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The Official Enneagram Group Typing Test

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In deciding how to answer each question, please choose the statement that is historically and naturally more true about you rather than what you are working to become or how you behave in your role at work (if that is different than your natural tendency). For some questions you may not relate to either statement, and for others, both statements may be true. Please just choose the one that you believe more accurately describes you.

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I am idealistic, romantic, imaginative and creative
I am responsible, reliable, practical and trustworthy
I regularly make decisions quickly, confidently and with certainty, and I don’t like to stand back and let others make decisions for me
I prefer to take my time, considering all sides of the issue and can sometimes overthink things
A strength of mine is getting things done quickly and efficiently, 80% is often good enough to be highly successful
A strength of mine is doing things correctly and precisely, and my tendency is to pay close attention to details
My natural tendency is to keep life simple, and I need to have time alone to recharge and decompress so that my energy doesn't get depleted
I have a lot of energy and interests and can juggle several things at once; having multiple options and possibilities is fun and exciting to me
My relationships often get out of balance because I give a lot and don't ask for much in return
I am generally focused on my own feelings and desires but still often feel like something is missing
I am very good at planning ahead, anticipating what could go wrong and being well prepared
I usually trust that things will work out for the best and I don’t like to dwell on what could go wrong

When I am irritated, my instinct is to speak the truth in the moment, telling people what I think so that we can resolve the issue and move on
When I am irritated, my instinct is to suppress my anger and express myself in a direct but appropriate manner and try not to show my irritation
I am romantic, emotionally expressive and have a high tolerance for other people's feelings and emotions
I am not very emotionally expressive, but am highly sensitive and can become overwhelmed by other people's strong emotions
I am achievement oriented, good at completion, and I can get frustrated if anything interferes with getting the job done and being successful
I am oriented toward creative and innovative ideas,plans and possibilities, and I can get frustrated if my freedom or options are limited
My thoughts are more often on my own internal experience, what I am feeling or what I want, and I can be assertive regarding my own agenda
I pay more attention to what other people want than what I want, going along to keep the peace and often get pulled from my own agenda
I am very analytical and usually think things through before I speak or react
I have a strong gut instinct and often react quickly and with certainty
I often can't stop myself from thinking about worst case scenarios or what could go wrong.
I often have strong opinions, see things in black and white and have confidence about my point of view

My basic orientation is toward other people's needs and my emotional connection with people I care about
I am very achievement oriented and am motivated by a strong drive to get things done and to be successful
I have big swings of emotion, am prone to sadness and melancholy and believe that darker emotions add depth and richness to my life
I tend to be positive, optimistic and upbeat most of the time, and I prefer not to dwell on negativity or darker emotions
I am quite rational and analytical, like to think things through before expressing myself and can be arrogant about my intellect, which can lead to procrastination
I have a strong gut instinct and can get frustrated when things aren't done correctly or when people are irresponsible or don't follow the rules.
I sometimes experience worry or anxiety and can tend to over-plan and over-analyze, which can lead to procrastination
I am passionate and intense, move into action quickly and confidently and get impatient with people who slow down my progress
I often help people if they ask but don't particularly like it when they ask for my help or depend on me too much
I have a lot of energy for helping others, often anticipating what they need before they even ask
I am efficient and self-confident and don't let my feelings get in the way of getting things done
Creativity, authenticity and self-expression are more important to me than efficiency and productivity

People accuse me of being skeptical or negative, but I am just realistic and want to be prepared and to make sure that everything goes smoothly
I am optimistic, focused on the positive, see opportunities rather than obstacles and trust that I can handle what comes at me
My attention naturally goes to other people, how they are feeling, what they might need and our relational connection
My attention is drawn to what is right and wrong, and specifically what needs to be improved or corrected and I'm highly motivated to make things better
I sometimes get feedback that I am too direct or outspoken, but I prefer that people tell it like it is rather than beating around the bush
I am diplomatic, good at tuning in to how people are responding to me and sometimes avoid difficult conversations
I know my own mind, have good personal boundaries and usually know what I want
I have a hard time saying no and tend to go along with others because I don't want to make waves by speaking up
I am tuned in to whether I can trust people and am good at sensing people's hidden agendas or ulterior motives
I naturally have a positive inclination toward people, trusting them easily, and am very engaging, friendly and generous
One of my greatest strengths is creative thinking and intellectual problem solving-- I like to explore alternative ways of looking at things
One of my greatest strengths is directly confronting difficult or conflictual issues and taking decisive action -- I like to get it done and move on

