In order to achieve success and fulfilment, it is essential that your professional life/career aligns with your authentic self, leveraging the strengths and talents you naturally possess.
This article helps Enneagram Type-8 (Protecting Challenger) personality to discover their unique hidden talents and forge the career path(s) that best suits their personality.
If you chose one of the below career paths, you have very high chances to excel (vs just perform) in your profession with a good sense of fulfilment. You would outperform others by unleashing your natural hidden potential/strengths.
This does not mean that you cannot or should not take up any other careers which are not listed below. You could ‘perform’ in any career that you take up and reach a level of success, but you might not have the job fulfilment and might not be able to unleash your natural hidden talents/potential. Of course, we also need to consider other factors like the current market demand, growth path and the pay scale for different career paths.
But the career paths based on the personality is a starting point and gives us a GPS to navigate our career paths through our life.
Enneagram Type-8 (Protecting Challenger): You thoroughly understand the importance of perseverance and self-efficacy. When a situation seems bleak or on the verge of ruins—you can plow through all remaining resources and figure out the best course of action. You transform failures into fuel for success. Through detours and setbacks, you can easily pick yourself right back up and march forth with confidence.
With your hidden talents, you:
- Stay cool as and unshakeable in the midst of conflict
- Make challenging decisions with confidence
- Pick yourself up after each fall and keep going
- Know intuitively when to change directions
- Protect the ones who may be reluctant to speak up
- Discover new ways to support others through your authority
Type-8’s are drawn to occupations where they get to do impactful work from the top down, often in leadership positions. Other Eights like positions where they can feel immediacy and life through physical work or on-the-ground work with people.
- Executive or CEO: Whether in business, government, education, or nonprofits, the natural confidence and executive presence of Eights often leads them to high-level leadership positions.
- Managers: Eights often enjoy leading and being “on the ground” with people. They also have great energy and do well in managerial positions in business.
- Business Founder or Entrepreneur: The desire to call the shots and make immediate impact and change often leads Eights to start their own companies or move into entrepreneurial roles.
- Political Organizers: A desire to protect and support others means some Eights are drawn to work in policy or as campaign organizers—roles where they can create big changes.
- Motivational Speaker: Eights are wonderful at empowering and lifting people up. Motivational speeches allow them to deliver their message to large groups of people.
- Executive and Leadership Coaches: Their innate confidence and natural ability to lead means Eights are excellent at coaching others to be better leaders or advance their rank at the office.
- Property-Related Professions: As general contractors, house flippers, property and commercial managers, handypeople, and landlords, Eights can work independently and on the ground in a way that creates a big impact and supports others.
- Pilots and Truck Drivers: Both these positions combine physical immediacy with big-impact, adventurous travel, and the ability to be one’s own boss.
- Military Officers: In the military, Eights are given the opportunity to advance in leadership, protect and strengthen others, and find adventure.
- Public Safety and Service: As police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and other public safety officers, Eights have the opportunity to use their strengths to respond in crisis and help others in an immediate way.
- Fitness Professionals: Many Eights enjoy working with physicality and strength. It is not uncommon to see Eights excelling as athletes, athletic coaches, personal trainers, and gym teachers.
- Security Guards: Regardless of their physical stature, Eights know how to present a confident face. Many enjoy using their skills to protect banks, public areas, and entertainment venues.
Feel free to connect with me if you want a guided self-discovery of Enneagram typing session to know your type. This would be 100% accurate. This would help you to choose the most fulfilling career paths and to unleash your potential.