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People have to do a lot on their own when they work with the Enneagram. Can’t everyone help each other? They certainly can. This prerequisite is one of four involved in personal development. (For more on people helping each other, see Chapter 15.) I mention one way people can help each other in Chapter 4, in the first task listed: asking someone else for feedback. This task revolves around the question “How do you see me?” or “Which words would you use to describe me?” Acquiring this kind of information can expand your self-awareness, which already becomes evident when people around you are bothered less (or not at all) by your blind spots.

A second option is to carry out a type assessment interview with a specially trained Enneagram coach. Your regular circle of friends and acquaintances can certainly help you find the information you need, but the task becomes more difficult when it comes to interpreting that information, especially if your circle doesn't know much about the Enneagram. A coach can help you with your self-reflection and help you interpret the information and insights you've collected about yourself using the Enneagram. To carry out this work, a coach has learned that, rather than consider an individual's behavior, they should assess the underlying layer of that person's type mechanism.