Your Ni Dom

Becoming Conscious

in this reflection I become conscious of my personal growth as relating to personal worth. I also talk about my intentions for the new year. Typology: Enneagram 8; Te; Fi

More Scapegoating

In this reflection I confront a continued reality about scapegoating (particularly around the next generation). Supporting themes: Dominance; Creativity; Self discovery; Family power dynamics; Self gaslighting; Exclusion; Harm; Family values. Typology: Enneagram Type Eight- Social/ Self- Preservation.

Beyonce

In the second half of this reflection I talk about the ways Beyonce inspires me spiritually as a fellow Enneagram 8. However, the first half finds me talking about podcasting... technical challenges and new possibilities. Supporting themes: Cell phones; Budgeting; Speaking; Listeners; Blackbird; Tanner Adell, Reyna Roberts, Brittney Spencer and Tiera Kennedy; Christmas halftime show; White and Black country music; Symbolism. Typology: Ni-domness; Te; INTJ8.

The Creative Me

In this reflection I explore my creativity as an essential and spiritual part of me. Supporting themes: Perspectives; SMART Goals, resolutions and intentions; The pandemic; Extroversion and introversion; Respect; Credibility; Credit score and the credit game; Employment and entrepreneurship; Vulnerability and dominance. Typology: Ni and Te; INTJ; ENTP

Perspectives

Special note: There are a few technical challenges. The episode abruptly ends around Minute 41.

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In this reflection I explore "perspectives" as a theme as I discuss "loss" and "discovery." Supporting themes: Space and Voyager 1; Beyoncé, half-time performance, Blackbird and justice; Leadership; Student discipline; Calibrating Ground Zero; Analyzing emotions; Interviewing; Faith and Spirituality. Typology: INTJ; Enneagram Eight; Fe; Si

Unexpected Growth

In this episode I contend with two areas of unexpected growth: liking myself and trusting myself. Supporting themes: Parents and our sense of self; Parents and our sense of love; Loyalty; Guilt; the Death of my person; Broken love narratives and intimacy; Therapy; Employment and entrepreneurship; Yournidom and being in community. Special note: Three sources were referenced in this reflection: Social Psychology; The Complete Enneagram; and Personality Hacker. Typology: Ni-domness; Te and Fi; Traits of Enneagram Eight.

The High-Rise

In this reflection I calibrate my vision of me-the-individual and me-the-institution. Supporting themes: Employment and entrepreneurship; Executive leadership; Goal setting and strategizing; Structural security; Social- friends and social- romance; Choices and divine intervention. Typology; INTJ and Enneagram Eight

Authenticity, Liability, Vulnerability and Intimacy

In this reflection I start connecting the dots of my journey with authenticity, likeability, vulnerability and intimacy. Supporting themes: Therapy; Co- worker; Red Hat (and the Six Thinking Hats); Intellectual honesty; Passion; Patterns and eaning making; Social power and the matrix. Typology; INTJ8; NiTe; Healthy and unhealthy eight; Healthy and two.

Intimacy and the TeFi Axis

In this reflection I explore the intimate me as relating to my judging functions. I called this episode "Breathing" because I'm learning how to relax in the process of growing. Supporting themes: Personality Hacker; Content engagement; Therapy; Race; Thanksgiving; Family; Six Thinking Hats; Introversion and intimacy. Typology: INTJ; TeFi Axis;

Attachment

In this reflection I consider two events as two sides of the same coin. In a hurried ending (because I ran out of time), I consider attachment as the unifying factor. Supporting themes: Therapy; Family; Employment; Entrepreneurship; College; Thinking; Integrity. Older episode reference: "The Abyss" (June 20, 2022). Typology: Ni