Gene Nokes
"Tips from the Career Coach"
Gene Nokes is a Career Coach and Business Development executive with a 3o year record of achievement in high-tech markets. Gene has also ministered to the unemployed and underemployed a St. Raymond's Catholic Church, in Dublin, CA since 1995. His specialty is coaching individuals in the high-tech industries of Northern California. He is also very interested in assisting mature workers find meaningful and rewarding work. He offers private career coaching as a lay minister to Christian Churches throughout Northern California.
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Enneagram 06 - Guardian, Loyalist, Responsible
September 21, 2011 by Gene Nokes
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Type 6 of the nine Enneagram social styles thrives in environments based on security and trust. Sixes are hard workers and can sometime be difficult to identify because Sixes exhibit so many traits found in other social styles. They often over workSixes can be found in almost any profession and because of their high energy and achievements, sometimes can be confused with a Three (Achiever). They are so loyal and helpful to everyone who works with them that they can be confused with a Two (Helper). They also insist on doing things right, so they can be confused with a One (Perfectionist). The key to understanding the Six is that their basic motivation is to be safe. Sixes can exhibit tremendous courage as they strive to overcome their fear.
Sixes Feel Fear but Exhibit Courage
If the Six were an animal, they might be like a rabbit, maybe Crusader Rabbit. They only come out of their hole, if the coast is clear. They prefer to stay with their warren or group. When forced out into the open, they can operate efficiently especially when the group is watching their back and there are many other open holes available with plenty of friends to help them when danger is present.
This courage in the face of danger sometimes makes the Six look adventuresome (like a Seven) but the real reason that they appear to be adventuresome is that practice makes perfect. In constantly striving to overcome fear, they build up their courage. They often volunteer to be the point man on new assignments. The key to understanding a Six is that this courage comes from a desire to conquer their fear.
A Good Job Search Plan will Relieve Anxiety for Loyalists
Being out of work is hell for a Six. All security is gone and they are no longer with their group. Anxiety can absolutely paralyze the Six and they can even suffer anxiety attacks. A good career coach can help the Six by creating a job search methodology that creates order to the process which the Six can use to bolster their courage. Having faith in the process can help motivate the Six.
Sixes need groups and search buddies to keep them from “freaking out.” Joining an association of their peers will keep them connected with their buddies and often the annual fees will be reduced if they are out of work. Sixes should volunteer for work assignments which keep them with other people, even if they are not getting paid. They can work off their anxiety in a productive environment and may even lead to a new career.
A Little Success goes a long way with 6’s
Doing the work shops and exercises offered by OurExperienceCounts.com will help the Six to develop a professional job search action plan. A coach can help the job seeker to perfect the plan by understanding that the process takes practice. Once the Six accepts the plan and starts to execute, just a little success will go a long way with the Six. The Six can execute and when properly trained in the job search process and courage activated they can be working again quickly.
The Six needs to keep their career marketing plan and update it annually. Good dates to review the plan could be after New Year or on their birthday. Once the Six has a plan they believe in, the plan will become another stabilizing element in their life. A well thought out personal career plan can be one of the tools which protect the Six in a chaotic world where the average American keeps his job for less than four years. With an updated career plan the Six will never again be victimized by loss of a job.
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