When it comes to gaining self-awareness, the greatest impact for Kristi Rowles with her Six Enneagram Type was shifting from trying to eradicate/shame anxiety out of her life and instead learning how to befriend it, relate with it, and respect/value it. Professionally, when she realized living in a perpetual state of stress, she changed her career and life. She left her 9-5, returned to her home state, and launched her own business. This is an episode for anyone looking to grow and evolve as you learn more about yourself.

Kristi is a Mental Health Therapist turned Enneagram expert and entrepreneur. In 2020, she founded Enneagram University, where she trains other therapists and coaches how to utilize the Enneagram, a personality typing tool, to increase their effectiveness, impact, and personal fulfillment. In 2023, Kristi acquired an inclusive fashion and accessory brand called Roziejune, which has become the perfect outlet for more creativity and fun. You can find her traveling, snacking, supporting small businesses, and wearing fun earrings in her free time. She, her partner Nick, and their pup, Mirabel, are based in Florida but shoot to spend several months of the year abroad.

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Sej Deribin's career pivots exemplify what it means to be adaptable. She transitioned from a strategic event planner for a global finance firm to launching her own events company, focusing on empowering executive women through events and education. Sej’s latest career pivot finds her working in the roofing industry, leveraging her experience to enhance an already thriving family-owned business. Her improvements not only augmented profits but also skyrocketed customer satisfaction.

Tune in to hear about Sej's career pivots, the challenges you came up against in a new industry and how she has forged ahead to now be seen as a leader in the industry. Sej is an Enneagram Type 8SX and we dig into what learning about herself meant for her, both personally and professionally.

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Carolyn Illman is the Owner of Hire Possibilities. She guides hiring managers, job seekers, and small business owners in refining interview techniques, hiring strategies, and optimizing business processes. Carolyn has 15+ years of Program Management experience between her roles at Amazon and Smashing Ideas.

After realizing she preferred her role as a "bar raiser" (someone who interviews for other teams and is a steward of the interview process) she decided to start her own business and help job seekers and hiring managers improve their hiring skills. We dive into that transition, her work and what how life as an Enneagram Six.

Carolyn shares about how she used to let her anxiety/doubt hold her back. By not speaking up or using the right interview methodology, she made two bad hires that resulted in loss of money for our company but also added even more friction to our account and processes. She shares what she learned and what she would do differently.

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Here we go, another episode of Ask Kelly! A lot of great questions were sent in for this month. Tune in to learn from these great Q's and be sure to submit your own questions for next month at support@kellytravis.net

As mentioned in this episode, I'm taking on a handful of 1:1 clients who want to get serious about working towards their goals (and the shit that's holding them back). As well, I'm looking for opportunities to work with teams and organizations so if that's you, let's talk! Email me at support@kellytravis.net

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Many companies are beginning to take note of the importance of wellness initiatives to create a healthier, more productive, and successful culture. And, while many find quick bandaid solutions like meditation apps or discounted gym memberships, to truly create a culture of wellbeing it needs to be within the infrastructure. Part of the day-to-day. One of the biggest game-changers and a key predictor of business success is building self-awareness among individuals and teams.

In this episode, I'm giving an example of what this can look like -- using the Enneagram (collecting data and honing in on the organization’s greatest opportunities for growth) to creating a program to work with both individuals and teams. 

Through this work leaders become more attuned to the needs of their teams and better at communication and difficult conversations; employees are taught how to be more resilient, become aware of their triggers and weaknesses, and build self-awareness and the ability to support colleagues and teams; teams learn how to work together, resolve conflict and utilize one another’s strengths. Overall, it not only provides personal and professional development tools, but it creates a culture of greater understanding, healthier communication, and better collaboration. 

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When we excel at something, we tend to consider it a strength and strive to do it as much as possible - both at work and personally. 

However, sometimes we tend to rely too much on our perceived greatest strength - and we see this a lot in the workplace. This can hinder our progress instead of propelling us forward.

Other schools of thought suggest that individuals should focus on their strengths and build upon them. That focusing on weaknesses can dissolve ones drive and create negativity.

So which is it? Could considering your weaknesses be negative? Could leaning into your strengths be too much of a good thing?

Please tune in to this week’s The Enneagram Effect episode to learn how you can idnetify if you’re relying too much on your strengths, examples of this in each Enneagram Type, and start to think about what aspects of yourself you can grow and develop WHILE utilizing those strengths.

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Wrapping up this series on the do's and dont's of communication with each Enneagram Type at work. Today I'm sharing all about types seven, eight and nine.

If you enjoyed this series or found it helpful, please share with your colleagues!

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Part 2 of our 3-part series on Enneagram types at work. Tune in today to learn how best to communicate with Enneagram Types Four, Five, and Six at work. 

If you lead these types or you are one of these types, I'd love to hear from you about how this resonates! 

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