Type Seven — The Enneagram Institute

• Basic Fear:  Of being deprived and in pain
• Basic Desire:  To be satisfied and content—to have their needs fulfilled
• Enneagram Seven with a Six-Wing:  "The Entertainer"
• Enneagram Seven with an Eight-Wing:  "The Realist"

Key Motivations:  Want to maintain their freedom and happiness, to avoid missing out on worthwhile experiences, to keep themselves excited and occupied, to avoid and discharge pain.

We have named this personality type The Enthusiast  because Sevens are enthusiastic about almost everything that catches their attention. They approach life with curiosity, optimism, and a sense of adventure, like “kids in a candy store” who look at the world in wide-eyed, rapt anticipation of all the good things they are about to experience. They are bold and vivacious, pursuing what they want in life with a cheerful determination. They have a quality best described by the Yiddish word “chutzpah”—a kind of brash “nerviness.”

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