It is very important to me to be perceived as unique, special and original, I do not want to be ordinary
My integrity is very important to me, and I am conscientious, hard-working and responsible
I sometimes focus so much on other people, I have trouble knowing what I want and can get distracted from my own agenda
I know what I want and am usually pretty good at staying focused on my own agenda
I am a good worker but am not very good at self-promotion or driving for my own personal success
I am good at selling myself and getting other people on board with my goals and objectives
I am reserved, objective and self-contained and don't show my emotions very often
I experience a wide range of emotions and intense feelings and like to connect with people on a deep emotional level
I like to empower people and challenge them to be the best they can be, and have little patience for laziness or weakness
I am tuned in to people's emotional needs, and others think of me as being kind, generous and helpful
I have a lot of interests and like to work on things that interest me but can lose focus when a project gets repetitive, boring or too detail oriented
It is hard for me to relax or take time for pleasure before my work is completed and meets my high standards

I prefer to move at a more relaxed, steadier pace and sometimes experience inertia, particularly when I need to take action on my own goals or agenda
I am fast paced, energetic, highly productive and can have a hard time slowing down
I have confidence about my ideas and often think my way of seeing things is better than others
I pay attention to hidden agendas, often questioning, doubting or challenging people I don't trust, particularly people in authority over me
I am emotionally vulnerable, sensitive to feelings, and I have a lot of empathy for other people's suffering, often finding emotional connection
I am strong and tenacious, don't tend to show weakness and don't have a lot of tolerance for weakness or drama
I am generally accommodating, nonjudgmental and easygoing and can go along to with others to avoid making waves
I am a responsible, self-disciplined person and can stick to my principles and ideals even if others don't like it
My focus of attention is most often on creative and innovative ideas, plans, possibilities and intellectual problem solving
I am tuned in to people's feelings and am good at providing emotional support and being with them as they struggle
I am tuned in to how people are feeling about me, and I am good at playing to the audience, making connections and creating a positive impression
I want people to think highly of me and appreciate me for my intellect but am not particularly focused or skilled at managing my image

