{"id":8793,"date":"2026-03-09T02:11:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T02:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/?p=8793"},"modified":"2026-04-05T19:52:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T18:52:47","slug":"conciencia-en-accion-estrategias-eneagramicas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/en\/2026\/03\/09\/conciencia-en-accion-estrategias-eneagramicas\/","title":{"rendered":"Awareness to Action: Enneagram Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, we\u00b4re continuing with the basic concepts of the Awareness to Action<\/strong><\/a> model (also called ATA), by Mario Sikora, a methodology based on the Enneagram of Personality that provides powerful and practical tools for personal and professional development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other day, we looked at one of the dimensions of this model, the three instinctual biases<\/strong>,<\/a> and today we\u00b4re going to focus on the other one, the nine strategies<\/strong>. Each dimension describes a different aspect of the way we are, and when we combine them, we get 27 personality profiles, which, even though they don\u00b4t explain everything about people (not even close!), they do provide plenty of information regarding patterns of thought, emotion and behaviour that are habitual and characteristic of each profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may be wondering, what\u00b4s the use of all this? Well, apart from allowing us to understand people better (starting with ourselves), it allows us to recognise when those non-conscious patterns (our good old autopilot, heavily influenced by the elephant<\/a>) are causing us trouble instead of helping us, so that we can take control and choose a more adaptive option depending on the circumstances, achieving better results, and with less suffering along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other words, have you ever heard that humans are the only animals to ever trip over the same stone twice? Well, working with the Enneagram helps us to discover those stones we keep tripping over again and again, and to figure out what to do to in order to come to terms with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(Symbol of the Enneagram: nine points placed around a circle, represented by numbers from 1 to 9, and with lines linking each point with another two points it relates to.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, let\u00b4s dive into the strategies. First of all, I want to clarify that when we say \"strategy\" in this context, we\u00b4re not referring to something conscious and deliberate coming from your rational mind, like when we talk about a market strategy, or a military strategy. Here, once again, we\u00b4re referring to non- conscious patterns; in this case, the specific way in which our brain has learned to face day-to-day problems and situations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other day we spoke about how the instinctual biases show us the needs that each of us considers most important<\/strong> (the ones related to preserving<\/em>, navigating<\/em> or transmitting<\/em>, depending on the case). Well, the nine strategies show us the ways in which we tend to try and satisfy those needs<\/strong>. Each of us uses one of the nine strategies more than the other eight, and that\u00b4s what determines our Enneagram type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The definitions of each ennea-type slightly vary depending on the approach to the Enneagram being used, and needless to say, they\u00b4re only the tip of the iceberg; there\u00b4s so much depth to explore underneath. In ATA, each strategy is defined by our striving to feel a certain way<\/strong>, and that way we want to feel becomes our deepest motivation<\/strong>, as well as the filter through which we perceive life<\/strong> and interact with it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n