Shock Point
We are burned out and burning out.
This book shows you why we are stressed and burning out. Then, it gives you deep insight into how you make big shifts with reasonable, practical solutions.
About Shock Point
The definitive guide on how to use the Enneagram
We are stressed. Far and wide in big and small ways we are under constant pressures, anxieties, and stressors. Workplace stress has reached critical levels.
We are burned out and burning out.
We have seen an explosion in stress research, and the introduction of the Enneagram into Western culture with a psychological overlay. To name a few of the most current findings:
83% of US workers suffer from work-related stress, with 25% saying their job is the number one stressor in their lives.
About one million Americans miss work each day because of stress.
76% of US workers report that workplace stress affects their personal relationships.
Depression-induced absenteeism costs US businesses $51 billion a year, as well as an additional $26 billion in treatment costs.
Middle-aged participants had a 27% increase in the belief that their financial status would be affected by stress in the 2010s compared to the 1990s.
Plenty of books cover the Enneagram basics. Few to none directly address how to use it to overcome burnout and stress. This book shows you why we are stressed and burning out. Then, it gives you deep insight into how you make big shifts with reasonable, practical solutions.
"Shock Point is precisely what we need in these times. It’s more than a helpful understanding of the enneagram as a map to better understanding ourselves–and our relationships. It’s a blueprint for how we might rise above the distress of our times. It's essential reading for recovering our hearts, our minds, our souls."
Jerry Colona
Author of Reboot: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up
About the Author
Hey there! I'm Chad Prevost.
After receiving my Masters of Divinity three years out of college, I went on to get an M.A. in Literature, and a Ph.D. in Creative Writing. That led to a decade of teaching at universities and colleges in writing and literature. Since then, I have worked as a solopreneur in publishing, a freelance writer for various trades, and as a reporter, analyst, and broadcast specialist for a logistics startup. Throughout these experiences, I always wanted to get back to my early call to use my learning and skills in service to others. I’ve come out the other side as an Executive Coach. My latest book is an investigation and practical application into the Enneagram called, Shock Point: The Enneagram in Burnout and Stress.
I am a certified professional Enneagram practitioner with the Chestnut-Paes Enneagram Academy, as well as a trainer and teacher from Jerome Wagner’s Enneagram Spectrum Certification program, and have also trained with Ginger Lapid-Bogda. I am currently enrolled in the Newfield Network coaching certification program, the first program ever to be certified by the ICF (International Coaching Federation).
Get Coaching