Personal Development

Enneagram Type 9: The Peacemaker

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Don’t let fear of conflict dictate your life and happiness
By The Blinkist Curators

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Personal Development

Peacemakers are accepting, optimistic, and adaptive—but also avoidant. You prefer to go with the majority to avoid disharmony and conflict, placing your opinions and needs in second place. However, in a bid to avoid emotionally demanding situations, you falter to apathy and sweep things under the rug. These titles will help you create stronger connections and get out of your own way. Learn how to have productive disagreements and why the conflicts you've been avoiding could actually be useful.

Enneagram Type 9: The Peacemaker

Don’t let fear of conflict dictate your life and happiness
The Power of a Positive No
The Power of a Positive No
William Ury
How to Say No and Still Get to Yes
22 min
4.4
The 5 Love Languages
The 5 Love Languages
Gary Chapman
The Secret to Love That Lasts
19 min
4.4
The Power of Habit
The Power of Habit
Charles Duhigg
Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
27 min
4.3
Why You Shouldn't Act Nice When You're Mad
Why You Shouldn't Act Nice When You're Mad
A lot of us, when we feel pissed-off, will do our level best to hide the anger we feel. We put on a show of niceness and pretend we’re okay with whatever the situation is. While avoiding conflict may feel like the easiest option in the short-term, in the long-run we do ourselves serious damage. This episode reminds us of the true cost of feeling mad but acting like we're not.
8 min
4.3
Say What You Mean
Say What You Mean
Oren Jay Sofer
A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication
31 min
4.6
Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office
Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office
Lois P. Frankel
Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers
15 min
3.8
Making Conflict Useful
Making Conflict Useful
We're more or less programmed to think of conflict as a negative thing—but as this episode will show, it can be beneficial! In this episode, psychologist and business strategist Liane Davey shows you how encouraging people to pull in different directions can make a team better. You'll learn about harnessing conflict as a positive force, instead of avoiding it and missing out on opportunities to grow. You'll also get practical advice on how to handle existing conflict with real listening, looking for solutions, and creating a culture which channels creative tension into innovative results.
9 min
4.8
Difficult Conversations
Difficult Conversations
Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen
How to Discuss What Matters Most
14 min
4.0
Why Are We Yelling?
Why Are We Yelling?
Buster Benson
The Art of Productive Disagreement
22 min
4.4
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