In this article we will discuss 6w7 personality.

Enneagram is the amalgamation of two Greek words ennea meaning nine and gramma meaning written or drawn.

The Enneagram of personality is a model of nine personality types (enneatypes).

The philosophy behind enneagram is till date disputed among different schools of thoughts however it is still a valid way of finding the personality type apart from various other models including Myer Briggs Typology. 

The origin of the emergence of enneagram theory is credited to the writings and teachings of Oscar Ichazo, a Bolivian psycho-spiritual teacher.

Another person whose name is mentioned in enneagram is Chilean psychiatrist Claudia Naranjo.

Both these individuals made significant contributions in forming and understanding the enneagram.

An enneagram is a geometric figure (a circle) within which lines connect indicating the personality type.

The enneagram figure is made up of three parts; a circle, an inner triangle (connecting 3-6-9) and an irregular hexagonal “periodic figure” (connecting 1-4-2-8-5-7).

The circle symbolizes unity, the inner triangle symbolizes the “law of three” and the hexagon represents the “law of seven” according to the esoteric tradition. 

These three elements make up the enneagram. There are different wing traits for type 6 for example, 6w2, 6w5 etc.

The enneagram of personality is used in multiple disciplines and contexts including business management to acquire a comprehensive understanding of the personalities of the employees, their interpersonal skills, work ethics etc.

Another use of enneagram is to assess one’s own personality for the sake of knowing oneself, self-awareness, self-understanding and self-development.

Different platforms such as seminars, conferences, books, and magazines are the used medium for promoting the enneagram of personality and its importance.

From the scientific perspective, enneagram doesn’t have the support of scientific evidence as a very limited formal psychometric analysis has been done on enneagram.

Also, the available research is considered irrelevant in many academic communities.

What are different types of personality?

The nine enneagrams are as follows:

The reformer

The Rational, Idealistic type: Principled, Purposeful, Self-Controlled, and Perfectionistic

People who have the first enneatype are considered morally upright. They emphasize on ethics and have a deep sense of right and wrong.

They are always on the quest to improve things, are perfectionists and try not to make mistakes.

They have high standards, are well organized. People with these personality types are often teachers or lawyers by profession.

The helper

The Caring, Interpersonal Type: Demonstrative, Generous, People-Pleasing, and Possessive

These people are emotionally stable.

They are empathetic, polite and kind-hearted people. these are the types who make extraordinary friends because they know the art of pleasing people.

They are well-meaning and driven to be close to others, but can slip into doing things for others in order to be needed.

They typically have problems with possessiveness and with acknowledging their own needs.

The achiever 

The Success-Oriented, Pragmatic Type: Adaptive, Excelling, Driven, and Image-Conscious

Threes have an attractive and charming aura.

They are self-assured, ambitious, competent, and energetic, they can also be status-conscious and highly driven for advancement.

They are stoic and diplomatic, and greatly concerned about their image and what others think of them but can also be overly concerned with their image and what others think of them.

They typically have problems with workaholism and competitiveness. 

The individualist

The Sensitive, Withdrawn Type: Expressive, Dramatic, Self-Absorbed, and Temperamental

These people are sensitive and emotional.

They are honest and creative and can also be a little reserved. They are moody and self-conscious and like to keep to themselves.

In addition to this they have problems with changes and like their personal way of doing things.

If given opportunity, these people can do wonders with their creativity

The investigator

The Intense, Cerebral Type: Perceptive, Innovative, Secretive, and Isolated

Fives are alert, insightful, and curious.

They concentrate and focus on developing comprehensive ideas and skills.

Independent, innovative, and inventive, they can also become preoccupied with their thoughts and imaginary constructs.

They become detached, yet high-strung and intense.

They typically have problems with eccentricity, nihilism, and isolation.

At their Best: visionary pioneers, often ahead of their time, and able to see the world in an entirely new way.

The loyalist

The Committed, Security-Oriented Type: Engaging, Responsible, Anxious, and Suspicious

These people are loyal, hardworking and security-oriented type.

The cautious and indecisive, but also reactive, defiant and rebellious.

Apart from this they are also internally stable and self-reliant and like to be on the forefront and leading others.

The enthusiast

The Busy, Fun-Loving Type: Spontaneous, Versatile, Distractible, and Scattered

This personality type is extroverted, optimistic, and spontaneous.

These people are very enthusiastic and are always on the go type.

They are happy, playful and excited and always bring colors to whatever job they are doing.

Their fun-loving nature makes them extremely pleasant for people and the environment around.

