302. Enneagram for Nonprofits: Pt 2. How to Use It - Jonathan McCoy, CFRE, Becky Endicott, CFRE and Ashley Engle

Enneagram for Nonprofits with Ashley Engle, We Are For Good Podcast

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Overview

Our Enneagram for Nonprofits Friday series started off with a bang last week! Last week we broke down the types - now we're putting them into action. Today we're talking about the correlation between relationships and the Enneagram and how to activate it in our personal and professional lives. Ashley Engle is back to breathe more insight and love into this conversation as we talk about how to flex the Enneagram - for good!

Jon: Type 9 - The Peacemaker ✌️
Becky: Type 2 - The Helper 🤗
Julie: Type 2 - The Helper 🤗

Today’s Guest

Ashley Engle, Pastor of Spiritual Formation, The Well Church

“When we feel seen and known and valued, everything that flows from us is so much healthier and it’s so much more vibrant.”

— Becky Endicott, Co-Founder and Chief Storyteller, We Are For Good

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Episode Overview

Correlation between building relationships and the enneagram (2:45)
Working through fears and re-wiring our mindsets (6:00)
Celebration and culture at an organization (19:05)
A powerful moment of philanthropy in Ashley’s life (20:30)
Ashley’s One Good Thing: Create a vision board (23:15)

Powerful quotes

“[The Enneagram] just increases your understanding, your empathy and your compassion.” -Ashley

“Everybody is needed. And that's what's so wonderful about this.” -Ashley

“The way that Enneagram differs from other personality tests and typologies is that the Enneagram is truly it's a discipline.” -Ashley

“The assessments are great to point you in the direction of your type and then the real work comes when you are reading about the types and you see which one fits, which one feels maybe a little uncomfortable for you, you feel exposed…Once you find your type, you can pay attention to the levels of integration and disintegration.” -Ashley

“When you are healthy, when you are functioning at your high levels as a human being, you will exhibit certain characteristics and certain motivation…Each type has this sort of level of optimal health and that is always the goal.”
-Ashley

“We are a company that always wants to be learning, growing, understanding, empathizing.” -Becky

“When you can celebrate each member of your team in a unique way to appreciate the way each person is wired, when each member feels celebrated and feels like I have something to bring to this team that is essential and that is different from my colleagues. That is so important, and so needed.” -Ashley

“When we feel seen and known and valued, everything that flows from us is so much healthier and it's so much more vibrant.” -Becky

“It’s about realizing, we do have different experiences coming to the table, but this is the thread that connect us, this is what we're fighting for…At the end of it, it's about people and it's about showing love and whatever way we feel really called to show up in that.” -Jon