Slide deck going over Enneagram Type 8 personality types. Learn what type eight desires are, what they fear, what they are motivated by, their basic strengths and blind spots, how they can grow, what they are drained by, and common jobs that they enjoy.

1. THE
PROTECTOR
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2. SELF-CONFIDENT
POWERFUL
ASSERTIVE
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Type eights love engaging in
debates and are skilled at making
difficult decisions. They are fiercely
independent and dislike being
reliant on others.

3. Eights are afraid of being
CONTROLLED OR
HURT BY OTHERS
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4. Eights basic desire is to
They seek to defend themselves and others from injus9ce.
Protectors defend themselves by avoiding and denying vulnerability
PROTECT THEMSELVES
& REMAIN IN CONTROL
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5. Enneagram 8 personality
types tend to…

6. Enneagram Type 8
Stand up for themselves
and those around them

7. Be skilled at making
hard decisions
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8. Enneagram Type 8
Fear being controlled and
losing their autonomy

9. Enneagram Type 8
Struggle being vulnerable
with themselves or others

10. Enneagram Type 8
Be perceived as argumentaPve

11. STRENGTHS
typically associated with type eights

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Ability to express themselves
in every situa>on

13. Ac>ng quickly
& decisively
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Effec>vely leading
others to success

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Defending and
protec>ng other people

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Fair and logical
decision-making

17. BLIND SPOTS
typically associated with type eights

18. Being perceived
as in>mida>ng
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19. Tendency to disregard
others’ opinions
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Taking charge when it
isn’t their place

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Difficulty following
rules or orders

22. WAYS TO GROW
for a Protector

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Listening aIen>vely to and
considering others’ ideas

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Sharing and expressing
how they’re feeling

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Recognizing when to step
back and allow others to lead

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Understanding the value
in vulnerability

27. MOTIVATORS
Protectors tend to be mo9vated by…

28. Taking charge and
leading others
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Feeling free,
understood, &
respected

30. Making decisions that
help other people
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31. Physical ac>on
and exercise
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32. Logical and prac>cal
ideas and solu>ons
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33. STRESSORS
Protectors tend to be drained by…

34. Being controlled by or
subordinate to others
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35. Feeling unimportant or insignificant
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36. Facing vulnerable or
emo>onal situa>ons
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37. Others’ dishonesty or
misdirected blame
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38. Feeling out of
control or helpless
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39. JOBS
Common jobs for the Enneagram 8:

40. • Lawyer
• Poli>cian
• Director
• Adver>sing Execu>ve
• Financial Advisor
• Business Owner
• Marke>ng Strategist
• Sales Director
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