In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth “Creek” Creekmore talk about the embodied mind, the newest quality of the mind that informs emotional intelligence and how we interact with the world. They typically talk about six qualities of the mind, but they discuss why they added this new one that teaches us to become aware of our bodies–how we’re feeling and how we’re doing–to ground us and help us be more present. TIMESTAMPS [00:01] Int...
Oct 10, 2024•37 min•Ep. 109
In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth “Creek” Creekmore talk about the history of the Enneagram, inspired by an online debate. As Mario has studied this model for decades, he provides the timeline of the Enneagram and how it led to how we use it today. Connect with us: Awareness to Action Enneagram on Demand IG: @ataenneagrampod Email: info@awarenesstoaction.com Send a voice message: speakpipe.com/AwarenesstoAction "Owning Enlighte...
Oct 03, 2024•47 min•Ep. 108
In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth “Creek” Creekmore get to know Lee Fields a little better. Lee is one of the training assistants in the online certification programs led by Mario and MJ. Lee shares her experience with the Enneagram and how the ATA approach contrasts with the other Enneagram models she’s studied. She also discusses why she accepted the offer to become a training assistant. TIMESTAMPS [00:01] Intro [04:53] About...
Sep 26, 2024•35 min•Ep. 107
In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth “Creek” Creekmore reiterate the importance of clear thinking skills and how important they are when it comes to the Enneagram. They discuss how developing critical thinking skills can be applied to every aspect of life and understanding of some of the misconceptions or stereotypes for each Enneagram type. Connect with us: Awareness to Action Enneagram on Demand IG: @ataenneagrampod Email: info@...
Sep 19, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 106
In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Micky ScottBey Jones joins Mario Sikora and Seth “Creek” Creekmore as they discuss the ATA approach. Micky shares her expansive career trajectory and how it led to her work with the Enneagram today. Then the three hosts talk about their mindset when it came to adopting the ATA approach and give us a sneak peek of the upcoming online certification program, Awareness to Action Enneagram Foundation (Level 1), led by Mario and MJ and incl...
Sep 12, 2024•50 min•Ep. 105
In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth “Creek” Creekmore are joined by Dr. Joel Rothaizer, a Master-Certified executive coach and organizational consultant, and Board Certified Psychologist in Organizational & Business Consulting Psychology. Joel brings his personal insight as they discuss the vice, virtue and fixation for the Enneagram Type Three. This type is driven by the need to be seen as valuable, and therefore creates an ...
Sep 05, 2024•56 min•Ep. 104
In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth “Creek” Creekmore continue their conversation about instinctual bias branding and how Enneagram type and strategy plays into branding. Connect with us: Awareness to Action Enneagram on Demand IG: @ataenneagrampod Email: info@awarenesstoaction.com Send a voice message: speakpipe.com/AwarenesstoAction Mario Sikora: IG: @mariosikora TikTok: @mariosikora Web: mariosikora.com Pod: Enneagram in a Mov...
Aug 29, 2024•43 min•Ep. 103
In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth “Creek” Creekmore discuss the instinctual biases and branding. They explore how they use the Enneagram and the instinctual biases in their work and how it applies to branding. Using examples of different brands–from phones to coffee–they show how the instinctual biases can engage with their potential audience, revealing what they’re offering and the domain it appealing to. “You have to understa...
Aug 22, 2024•44 min•Ep. 102
In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth “Creek” Creekmore answer more questions from listeners about typing and mistyping. They answer specific questions about certain Enneagram types as well as share some of the questions they would ask to determine someone’s instinctual bias. “The key to assessing people is to let them talk. To get them to talk. Because the more they talk, the more they reveal themselves.” -Mario [13:41] “So a lot ...
Aug 15, 2024•35 min•Ep. 101
It's the 100th episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast! To celebrate, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth “Creek” Creekmore reflect on reaching this milestone as well as answer listener questions. “To find the people that we connect with on some level, the people that love to critically think, love to push back, love to find what works and not just make you feel things, but actually do things, and the podcast has been a ringing bell of sorts for those types of people.” -Creek [...
Aug 08, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 100
In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth “Creek” Creekmore speak with Christopher MacGuire, director of the Universidad Católica Language Center, about the vice, virtue and fixation for Enneagram Type Two. Connect with us: Awareness to Action Enneagram on Demand IG: @ataenneagrampod Email: info@awarenesstoaction.com Mario Sikora: IG: @mariosikora TikTok: @mariosikora Web: mariosikora.com Pod: Enneagram in a Movie Substack: mariosikora...
