![]() ![]() ![]() One of which, we adopt and gravitate towards in childhood just to feel safe, cope, and protect ourselves. It teaches that there are nine basic personality styles in the world. The Enneagram is an uncannily accurate personality typing system.Sometimes you hit a gold mine with something that you never expected to work.He also met a guy who ran a book subscription service, and he got his book put in the box. He also got on a big podcast that really helped. On his first launch, he went to influencers.The book turned out to be a unicorn and did really really well. His agent advised against it, but he had a hunch that it would do really well.He was trying to find a new topic to write about and heard someone bring up The Enneagram at a party, and a lightbulb went off. Ian decided to write The Road Back to You after writing a novel and a memoir.This episode is a beautiful introduction to anyone curious about the Enneagram or wants to learn more about it, especially how it applies to writers. He is also an Episcopal priest and a trained psychotherapist. ![]() You can also find the highly comprehensive iEQ9 Enneagram test on Ian’s website. He’s a teacher who offers courses on Enneagram. He’s also a master speaker and a pioneer in the contemporary Enneagram movement. Ian says that understanding your style can help with self-awareness, a key predictor of success. Then we unpack how using your type can help you write better and help you understand characters better. He also breaks down the nine Enneagram personality types and some of the traits that each type has, including the positive and the negative. Ian shares how he wasn’t expecting this book to be as successful as it turned out to be. He shares why he decided to write an Enneagram book and what worked for his first launch. His new book, The Story of You: An Enneagram Journey to Becoming Your True Self, continues with Ian’s Enneagram knowledge and helps us understand the stories we are telling ourselves and how to rewrite the parts that aren’t serving us. This book turned out to be a runaway hit and helped cement Ian’s position in the Enneagram world. Ian Morgan Cron is the author of The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery, a book that helps access Enneagram wisdom practically and comprehensively. ![]()
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