Reply To: Self-Improvement & Sense of Purpose. Do you Need it? How does it Work for You?

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@shelley
In enneagram, what you describe is very typical of 6w7 and 7.  The sense of 'needing freedom.' However, it is very atypical of heart-types, whose intrinsic makeup is around seeking meaning, purpose and value in the world.
I don't want Pe to be mistaken for 6 and 7. There are plenty of 2, 3 and 4s who are typed as Pe leads and who have a deep need to embody something of intrinsic value, and which will be valued in the outside world.
So, someone's specific 'ideals' may be more motivated by their enneagram than by their cognitive type. And what you say here, fits perfectly with 6w7 which is also @ivory's type - and he shares your idealization of freedom from shackles.
The two of you share this exact mindset, though your types are directly opposite in CT and you would say it in different words.
You echoed my concern in talking about the enjoyment of taking on skills and momentary challenges. And that's what I'm saying - that Pe will seek challenges, skills, and projects to fulfill them; something beyond JUST momentary stimulation to fill the space.
By no means, do I believe that 'sense of long term purpose' has to apply to everyone universally. I just think that it's universal to seek direction and challenges and skills and mastery. Self-improvement as well.
What isn't universal - and what is more HEART TYPE (enneagram 2, 3, 4) - is the need to embody your own sense of value in a more long term way; to fulfill your image ideal. Simply put, to "be somebody."  This will apply to heart types across the board even if they are Pe.
So I think it's an incorrect way to categorize Pe, to say that their 'ideals' are around freedom. Someone's personal ideals is unrelated to their functions.