Supplement Questions
I am motivated by my own high internal standards and can get reactive when people are irresponsible, lazy or do things incorrectly
I am motivated by wanting to make people who are important to me happy and can get reactive when I feel disconnected or they don’t appreciate all that I do for them
My harsh inner critic pushes me to constantly strive to improve, and I am hard on myself when I make even small mistakes
I am highly competitive and hate to fail, but don’t sweat the small stuff as long as I can achieve my goals
I have a strong need for structure, order and precision and can at times be judgmental
I have a strong need for creative expression, emotional connection and can at times be dramatic
I like to invest energy into helping other people be their best but can be judgmental and get irritated when they don’t meet my high standards
My tendency is to quietly observe, gather information, withdraw, and delay expression of my thoughts and feelings
I am motivated to work hard by my strong desire to make things better and to do things precisely and correctly
I am motivated to work hard by my need to have things settled and avoid uncertainty and things hanging over my head
I take life seriously, have strong convictions about right and wrong, and others sometimes think that I am too serious
Although I work hard, there is always time to be spontaneous, enjoy life and have a good time
I have a lot of energy to push for things to be done correctly and generally tend to follow rules and observe social conventions
I have a lot of energy to get things done and have an impact, focusing on the big picture, pushing through obstacles and obeying rules only if they make sense
I can be opinionated and tend to see things more in black and white than shades of grey
It comes naturally to me to see all sides of an issue, and I therefore often don’t have a strong opinion and need to be pushed to take a position
I am tuned in to what others need and often adapt my agenda to support others in reaching their goals
I have a strong drive to succeed and am good at selling my agenda and getting others aligned with my goals
I am usually upbeat and positive and tend to focus on others at the exclusion my own needs
I experience big swings of emotion, including melancholy and sadness, and derive a sense of depth and beauty even in my suffering
I am oriented towards other people, emotions and connections and am less interested in ideas, theories and analytics.
I am very cognitively oriented and love to withdraw and spend hours reading, thinking, investigating or learning
I am generally optimistic and trusting, not particularly focused on threats or danger and don’t worry about things going wrong
A strength of mine is anticipating what could go wrong, contingency planning and being well prepared
I am not very good at paying attention to my own needs and when I do, I often abandon my own desires if it may cause disconnection with people who are important to me
I am pretty good at knowing what I want and my enthusiasm has the effect of getting people on board with what my plans and ideas
I am very sensitive to criticism and get upset when someone I am close to is angry with me
I want people to be direct and honest if they have an issue with me and I don’t tend to take things too personally
I am energetic, move into action easily and am good at getting things done
I sometimes experience inertia and move into action slowly, particularly when I need to promote my own agenda
I am competent and have a strong drive to get things done, accomplish goals and be successful at what I do
I am creative and imaginative and believe that my feelings and emotions adds richness and depth to my life
I have a lot of energy for my work and can tend to be a workaholic, even bringing work home with me or taking it along on vacation
I have a limited amount of energy, can get overwhelmed with too much stimulation and enjoy time alone and quiet pursuits like reading, thinking or other hobbies
I move into action quickly and efficiently in order to get the job done, often without too much thought about potential obstacles
I often respond cautiously or procrastinate because I am focused on anticipating potential problems or obstacles in order to be prepared
I gain a sense of value from what I accomplish, avoid failure at all costs and appreciate the admiration I receive for my successes
I have a wide variety of interests, love to start new things and freely follow my own interests and dislike tedious tasks
It is important to me that people hold me in positive high regard, and I want people to think that I am a good and competent person
I don’t particularly care about my image, I have an aversion to flattery and think office politics is a waste of time
I have a lot of drive to work hard and be the best I can be and can have a hard time slowing down or taking it easy
I am not as ambitious or driven as I should be, I have difficulty pushing my own agenda and like to have plenty of time to relax and enjoy myself
I am emotionally intuitive and tend to see things through a creative and emotional lens
I approach things in a rational, objective and detached manner, trusting my thinking more than my feelings
It is important for me to stand out in the eyes of other as being special and unique, and I am prone to feelings of sadness and melancholy
I am not particularly concerned about my image but focus more on whether I can trust people, and I am prone to anxiety and worry
I am romantic, nostalgic and often want things to be different than they are
My thoughts are more likely to be focused on ideas, plans and creative thinking than on feelings and deep interpersonal connection
I prefer to focus on creative expression and like to be appreciated for my own unique contribution
I tend to focus on the big picture, like to move things forward and feel fulfilled when the work I do has an impact
I have big swings of emotion and experience things more intensely than others do, particularly sadness and melancholy.
Emotionally, I am pretty steady and even keeled and am good at keeping the peace and avoiding conflict
I am independent and self-sufficient and have a tendency to conserve resources so I don’t have to depend on others
I am thoughtful and friendly and can be very generous with my time and energy with the people I trust
I am an objective and practical thinker and can spend hours focused on a project, sometimes forgetting to eat or sleep
My attention is most often in the future making plans for pleasurable activities, interesting projects or possibilities and creative problem solving
Energetically, I am measure and contained, more of a thinker than a doer, and others sometimes think I am withdrawn or aloof
I have a lot of energy, move into action quickly and impulsively, and others sometimes think my energy is too much for them
I can get so focused on my own agenda that I have a hard time making room for the feelings or agendas of others
My attention is often on other people and their feelings and agendas, and I can have a hard time knowing what I want or sticking to my own agenda
I am responsible, loyal and cautious, like things to go as planned and my thoughts naturally go to planning ahead so I can be prepared
I am spontaneous, playful and adventurous, love trying new things and my thoughts naturally go to interesting ideas, plans and possibilities
I prefer predictable and safe to the unknown, but it seems like nothing is certain so I have to be vigilant to protect myself from hidden threats
I have confidence in my strength and power, have no problem being in charge and don’t back down when I am challenged
Loyalty and trust are important to me, so I make sure I can trust people (especially authority figures) before I fully engage with them, and I am bothered when people are disloyal
Although I sometimes feel irritated, it is difficult for me to express my frustration directly because I don’t like to make waves
I am spontaneous, optimistic, have a lot of interests, love to learn new things and can sometimes feel scattered
I am strong, forceful, enjoy pushing through obstacles and when I am angry I tell it like it is and want others to do the same with me
I like lots of excitement and often feel like others have a hard time keeping up, especially with my ideas
I like to feel comfortable and I can feel overwhelmed when I have too many things going on
I have a strong, forceful personality, have no problem taking charge when it is warranted and have gotten feedback that I can be intimidating
I am friendly and approachable, easy to get along with, not very assertive and can tend to fade into the background

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