Can My Enneagram Number Change?

When it comes to the Enneagram there are a handful of questions I always get. Since almost every other personality profile has the potential to change over time (DISC, Meyers-Briggs, Working Genius, Love Languages, etc), people assume that the Enneagram is no different and thus allowing your number to change as you grow and evolve in life.

I’m here to put that to rest and back you off the ledge a bit:

Your Enneagram number canNOT change over time.

Yes, YOU can change. You can change your habits, your viewpoints, your morals, your behavior, etc. But the Enneagram differentiates itself because it gets to the very core of who you are. As Nathan Falde puts it,

“Your Enneagram type will not change. It is a permanent aspect of your personality, and while your behavioral patterns may be flexible your deepest and most fundamental motivations will remain the same no matter how much time passes or what kind of life situations arise.”

In essence, you are who you are. More so, you are who God MADE you to be. Why would you be interested in being anyone other than you? We need you! Your unique talents, perspectives, and contributions are one this world needs. I know this to be true because you are here reading this. If you’re still here, your purpose is still needed. YOU are still needed.

You may think, “But I’m not similar to others that share the same Enneagram type as me.” Correct. That will ALWAYS be the case because you are uniquely and wonderfully made.

Sure, there may be seasons in which you wing stronger to one wing over another, or a time in which you are lining to another number in health or stress, but that doesn’t change who you are at your core. The Enneagram is a tool to align you with who you have been made to be and how you are uniquely wired to interact with the world.

Embrace it. It’s truly a beautiful gift.