Self-preservation Enneagram 2s are slightly shy and completely charming. They want to be taken care of but resist being dependent on others. They feel responsible for other’s happiness and tend to withdraw when they fear rejection.

Dorothy Illson is the Founder of Needle’s Eye Media, full-service digital advertising agency that helps businesses leverage paid traffic to achieve sustainable growth. And while her business is thriving, Dorothy often blames herself for anything she perceives as wrong and wastes time worrying that people are mad at her.

So, how might she leverage the Enneagram to stop ruminating on the stories she’s telling herself and start leading and loving from an authentic place?

On this episode of The Leadership Formula, Dorothy explains how she gets worked up when she thinks she’s wronged someone, describing her need to be liked and appreciated as an Enneagram 2.

Dorothy shares her ability to read people’s needs and make them feel supported, even though she worries about burdening others and is slow to ask for help herself.

Listen in for insight on what it looks like when Dorothy is stretching into her growth number 4 and learn how to help a 2 realize that their worth is not based on what they do for others—and make decisions accordingly.

What You Will Learn

How blaming herself for anything she perceives as wrong gets in Dorothy’s way
Dorothy’s ability to read people’s needs and make them feel supported
Why Dorothy gets worked up when she thinks she’s wronged someone
How Dorothy worries about burdening other people with her needs
Dorothy’s motivational need to be liked and appreciated as an Enneagram 2
The challenge 2s face in realizing that their worth doesn’t come from what they do for others
How Enneagram 2s can use their 1 and 3 wings to learn to say no
Why Dorothy moves into a passive-aggressive, unhealthy 8 when she’s stressed
What it looks like when Dorothy is stretching into her growth number 4
How the self-preservation subtype looks different from a typical Enneagram 2

Connect with Dorothy

Needle’s Eye Media:
https://www.needleseyemedia.com/
Dorothy on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/dorothyillson/?hl=en
Dorothy on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorothy-illson/

Connect with Tracy

tracyomalley.com
www.instagram.com/tracy_omalley
www.facebook.com/tracy.omalley
twitter.com/TracyOMall
www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-o-malley/

Resources

Apply for My 1:1 Coaching Program:
http://tracyomalley.com/workwithme/
Register for My Enneagram Kickstart Session:
http://tracyomalley.com/workwithme/