There is an interesting fact about me, and that is that I love taking personality tests.

My teenage years were filled with cosmic quizzes to figure out what kind of marriage would be

best for me, or signing up for workshops and retreats that helped me identify my strengths,

challenges, and overall learn more about myself. So when I discovered the enneagram a few years ago,

I was hooked. I was amazed at how accurate it was. It also allowed me to gain a deeper,

more meaningful understanding of the people that I work with, and of my own husband.

So that is why I was super excited to have our guest today on the podcast,

Enneagram Expert Ian Cron. He shares how the stories we tell ourselves as children

harm us later in life, and how the enneagram helps us live a better,

truer story than the one we have settled for. Today's episode is for you if you're ready to

unlock your deepest potential and start living a new story that supports your goals. Let's get

started. Welcome to the influencer podcast. I'm your host, Julie Solomon. If you found yourself

here, it means you are ready to unleash the powerful visionary that lives inside you,

turning you into an authentic leader who creates influence, impact, and change. Let's get started.

Hello, Ian. Hello, Julie. How are you? I am well. I'm so excited to have you today. We're

going to have a really, really fun conversation. I know we were talking a little bit offline about

this beautiful thing called the enneagram. And I'm holding your book here, the story of you,

the enneagram journey to becoming your true self. So my first question to you, I know this isn't

your first book, but it's part of something that has been very important to your life, which is

enneagram. So why enneagram? Well, I mean, first, you know, the enneagram for people who don't know

is this really fantastic, uncannily accurate personality typing system that teaches there are

nine basic personality styles in the world, one of which we gravitate toward an adopting

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