Aug 01, 2024•56 min•Ep. 99
In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth “Creek” Creekmore return to their series about the vice, virtue and fixation for each Enneagram type. This week, they explore Type Seven–Striving to Feel Excited–with special guest Sarah Wallace, Founder and CEO of Enneagram MBA, a Certified Enneagram Coach, speaker and host of the Enneagram at Work podcast. As a Type Seven, Sarah shares her perspective on how the vice of gluttony, the virtue o...
Jul 25, 2024•52 min•Ep. 98
In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth “Creek” Creekmore take a break from the vice and the virtues and answer questions they’ve received about instinctual biases. They explore how ATA defines navigating, preserving and transmitting and explain why we need to think about our relationship with each of these domains. They also preview their upcoming events in Austin that will take place from September 12-15. Connect with us: Awareness...
Jul 18, 2024•48 min•Ep. 97
In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth “Creek” Creekmore talk about the vice, the virtue and the fixation for Enneagram Type Five with special guest, Ahmad Wazir. Ahmad draws from his personal experience on how the vice of avarice and the fixation of stinginess show up in his life as well as the virtue of nonattachment. TIMESTAMPS [00:01] Intro [01:34] This week’s guest, Ahmad [03:35] Defining our terms [07:54] How avarice shows up ...
Jul 11, 2024•49 min•Ep. 96
In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth “Creek” Creekmore talk about the vice (envy), virtue (equanimity) and fixation (melancholy) for Enneagram Type Four. Creek shares his perspective on how he experiences these three emotions. TIMESTAMPS [00:01] Intro [03:50] Vice: envy [05:47] How Creek experiences envy [10:49] Fixation: melancholy: The Bright Sadness [16:46] The decision-making process [22:48] The trope of Fours are artists [26:...
Jul 04, 2024•50 min•Ep. 95
In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, María José Munita and Seth “Creek” Creekmore conduct another typing interview with Jess Junke, a self-employed administrative consultant. Jessica works with a client in the Enneagram world, but is a rookie when it comes to knowing her Enneagram type. MJ interviews Jess about her personal and work life as a way to show how she and Mario do a typing session and put together the different puzzle pieces towards their hypothesis. “This is ...
Jun 20, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 94
In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Lee Fields talk about the vice (lust), virtue (vengeance) and fixation (innocence) of Type Eight. Connect with us: Awareness to Action Enneagram on Demand IG: @ataenneagrampod Mario Sikora: IG: @mariosikora TikTok: @mariosikora Web: mariosikora.com Pod: Enneagram in a Movie Substack: mariosikora.substack.com Maria Jose Munita: IG: @mjmunita Web: mjmunita.com Seth "Creek" Creekmore: IG: @_creekmore P...
Jun 13, 2024•56 min•Ep. 93
In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore return to their series about the vices, virtues and fixations for each type. This week, they discuss Type One and its vice of anger. TIMESTAMPS [00:01] Intro [01:08] A quick recap [04:28] Why are you so angry? [10:31] Comparing angers [15:55] Wrath and anger are different [21:05] Fixation closely tied to the passion [30:49] Calibrating and communicating expectations [34:34] Vi...
Jun 06, 2024•52 min•Ep. 92
In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, María José Munita, Seth "Creek" Creekmore and Lee Fields talk about countertypes–or “not-countertypes”–inspired by last week’s debrief episode. They go deeper into the other Enneagram type combinations that are harder to make sense of and why “countertype” is not the ideal term for it. Connect with us: Awareness to Action Enneagram on Demand IG: @ataenneagrampod Mario Sikora: IG: @mariosikora TikTok: @mariosikora Web: mariosikora.com ...
May 30, 2024•33 min•Ep. 91
In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita, Seth "Creek" Creekmore and Lee Fields recap last week’s episode with Christian McClain. María José and Lee share their hypotheses from their initial listen of the episode, and Mario provides a more in-depth look into his thought process in determining Christian’s Enneagram type. “Expect that there will be confirmation bias. Expect that you’re looking for both of these components and they might be in co...
