you know core desires read about
all the types because i just think knowledge is power so dig deep into all the types and and all
the cores of each type so that you can land on your actual type the don't is don't read about
just your own type don't read about your like i said your first one that was on your test and
then you just read about the one about yourself there's a couple of reasons why i say don't do
that one if you're just reading about one type and going oh yeah that seems like me and not actually
researching all the other types two is i think it's good to learn about all the types because you
have all the types probably in your life so that's that's the second piece of the enneagram not
to just go internal but to go external and learn about the people that you love and the people that
you know and do life with also do trust yourself when you are taking the test and know that deep
down you're probably the only one that knows what motivates you so to do is trust yourself
but yes you can ask others you know their opinion and stuff like that that's not a problem but do
dig deep be honest with yourself trust yourself ask yourself really what does motivate you
go through those cores because those are those motivations you know what are you
running away from what are you running towards dig really deep and then trust yourself to know
the don't is don't trust somebody else to type you because i really believe that we can put on a mask
we can put on a facade or you know we just give them this image right we can present an image and
so people might type you off at the image you're presenting and that wouldn't be your true type
and so while i absolutely believe get those in your life get help they can see you and they can
see you with a different view which is really awesome but don't allow somebody else to just
tell you who you are that's not how the enneagram works that's not the purpose of it the purpose is
for you to figure out who you are who god made you to be you know and um look at yourself and learn
and grow from all this knowledge and awareness that you're gaining okay last one is do hire an
enneagram coach if you're still struggling i don't believe everyone needs to hire an enneagram coach
and you guys know i'm a certified enneagram coach the certifications i believe is important because
while i've been studying the enneagram for close to 10 years i didn't get certified until four
years ago and i actually thought i knew quite a bit about the enneagram but come to find out i
had a lot to learn there's so much depth to it you know you've got the wings and the arrows and the
subtypes and the triads and all of that kind of stuff the style of conflict and you know all this
kind of stuff that is that goes with the enneagram and i believe that you need to find a certified
enneagram coach to help you now i don't even type people i can tell you my opinion but i will say
it is based off of what you're presenting to me and so i i really am careful with that but
i can say that i can ask the right questions i can listen for things that you're not gonna
hear and because of my knowledge of all the types there will be little red flags and little green
flags that i'm hearing and then what i usually do is say okay what were your top three okay let's
look into the cores in each of those and then we get deeper and deeper and deeper and so that we
can uncover your true type but i really believe if you are going to hire somebody to help you
figure out your type it needs to be a certified enneagram coach don't
assume that everybody who has this beautiful aesthetically pleasing enneagram instagram
account is a certified enneagram coach again they're probably just researching and
pulling some things from here and there and making these beautiful aesthetically pleasing
instagram posts that we can re-share and they're fun and i love them too and i make them myself so
i'm definitely not saying those aren't awesome but i am saying don't only get your information from
those accounts because a lot of times they're more of a stereotype of the actual type and because of
subtypes and arrows and wings you guys may or may not know but in every type there's a counter type
so the counter type don't doesn't actually look like the type um on the outside and so that's
what i'm saying it's really important to get your information from somebody who is certified and
can help you figure out your type so anyways those are the do's and don'ts and typing yourself
i hope it helped you again don't think you have to hire an enterogram coach 100 you do not but
if you are struggling between certain numbers and you just are like ah i do need help then i would
say definitely hire an enneagram coach and if you want to hire me i will link my information down
below um i offer a discovery you typing session it's an individual one-on-one skype facetime
um type of call and like i described earlier we go through all the stuff and then also i offer
a marriage typing session and that's an hour and a half with me again usually through zoom
facetime skype any of those things and we figure out you and your partner's type and that is that's
actually a blast i love doing those so anyways i hope this helped you guys today i hope that
these do's and don'ts and typing yourself really helped you and that's all i have if you want to
follow me on instagram i'm hillary underscore mccaskey underscore coaching i also have an
enneagram and coaching instagram account um so you can find me both of those places and don't
forget to subscribe i really appreciate it guys you guys are awesome i have the best subscribers
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