The Essential Enneagram

After reading The Essential Enneagram, I was a little confused as to what enneagram fit me the best. My top 3 were Mediator, Perfectionist, and Loyal Skeptic. In looking at the details of all 3, I felt that I fit the descriptions of Mediator and Perfectionist the best. However, mediator seemed to be a better fit in looking at other areas.
In looking at the wing types of the mediator (type 9) , both protector and perfectionist are connected to that type.
Security type - Performer
Stress type - Loyal Skeptic

In the coming weeks I am going to practice receptive awareness.
I will pay particular attention to how much my attention and energy is pulled by and then dispersed into the many claims made upon me, leading to indecisiveness and over-accommodation. I will pause throughout the day to reflect by breathing down and in, allowing myself to become aware and receptive. Questions that I will address.

• How have all the people and things around me been pulling at and competing for my attention?
• How indecisive have I been?
• I what ways have I gone along with others' agendas and plans?
• In what ways have I been sidetracked into focusing on secondary priorities or inessentials? (page 107)

What is an Enneagram?
"The Enneagram is an ancient and sacred nine-pointed diagram that describes nine distinct and fundamentally different personality types. “Ennea” is Greek for nine, and “gram” means point or letter. Study and practice of this profound and powerful system helps one to identify and move beyond non-productive habits of body, speech and mind, increases compassion for self and others, and effectively integrates psychological and spiritual life." http://www.ashlandenneagram.com/whatis.shtml

"Ultimately, the Enneagram is an "inside job" of determining your type and coming to know and understand your own focus of attention, core beliefs, coping strategies and path of development. The value of the Enneagram does not come mainly from identifying your type based on external behaviors, but mainly from understanding how behavioral patterns relate to each type’s focus of attention, motivation and personal experience. The active role each participant plays in noticing his or her own patterns helps create conscious awareness, which leads to conscious conduct." http://www.ashlandenneagram.com/narrativetradition.shtml

The Nine Enneatypes