An Enneagram Six's Journey to Open-Heartedness, feat. Jeff Chu

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Ian Morgan Cron

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🗓️ 10 April 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

How do you cultivate open-heartedness? Tune in as the insightful Jeff Chu, author of the new memoir, Good Soil: The Education of an Accidental Farmhand and a self-identified Enneagram Six, shares what he learned on his journey from a successful career in journalism to the unexpected life of a farmhand at Princeton's Farminary.

We explore the fascinating intersection of farming and personal growth, discussing how engaging with the land has taught Jeff invaluable lessons about trust, fear, and the beauty of second chances. As he reflects on his experiences, he reveals how farming has helped him embrace uncertainty and cultivate an open heart, even amidst anxiety.

Here are a few highlights you won't want to miss:

The surprising connection between farming and spiritual growth.
How Jeff's experiences as an Enneagram Six have shaped his understanding of trust and community.
The importance of letting go and recognizing the safety nets that support us in life.
A candid discussion about the fears we all face and how to transform them into something fruitful.

Whether you're a fellow Six or simply curious about the Enneagram, this episode is packed with wisdom and humor that will resonate with you.

Join us as we uncover the beauty of open-heartedness and the lessons that come from tending to both soil and spirit.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, typology friends, welcome back to the podcast on which we explore the mystery of the human
0:08.7	personality and the human adventure through the lens of the Enneagram.
0:13.5	I'm joined by my friend, producer Confrere, Anthony Skinner, and joined by our guest Enneagram 6, author of the new book, Good Soil,
0:26.6	The Education of an Accidental Farm Hand.
0:30.2	Jeff Chu, welcome back to Typology.
0:32.5	It's good to be with you, Ian.
0:35.2	All right, so Jeff, I'm stoked to talk to you for two reasons.
0:38.8	One is, we don't get that many Enneagram Sixes on the show.
0:41.8	They are hard to find in the wild.
0:44.8	Allegedly, there are a lot of us out there.
0:46.7	I haven't encountered that many sixes either, but I've heard people make the claim that
0:51.2	there are lots of us.
0:52.7	You know, I'm beginning to maybe side with you.
0:56.5	There is this belief among some enneagram teachers that there are more enneagram sixes in the
1:01.6	population than in the other type and nine second and that you see. I think, all right, I'm just
1:08.8	going to talk anecdotally here. This is all speculation. I do meet a lot of nines. I think, all right, I'm just going to talk anecdotally here. This is all speculation.
1:11.9	I do meet a lot of nines.
1:14.4	I made a ton of nines.
1:16.0	Yes.
1:17.2	Okay?
1:18.0	I seem to meet more nines than I meet sixes.
1:20.8	But that is sort of, you're right.
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