If your enneagram test shows that you’re a 8w9 (eight wing nine), it means that your dominant type is an eight and you have a few traits from the nine wing personality types.
An eight wing enjoys a good challenge. They’re charismatic and love pushing themselves and others to their highest potential. The eight wing values having control of themselves above all things and they will advocate for others to have the same.
A nine wing is a peacemaker. They are spiritually in tune with themselves and strive to find peace in their mind and the world. A nine type is considered a peacemaker because they bring people together and create unity.
A nine wing hates negativity, as it invades the peace that they work towards. The nine wing can avoid negativity to an unhealthy extent, and end up feeling numb and emotionally detached as a result.
When you combine an eight with a nine, you end up with a mixture of these two enneagram types. Someone who is confident, likes making their own decisions, and is protective.
An 8w9 is the most gentle out of all the other eights. While an eight with a seven wing is outgoing and social, and eight with a nine is more subdued.
When placed in a setting of various backgrounds- whether it be a diversity of beliefs or upbringings, a personality types’ weaknesses and strengths will be intensified.
Each Enneagram will have different motivators, since they are all driven by different value systems. Enneagram 8w9 personality type is motivated by control and protecting those that they’re close to.
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Every Enneagram responds to stress differently and will have different triggers.
An Enneagram 8w9 will be stressed by:
This enneagram type does best working in leadership-type positions. An 8w9 enneagram personality type is protective, supportive, and bold. They can easily identify the needs and emotions of others, allowing them to be more attentive.
The 8w9 enneagram type will do best in a leadership role where they can maintain control while helping others.
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The 8w9 enneagram type is bold and courageous like their dominant wing, 8. They are caring and subdued like the 9 enneagram type.
It is an 8w9’s core desire to write their own destiny. To make choices for themselves and not be controlled by anyone else. Their greatest fear is losing that control and even losing those they care about.
If you want to motivate this enneagram type, give them the ability to be in control. 8w9s love being able to lead others and are passionate about helping those who cannot advocate for themselves. Feeling like they are vulnerable or have lost control will stress out a 8w9.
If you want to work along side an 8 enneagram wing 9, then you will need to treat them as your equal. They do not want to feel like they’re below somebody, as that would reflect as a lapse of control. When communicating always be direct with them.
An 8w9 will work best in a leadership role. One where they have freedoms and feel in control all while being able to help others.
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