They are always in the search of excitement and adventure and live a wholesome life.

Apart from being excited they have some problem with patience and are usually impulsive. 

The challenger

The Powerful, Dominating Type: Self-Confident, Decisive, Willful, and Confrontational

People with this type of personality are independent, confident and domineering.

They like to accept challenges and go to lengths to achieve their goals.

They are protective, strong and willful and know how to turn the tables for them.

They like to be in control of the situation especially people, which sometimes makes them intimidated and egocentric.

Because of their controlling nature they have temper problems which make it hard for them to bond with people.

These people like to stand out and be heroic by helping people or achieving difficult goals.

The peacemaker

The Easygoing, Self-Effacing Type: Receptive, Reassuring, Agreeable, and Complacent

The type nine are stable, supportive and accepting.

They trust people and offer warmth and support. In addition to that they are optimistic and stay in good spirits.

Because of their stable nature they like to keep things the way they are.

They avoid conflict and usually comply with people and situations just to keep the things smooth.

This personality type promotes peace by meddling into problems and making them simple hence promoting peace.

They have the superpower to bring people together and reduce the friction among them.

Enneagram 6w7: The Six with a Seven-Wing

People who belong to Enneagram 6w7 personality type focus on security, as you would expect of type Six.

However, their Seven-Wing traits make them a little more relaxed and playful version of the core type.

People who possess the enneagram 6w7 personality type have the mixture of both enneatypes i-e 6th and 7th.

They focus on security (core of 6th type- the loyalist) but they are also easy going and relaxed as the 7th type (the enthusiast).

Strengths of 6w7 

The 6w7 is quite subjective and is different in different individuals depending on the strength of either 6th type or 7th type.

People with 6w7 are not too anxious type nor do they focus so much on security needs.

In addition to being secure, they also require to feel happy and joyous.

They like their work to be fun and make it enjoyable hence being a bit more sociable and enthusiastic.

The 6w7 personality type is also more independent and freedom loving type as compared to the core type.

These people do not perform well in situations which demand compliance and do not give autonomy to the individuals. 

They also do not work well under pressure, as their nature demands a free hand and the right to make choices and to work on their own terms, own time and own pace.

One of the golden traits of 6w7 is that they are cool tempered people and deal well within a crisis or stressful situation and respond in the most effective way possible.

Because of their great temperament they are also not easily affected by emotions therefore they look at the things as they are and not as clouded by emotions.

This trait helps them in finding logical answers to the most difficult of questions. These people are very observant and remain very alert. 

Because of the 6th type as their core, they completely absorb themselves in what they like to do, however they tend to procrastinate on the tasks which are not intriguing for them.

6w7s are also not the diary keeping, schedule following type people and this trait makes them different from 7w6 which are very conscious about their schedule, and like to pre- plan everything because they are excited about it however 6w7 like a more spontaneous way of living, they are follow your heart type individuals. 6w7 are different from its core type when it comes to the relationships as they are trustful but are quick to analyze the differences in people’s actions and words.

As friends and romantic partners, 6w7 are very pleasant because of their good humored and fun-loving nature.

They are not very controlling types and nor want others to control them making them ideal friends and partners. 

Mood plays a vital role in 6w7’s personality because when they are not feeling well or are unhappy, they become very quirky and conscious about their likes and dislikes.

They often express their inner discomfort by taking out their anger or hate on something.

The negative emotions often originate from some personal failure or relationship problem. 

This method of coping with problems is similar to psychological projection where Sixes attribute their inner insecurities to the outside world.

Negative characteristics of type Six can become more evident in unhealthy 6w7.

They may become more fearful and overly dependent on others, which may lead to being stuck in bad relationships or putting up with abusive work conditions in the name of security.

6w7 vs 7w6

The primary difference between 6w7 vs 7w6 is that while 6w7 cares more about relationships, with adventure and enthusiasm being a part of it, the 7w6 may just be enthusiastic and adventurous but also really like being social and forming relationships.

When looking the differences between 6w7 vs 7w6, one may find that the chief need of the 6w7 personality is to be social and create a support system, and the wing 7 traits in this personality may be used for this purpose rather than for exploring or seeking newness, which is not the case for the 7w6, who cares about the social aspect of things and will be comfortable seeking a social system but is still very impulsive and present in the moment.

Another difference between 6w7 vs 7w6 is that while the 7w6 looks at every new adventure or experience as something they absolutely cannot miss out on, their anxieties may be focused more on the fear or missing out, whether that is newness or being with people, whereas the 6w7 may harbor insecurities about being abandoned or left alone.

