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Enneagram Type 8
The Challenger
Eights are self-confident, strong, and assertive. Protective, resourceful, straight-talking, and decisive, but can also be ego-centric and domineering. They feel they must control their environment, especially people. At their best, they are self-mastering, using their strength to improve others' lives, becoming heroic, magnanimous, and inspiring.
Core Desire
To protect themselves and be in control
Core Fear
Being harmed or controlled by others
Core Motivation
To be self-reliant, to prove their strength, to resist weakness, to be important in their world
Key Traits
Confident and decisive
Strong-willed and assertive
Protective of others
Direct and honest
Natural leaders
Action-oriented
Wings
Your wing is one of the two types adjacent to your core type, adding unique flavor to your personality.
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