Enneagram 3w2 – The Achiever

Have you ever met someone who is more aspiring and success-driven but also acts diligently to achieve their goals while caring and helping others? That’s Enneagram 3w2. They have a unique mixture of traits like ambitious and goal-oriented from type 3 and nurturing from type 2. Type 3s are creative, competitive, and growth-driven, while type 2s are generous, caring, and empathic. They always strive to achieve their ambitions and goals and want others to know about their achievements. They are very friendly also like type 2.

What is Enneagram 3w2? 

They are commonly known as the Charmer or the Achiever. They are goal-oriented and ambitious individuals from type 3 and have interpersonal skills and an understanding of other’s nature from type 2. They are adaptable, capable, and goal-oriented, with a deep desire to be successful and make their ambitions come true, and they always find ways to help others. They are always driven to fulfill their desires and always pay full focus to their goals and ambitions, but they don’t overlook their loved ones. They try to give love and value to them.

3w2 Meaning

3w2 consists of two types: personality type 3 and wing type 2. From type 3 They are highly competitive and energetic, ambitious and goal-oriented individuals, and from type 2, they are kind, generous, and soft-hearted individuals, and they always strive to help others. 

Enneagram 3w2 Personality Traits

• Encouraging and vigorous 
• Kind, warm, and generous 
• Empathetic achievers and goal-oriented 
• Extroverted and sociable
• Managerial Mindset
• Image Conscious

Basic Fear 

Their basic and core fear is unloved and worthless. They are afraid of failure and become hopeless, powerless, and feel lost when it happens. Due to their fears, they required constant validation and encouragement from others. They also have a fear of being immoral as they always strive to stay committed to their moral and ethical values. 

Basic Desire 

Their core and basic desire is to be valuable, admired, recognized, and loved. They always desire to become successful and achieve everything they want and strive and work very hard to achieve their desires. They aim to become leaders in every field and they want to become perfect in everything. 3w2s also want to help others at their low points. They want to become ready to help others at any cost. Food their work they want others to appreciate and motivate them.

Enneagram 3w2 Strengths and Weaknesses 

Strengths

• Confident and self-aware 
• Empathetic and caring  
• Relationship oriented 
• Supportive and Encouraging
• Highly Committed  
• Creative thinker 
• Organized and pragmatic
• Leadership and motivational skills 
• Charismatic
• Extroverted
• Adaptive

Weaknesses 

• Fear of failure 
• Sensitive to criticism
• Overly competitive 
• Required Validations 
• Image conscious nature 
• Manipulative 
• Talk less about feelings
• To possessive 
• Rigid and inflexible 

Enneagram 3w2 Healthy vs Unhealthy

In healthy states, they are confident and competitive and always strive and struggle to achieve their dreams and desires. Their empathic, kind, warm, and generous nature helps them to connect deeply and emotionally with others. They are very kind towards others, and they always try their best to help others when they need it. Healthier 3w2s are great leaders and they are excellent at motivating and encouraging others. They recognize the importance of setting boundaries and prioritizing their own needs.

On the other hand, unhealthier 3w2s are so focused on external validation and appreciation that they neglect authenticity. To show themselves more successful, they may become more people-pleasing and neglect genuine connections.  They are too sensitive to criticism and become depressed due to it. They often become overambitious, competitive, proud, and superficial. Their desire for external validation can lead them to manipulative actions and behaviors. 

Enneagram 3w2 Relationships and Love 

3w2 and 6w5

Basically, the relation between 3w2 and 6w5 is a unique mixture of ambitions and loyalty. Type 3s are ambitious and goal-oriented people and type 6s are loyal individuals. They provide each other the support they want, as type 3s help them to be creative and think outside the box, while type 6s help motivate and encourage them. Sometimes, 3w2s desire for validation causes clashes and hurdles in relationships, which they can solve with communication 

Compatibility

They are compatible with ones who appreciate and encourage them for their success and growth and give them emotional support. They want connections based on loyalty and trust and want someone who recognizes their efforts and struggles. They are more compatible with type 2s, 6s, and 9s because they can understand their ambitions and provide them with the support they want

3w2 in Love

In their love relationships, they prefer peace and harmony as they are attentive and affectionate partners. They are kind, generous, and caring towards their partners and they always strive and make efforts to make their partners feel loved. They want their partners to recognize and admire their efforts. They want relationships based on mutual respect. They want their partners to motivate and appreciate them for their success. 

3w2 Female

3w2 females are goal and success-oriented. They show leadership qualities and always try to help others when needed. In relationships, they are caring and supportive partners and they always promote peace in relationships. They strive to support their partners in every condition. But sometimes, they neglect their own need and become overly critical, which leads to frustrations. Their desire for validation and their image-conscious behavior can lead to self-criticism.

3w2 Childhood

These children are excellent in their academics, sports, and other activities. They are very obedient to their parents and teachers. From their childhood, they try to help others in their difficult time. They are caring and generous towards others. As they are extroverts they like to create social connections and want to stay in social gatherings.

Enneagram 3w2 Relation with Specific MBTI Types:

ENTJ 3w2 

They combine both MBTI and enneagram types. ENTJs are the rarest personalities . They are ambitious and strategic individuals. They always strive to encourage and motivate others while staying committed to their goals and ethical values. They always want to have a positive influence on other’s life. their core desire is to become successful and get recognition and their core fear is failure. They always want external validations for motivation.

ENFJ 3w2

ENFJ 3w2 has people people-oriented nature from ENFJ and goal-oriented, ambitious, and caring traits from 3w2. These individuals are very energetic and competitive and they have a great appetite for success. They are born leaders and mentors. They are very kind and empathic towards others. One of their weakness is that they are image-conscious people and want recognition and validation.

Enneagram 3w2 Characters and Celebrities

Individuals having type 3w2 are as follows

• Barack Obama – President of the United States
• Taylor Swift – American Singer
• Cristiano Ronaldo – Famous Footballer
• Thomas Edison – American Inventor
• Tony Robbins – American Auther 
• Sharon Stone – American Actress
• Andre Agassi – American Tennis Player 
• Jennifer Lopez – American Actress

Anime and Frictional Characters 

• Light Yagami – Death Note 
• Tenten – Naruto
• Erza Scarlet – Fairy Tail
• Rin Tohsaka – Fate/Stay Night
• Bulma – Dragon Ball
• Kurisu Makise – Steins; Gate 

Enneagram 3w2 Career paths 

• Entrepreneur 
• Pilot
• Project Managers
• TV Anchor 
• Politician
• Surgeon
• Corporate Trainers

In Summary

Individuals having type 3w2 are commonly known as The Charmers. They are goal-oriented and ambitious individuals and always strive to become successful and fulfill their desires and dreams. They are generous, caring, and kind and always try to help others in their difficult time. Their core desire is to get noticed and recognized, and their core fear is to be unloved. They are competitive individuals. They are sensitive to criticism, and failure is one of their main weakness.

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