The tendency of 6w7 to be extremely alert and observant is another core difference between the 6w7 vs 7w6, and the 6w7 may often look for signs that their support system or their carefully crafted world may be in jeopardy, but this is not something that may be present in the 7w6, who is all about enthusiasm and having fun and tackling challenges.

Lastly, a distinction between 6w7 vs 7w6 that is very important to remember, is that the 6w7 is not that interested in planning the future or planning ahead, but strangely the 7w6 may like to schedule everything because they want to look forward to the future and be excited about it.

6w7 vs 6w5

A big difference between 6w7 vs 6w5 is that where the 6w7 is someone who is outgoing and wants to make relationships through exploration, the 6w5 is more introspective and focused on getting to know the people in their life more so than heading out and meeting new people.

The key difference in 6w7 vs 6w5 personality types is that 6w7 is a more people-oriented type, and 6w5 is less likely to rely on others to meet their needs because they are more introspective and introverted.

While on one hand the 6w7 may often find themselves being more anxious about the people in their lives, while the 6w5 may be content on their own, but both these personalities will have fears of not knowing enough or being abandoned for not knowing enough or not exploring enough, in their own ways.

A difference that makes it clear where someone lies between 6w7 vs 6w5, is that the 6w5 personality is generally more independent than 6w7, because while the 6w7 has extroverted tendencies that make them more outgoing and people-seeking, this actually complicates the insecurity that 6 may experience.

This insecurity that is present in the 6w7 may also mean that they need more reassurance than 6w5, because they also deal with their anxiety in an external manner through the help of others, while the 6w5 may be perfectly happy dealing with it on their own, through introspection and ways to resolve problems by themselves.

Apart from how they approach anxieties and challenges, another difference between 6w7 vs 6w5 is that while 6w7 may also be more of an entertainer as compared to the 6w5, obviously due to their enthusiasm and approach to new things the 6w5 may be a more quiet and passive observer that notices more about the environment.

6w7 Careers

Some great 6w7 careers are as follows:

• Public Relations
• Politician
• Decorator
• Human resources
• Psychologist
• Doctor 
• Administrative Assistant
• Author
• Real Estate Agent
• News Anchor
• Professor
• Journalist
• Nurse
• Actor
• Sales Representative
• Designer

6w7 careers need to allow them to be engaging with people as much as they can and also at the same time provide enough challenges and opportunities for growth so that they don’t feel the need to go out looking for something else, because these individuals can be rather prone to boredom.

The 6w7 personality is naturally sociable and spirited, which means that 6w7 careers are always likely to involve a lot of dealing with people and being able to get along with all types of people and making them feel comfortable.

Furthermore, 6w7 careers can be as full of new situations as possible, because these people are highly adaptive and acclimate to new situations fairly well

On the other hand, when the 6w7 finds themselves in a career where they are working at the same job with the same people, and the co-workers are negative or mean in any way, they may sometimes experience reconciling negative emotions or expressing them.

6w7 INFP

A 6w7 INFP may be someone who likes going out and experiencing new things but they always need a support system to keep coming back to, and they may be incredibly sentimental people who get hurt when their sentiments are not returned.

The 6w7 INFP personality may be introverted but they love being with people and spending time with loved ones, and they may find it very easy to initiate conversations, although after spending too much time with people they may also feel that they are bothering others and wonder if they are wanted or needed, or if they are being a bother.

The 6w7 INFP personality can also be very productive, only as long as they don’t give in to flights of fantasy, which they might, because of their intuitive function and their wing 7 traits that are always looking for newness and adventure.

This personality may also seek new experiences, relationships, and friendships, but at the same time the typical 6w7 INFP personality is incredibly Self-doubting and may have many Love-hate friendships and relationships.

When they are upset, the 6w7 INFP may not come out and discuss the issue, instead, they may be somewhat Passive aggressive about it, however, they will still be extremely loyal and spend time a lot with their loved ones.

Conclusion:

6w7 personality is a blend of elements of personality type 6 and 7.

They need security but their major focus is on making their job fun and enjoyable.

They are generally enthusiastic but during their unhealthy time period, they become clingy and dependent on others.

FAQs about 6w7 enneagram 

References 

psychologia.co/6w7/

www.truity.com/test/enneagram-personality-test

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enneagram_of_Personality

enneagraminstitute.com/type-9

personality-database.com/profile/51773/enneagram-subtype-6w7-enneagram-mbti-personality-type