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margaretmechinus's review
3.0
I only read the chapter about myself, a solid nine.
But here’s what I will remember-
“The sloth is the perfect mascot for the sleepwalking Nine, whose old story involves hiding from conflict, staying in one place to avoid change, and acting like they are fine with whatever is going on around them. They’re like the human embodiment of Newton’s first law- an object at rest wants to stay at rest.”
Have a “totem”- a reminder that refocuses your attention on the present moment.
Make a list of all your default numbing strategies- online surfing. games, podcasts, eating, binge waiting TV. Chose one to work on eliminating.
Review your regular habits and routines and make at least one change.
When Nines learn to stop ruminating, they can start spending time on things that bring more peace, love, joy, into their lives.
But here’s what I will remember-
“The sloth is the perfect mascot for the sleepwalking Nine, whose old story involves hiding from conflict, staying in one place to avoid change, and acting like they are fine with whatever is going on around them. They’re like the human embodiment of Newton’s first law- an object at rest wants to stay at rest.”
Have a “totem”- a reminder that refocuses your attention on the present moment.
Make a list of all your default numbing strategies- online surfing. games, podcasts, eating, binge waiting TV. Chose one to work on eliminating.
Review your regular habits and routines and make at least one change.
When Nines learn to stop ruminating, they can start spending time on things that bring more peace, love, joy, into their lives.
lkthomas07's review
4.0
I feel like this is hard to review. The info was good and I’d like to listen to the chapter on my number multiple times, but I got a little bored with some of the others. I’m sure that says something about me
writergirl5786's review
4.0
Ok this book was a great continuation of Ian Morgan cron’s The Road Back to you (of you haven’t read that do so right away!) I love the enneagram and diving in deeper with it so I loved listening to this audio book about how the enneagram can help you work to rewrite the story of your life!
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bickleyhouse's review
challenging
hopeful
informative
slow-paced
3.0
In some ways, this book is better than its predecessor, The Road Back to You, and in some ways it is not. The fact that I've only given it three stars is not necessarily the book's nor the author's fault.
After reading The Road Back, I was pretty sure that I was a 4w5 on the Enneagram scale. Not too long into The Story of You, I wasn't so sure, any more. The problem is, the water just got muddier, the more I read.
The things that are better about this one is that Cron takes what he wrote in the first book and expands on it, so its not just a regurgitation of the same information, as I feared it would be. In fact, had it been that, I would have DNF'ed the book.
This book has more stories by many people representing all of the different numbers on the scale. Some of the people I am familiar with, some of them I am not. Quite a few of them seem to be musicians and/or actors. Cron, himself, is a Dove award winning songwriter, which I did not know before reading these books. I've looked up some songs that he wrote and don't recognize any of them. But that's neither here nor there.
Just as in the first book, he begins with number eight and ends with number seven. It seems to me that different aspects of each number are highlighted in this volume, which may be what confused me a little bit. But I came away from this reading thinking that I'm more of a 9w1. 9 is the peacemaker, and 1 is the perfectionist/improver. Oh, yes . . . he also calls some of them by different names in this book. But that's okay, because, if you look up the enneagram diagram online, you will find a variety of names for each number, and different names for the triads, as well.
And that's the thing about enneagrams, anyway. It is, at best, "psuedo-science."
But the bottom line of Cron's writing is improving or healing ourselves from a false story that we have come to believe about ourselves, over time. There's nothing wrong with that. What I do struggle with, though, is that the issue always seems to come from our parents, and I cringe whenever I hear that. For those of us who have been parents, we are well aware that we have made mistakes with our children. I mean, there is no real "handbook," is there? Babies don't come with owner's manuals. We do the best we can with the tools that we have been given.
But the truth is, those tools are faulty. Maybe blame Adam and Eve. They're the ones who messed everything up for us.
I plan to spend just a little more time on this subject, and then probably be done with it. It was probably a mistake to read two books in a row on the subject, especially by the same author. But I have learned some things, and that's good.
After reading The Road Back, I was pretty sure that I was a 4w5 on the Enneagram scale. Not too long into The Story of You, I wasn't so sure, any more. The problem is, the water just got muddier, the more I read.
The things that are better about this one is that Cron takes what he wrote in the first book and expands on it, so its not just a regurgitation of the same information, as I feared it would be. In fact, had it been that, I would have DNF'ed the book.
This book has more stories by many people representing all of the different numbers on the scale. Some of the people I am familiar with, some of them I am not. Quite a few of them seem to be musicians and/or actors. Cron, himself, is a Dove award winning songwriter, which I did not know before reading these books. I've looked up some songs that he wrote and don't recognize any of them. But that's neither here nor there.
Just as in the first book, he begins with number eight and ends with number seven. It seems to me that different aspects of each number are highlighted in this volume, which may be what confused me a little bit. But I came away from this reading thinking that I'm more of a 9w1. 9 is the peacemaker, and 1 is the perfectionist/improver. Oh, yes . . . he also calls some of them by different names in this book. But that's okay, because, if you look up the enneagram diagram online, you will find a variety of names for each number, and different names for the triads, as well.
And that's the thing about enneagrams, anyway. It is, at best, "psuedo-science."
But the bottom line of Cron's writing is improving or healing ourselves from a false story that we have come to believe about ourselves, over time. There's nothing wrong with that. What I do struggle with, though, is that the issue always seems to come from our parents, and I cringe whenever I hear that. For those of us who have been parents, we are well aware that we have made mistakes with our children. I mean, there is no real "handbook," is there? Babies don't come with owner's manuals. We do the best we can with the tools that we have been given.
But the truth is, those tools are faulty. Maybe blame Adam and Eve. They're the ones who messed everything up for us.
I plan to spend just a little more time on this subject, and then probably be done with it. It was probably a mistake to read two books in a row on the subject, especially by the same author. But I have learned some things, and that's good.
thomwallacern's review
4.0
It's exactly what it claims to be. As a 7, I want to deny the uncomfortable truths and pretend like I don't feel the discomfort. But, as I have learned from this book, that isn't me living my best life. Apparently.
erinmitchell's review
2.0
From the author of The Road Back to You, The Story of You is supposed to help you identify the (unhelpful) story you tell yourself, so that you can rewrite it, overcome self-defeating patterns, and become your true self.
Honestly, I feel like the author is just riding the enneagram popularity wave. For me, this book added very little value to his previous work and was entirely centered around aligning your new story so it fits inside the larger, redemptive Story of God. This book was clearly written for believers who have a very basic understanding of both the enneagram and biblical grace and want to scratch the surface of story transformation.
Honestly, I feel like the author is just riding the enneagram popularity wave. For me, this book added very little value to his previous work and was entirely centered around aligning your new story so it fits inside the larger, redemptive Story of God. This book was clearly written for believers who have a very basic understanding of both the enneagram and biblical grace and want to scratch the surface of story transformation.
lesliemoore72's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Learning origin stories for each type increased my Enneagram knowledge. It's helpful to have some idea of what and where others are operating from, especially those that haven't done any work. It strengthens my compassion for others and puts more tools in my bag.