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Marisa Palmerin-Flores
Cunningham
09 January 2019
It is a person’s strengths and weaknesses that make a person unique and set them apart
from the rest of everyone else. Our strengths give us opportunities to prove ourselves to others
and give us something to express, however it’s our weaknesses that we, as a human race, aim to
improve and make us the person we are. I believe that life is a learning experience, and being
able to recognize your own weaknesses, and work to fix them, can help us become better
individuals. After finding out my personality type, a type 3 achiever, it wasn’t a surprise to find
out my weaknesses I struggle with are being impatient, competitive, and out of touch with my
own feelings.
Part of having the personality type of an achiever comes with impatience. I often get
impatient with others or when things don’t go my way. Whenever I have a task to complete I like
to get it done just the way I want it, so seeing people make simple tasks complicated makes me
bothered. For example, whenever I have schoolwork and I’m focused on getting it done to my
best ability, I get irritated when my mother or anyone else distracts me from what I’m trying to
do. I also aim to impress others I care about or am seeking approval of, so when others get in the
way of me trying to accomplish my goal I can get impatient with them. To me, having a type 3
personality means I strive to please others and be the best at what I do, however, “others may
that both benefits me and makes me struggle. In order to practice being more patient I can begin
to realize things won’t always go my way, and that it’s okay if my work doesn’t always please
others.
Next, although being achiever makes me feel successful in a lot I do, it also causes me to
develop a competitive trait. It gets very easy to get into a competitive mindset in the most
simplest tasks. In any situation being competitive is okay until it gets to a dangerous point. The
achievers, like myself, “typically have problems with workaholism and competitiveness”
(enneagraminstitute.com), which can be a pain when trying to work with others. For example,
working on group projects at school have been proven difficult when my competitiveness gets in
the way, and I try to outperform the group I’m supposed to be working with. In order to make
others proud of me, which is usually my goal when completing my tasks. I normally strive to be
on top, but in order to not be so competitive I need to start accomplishing my tasks for my own
Finally, trying to be the best at whatever I do oftentimes causes me to shut others out and
eventually lose touch with my own feelings. I tend to put all my focus into what I’m doing at the
time and because of that my priorities get mixed up. I eventually end up alienating myself to the
point what [my] real feelings or interests are” (enneagraminstitute.com). When I’m in that state,
it becomes easy for me to be prey to self-deception and deceit. I become so focused on getting
gratification from others that I begin to lose touch with myself. However, that’s when I also find
myself deeply connecting with my friends and they’re always there to help me out of whatever
Despite all these challenges that come along with being considered an achiever, people
with type 3 personalities can also be considered the “stars” of human nature. It’s up to me to not
let myself dwell in all the praise I may get from others, and instead find gratitude within myself.
After all is said, I continue to strive to become a healthy type 3 and not let my challenges get the
best of me.