Enneagram Type 3: The Achiever (Overview)

General Characteristics

Type 3 people strive for success and work hard to achieve it.

They are easily motivated and have the ability to motivate those around them.

They are ambitious, willing to take on the challenges necessary to succeed, and desire recognition for their accomplishments.

They care deeply about their image and project it into any environment.

They always have a goal and are busy pursuing it. They are workaholics and competitive, unafraid of competition.

They strive to excel in whatever they do and avoid falling behind.

They focus intensely on their work and can work for hours without a break.

They are practical and impulsive.

They enjoy praising themselves and being appreciated.

They care about how others perceive them and strive to appear better than they are.

They don't pay much attention to their feelings and don't express them openly.

Strengths

Successful and productive

Practical and results-oriented

Energetic and determined

Achievement oriented

Confident

Able to motivate others

Weaknesses

Selfish and overly ambitious

Resentful and deceitful

Superficial and unemotional

Overworked to the point of neglecting their surroundings