The key predictor of success in leadership is self-awareness.

By extension, I would say that a key predictor of success in life is self-awareness.

Having self-knowledge, the capacity to step back and observe yourself and make adjustments

in the moment, you move through the world with so much more emotional wisdom and with the

capacity to love. You understand that not everyone sees the world the way that you do.

I'm on this journey with me. Each week when you join me, we are going to chase down our goals.

We've come adversity and set you up for better tomorrow.

I'm ready for my close time.

Hi and welcome back. I'm so excited for this episode today because we are going to be learning.

I certainly am. Our guest today is Ian Morgan Cron. He is renowned authority on the popular

personality typing system known as the Enigram. His bestselling book The Road Back to You has sold

over one million copies and is the go-to book for learning about the Enigram. He's also the host

of the typology podcast where he interviews guests about how they have integrated the Enigram

into their daily living. Today we're going to talk about his newest book, The Story of You,

an Enigram journey to becoming your true self. Ian, thank you so much for being here with us today.

Heather, thank you so much. Well, as I mentioned to you before I got the chance to know about you

and read your new book, I really didn't have any idea about the Enigram. I'd seen it in media,

but I never really had been digging into it. So I'm assuming some of the people listening right now

are going to be in that same boat. Can you share a little bit about what the Enigram is?

Sure. So the Enigram is this ancient personality typing system that teaches that there are

nine basic personality styles in the world, one of which we gravitate toward in adoptive childhood

as a way to cope, to protect ourselves, and to navigate the new world of relationships.

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