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Tina recently learned about the Enneagram and discovered that she can see a lot of the Type 3 mechanism in herself, which helps her understand the criticism she used to receive from her project team. That’s good, but now she keeps referring to it as an excuse: “I’m sorry for getting impatient, but I’m a 3, after all, and I care about speed” or “I’m sorry that I’m not considerate of your feelings, but, as a type 3, I don’t have much talent for this.”

It is precisely because you get to know your type and reach more self-awareness that these are no longer excuses for you. Because you now have a deeper insight and have become conscious of your strengths and weaknesses, you also get pointers on where to start developing your strengths and overcoming your weaknesses. Knowing about your type, in other words, is no excuse to stand still with your type's weaknesses and especially not to let them simply run wild.