May 23, 2024•55 min•Ep. 90
In this special episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Seth "Creek" Creekmore and Mario Sikora are joined by Christian McClain, a songwriter and musician, for an exercise that determines someone’s Enneagram type. Mario conducts a typing interview, talking to Christian and asking him questions about his career and family to try to understand who he is. Mario then shares his thought process towards his provisional hypothesis as a result of this conversation. “I’m getting to know Chr...
May 16, 2024•55 min•Ep. 89
In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, María José Munita, Seth "Creek" Creekmore and Lee Fields talk about an exercise they conducted during their recent Instinctual Biases and Subtypes Weekend Workshop. The hosts explain some of the takeaways and common themes they observed from asking the participants to plan a party. Listen as they summarize how this reveals a clear representation of the instinctual biases and insight into the dynamics between them. “You lose so much in...
May 09, 2024•39 min•Ep. 88
In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora and María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore host their first live Q and A podcast, answering questions from their recent Instinctual Biases and Subtypes Weekend Workshop in Nashville. “I used to get frustrated because our materials would change every time we changed a concept, an idea, the way in which we thought about something. Now I see it as a strength, because it means that we are challenging our own ideas, and ...
May 02, 2024•48 min•Ep. 87
In this special episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora and María José Munita check in with Seth "Creek" Creekmore and hear his perspective on the Awareness to Action Enneagram approach. As Creek as worked with Mario and María José for the last few years, he shares the impact this different approach has had on him as well as his thoughts, observations and lingering questions. Connect with us: Awareness to Action Enneagram on Demand IG: @ataenneagrampod The Instinctual ...
Apr 25, 2024•39 min•Ep. 86
In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, Seth "Creek" Creekmore and Lee Fields start their series on the vices, virtues and fixations. Vices, or passions, are usually associated as the opposite of virtues and are the emotional reactions to the loss of the essential virtues. Fixations are the mental reaction to this loss. The three hosts first discuss the origin and evolution of these terms before they get more specific with the nine different Enneagram types an...
Apr 18, 2024•48 min•Ep. 85
In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora returns to discuss the core quality at Enneagram Point Nine–benevolence–with María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore. Connect with us: Awareness to Action Enneagram on Demand IG: @ataenneagrampod The Instinctual Biases and Subtypes Weekend Workshop: subtypesworkshop.com Mario Sikora: IG: @mariosikora TikTok: @mariosikora Web: mariosikora.com Pod: Enneagram in a Movie Maria Jose Munita: IG: @mjmunita Web: mjmunita.com...
Apr 11, 2024•59 min•Ep. 84
In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, María José Munita, Seth "Creek" Creekmore and Lee Fields continue their discussion of the neglected strategies by exploring Enneagram Point Five through Nine. They talk about the dynamics between the connecting points for these type strategies and share practical tips that integrate the neglected strategy in a more adaptive way. TIMESTAMPS [00:00] Intro [05:53] Point Five’s neglected strategy [09:59] Changing the narrative [15:49] It’...
Apr 04, 2024•49 min•Ep. 83
In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Lee Fields joins María José Munita and Seth "Creek" Creekmore to discuss the neglected strategies for Enneagram Type One through Four. The neglected strategy is the connecting point that people neglect to use at a time when they should, so they share practical tips to help try to integrate the neglected strategy back into their life. Connect with us: Awareness to Action Enneagram on Demand IG: @ataenneagrampod Lee Fields: Web: enneagr...
Mar 28, 2024•44 min•Ep. 82
In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, María José Munita gives insight into her personal and working life with Seth "Creek" Creekmore and special guest, Lee Fields. She shares what it was like growing up in Santiago, Chile and how it played into her introduction into the Enneagram. She also talks about her time on the IEA board and her collaboration with Mario Sikora. “So that’s one of the reasons why the ATA approach started making sense to me, because it was a mindset. I...
Mar 21, 2024•46 min•Ep. 81
In this episode of the Awareness to Action Enneagram podcast, Mario Sikora, María José Munita, Seth "Creek" Creekmore talk about the core quality of Enneagram Point Six – confidence – and the connecting points at Three and Nine. Connect with us: Awareness to Action Enneagram on Demand IG: @ataenneagrampod Mario Sikora: IG: @mariosikora TikTok: @mariosikora Web: mariosikora.com Pod: Enneagram in a Movie Maria Jose Munita: IG: @mjmunita Web: mjmunita.com Seth "Creek" Creekmore: IG: @_creekmore Pod...
Mar 14, 2024•43 min•Ep. 80
