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Test Results
Your personality type is
ENFP.
Extraverted (E) 96% Introverted (I) 4%
Intuitive (N) 68% Sensing (S) 32%
Feeling (F) 85% Thinking (T) 15%
Perceiving (P) 59% Judging (J) 41%
A. Where is your energy naturally directed?Extraverts' energy is directed primarily outward, towards people and things outside of themselves.Therefore, Extraverts tend to be more naturally active, expressive, social, and interested in many things.
Extraverts often:
1.Have high energy
2.Talk more than listen
3.Think out loud
4.Act, then think
5.Like to be around people a lot
6.Prefer a public role
7.Can sometimes be easily distracted
8.Prefer to do lots of things at once
9.Are outgoing & enthusiastic
B. What kind of information do you naturally notice and remember?Intuitives are more interested in connections and relationships between facts as well as the meaning, or possibilities of the information.Intuitives tend to be imaginative, theoretical people who trust their hunches and pride themselves on their creativity.
Intuitives often:
1.Focus on the big picture & possibilities
2.Admire creative ideas
3.Notice anything new or different
4.Are inventive - see what could be
5.Think about future implications
6.Trust their gut instincts
7.Prefer to learn new skills
8.Like to figure things out for themselves
9.Work in bursts of energy
C. How do you decide or come to conclusions?Feelers make decisions based primarily on their personal values and how they feel about the choices.
Feelers often:
1.Decide based on their values & feelings
2.Appear warm and friendly
3.Are most convinced by how they feel
4.Are diplomatic and tactful
5.Value harmony and compassion
6.Take many things personally
7.Are quick to compliment others
8.Are motivated by appreciation
9.Avoid arguments and conflicts
D. What kind of environment makes you the most comfortable?Perceivers prefer to experience as much of the world as possible, so they like to keep their options open and are most comfortable adapting.
Perceivers often:
1.May have difficulty making decisions
2.Are playful & unconventional
3.Are less aware of time & run late
4.Prefer to start projects
5.Play first, work later
6.Want to keep their options open
7.Question the need for many rules
8.Like to keep plans flexible
9.Want the freedom to be spontaneous
General: ENFPs are both "idea"-people and "people"-people, who see everyone and everything as part of an often bizarre cosmic whole. They want to both help (at least, their own definition of "help") and be liked and admired by other people, on bo th an individual and a humanitarian level. They are interested in new ideas on principle, but ultimately discard most of them for one reason or another.
Social/Personal Relationships: ENFPs have a great deal of zany charm, which can ingratiate them to the more stodgy types in spite of their unconventionality. They are outgoing, fun, and genuinely like people. As SOs/mates they are warm, affectionate (l ots of PDA), and disconcertingly spontaneous. However, attention span in relationships can be short; ENFPs are easily intrigued and distracted by new friends and acquaintances, forgetting about the older ones for long stretches at a time. Less mature ENFPs may need to feel they are the center of attention all the time, to reassure them that everyone thinks they're a wonderful and fascinating person.
ENFPs often have strong, if unconvential, convictions on various issues related to their Cosmic View. They usually try to use their social skills and contacts to persuade people gently of the rightness of these views; his sometimes results in their negle cting their nearest and dearest while flitting around trying to save the world.
Work Environment: ENFPs are pleasant, easygoing, and usually fun to work with. They come up with great ideas, and are a major asset in brainstorming sessions. Followthrough tends to be a problem, however; they tend to get bored quickly, especially if a newer, more interesting project comes along. They also tend to be procrastinators, both about meeting hard deadlines and about performing any small, uninteresting tasks that they've been assigned. ENFPs are at their most useful when working in a group w ith a J or two to take up the slack.
ENFPs hate bureaucracy, both in principle and in practice; they will always make a point of launching one of their crusades against some aspect of it.
ENFPs are friendly folks. Most are really enjoyable people. Some of the most soft-hearted people are ENFPs.
ENFPs have what some call a "silly switch." They can be intellectual, serious, all business for a while, but whenever they get the chance, they flip that switch and become CAPTAIN WILDCHILD, the scourge of the swimming pool, ticklers par excellence. Som etimes they may even appear intoxicated when the "switch" is flipped.
One study has shown that ENFPs are significantly overrepresented in psychodrama. Most have a natural propensity for role-playing and acting.
ENFPs like to tell funny stories, especially about their friends. This penchant may be why many are attracted to journalism. I kid one of my ENFP friends that if I want the sixth fleet to know something, I'll just tell him.
ENFPs are global learners. Close enough is satisfactory to the ENFP, which may unnerve more precise thinking types, especially with such things as piano practice ("three quarter notes or four ... what's the difference?") Amazingly, some ENFPs are adept at exacting disciplines such as mathematics.
Friends are what life is about to ENFPs, moreso even than the other NFs. They hold up their end of the relationship, sometimes being victimized by less caring individuals. ENFPs are energized by being around people. Some have real difficulty being alone , especially on a regular basis.
One ENFP colleague, a social worker, had such tremendous interpersonal skills that she put her interviewers at ease during her own job interview. She had the ability to make strangers feel like old friends.
ENFPs sometimes can be blindsided by their secondary Feeling function. Hasty decisions based on deeply felt values may boil over with unpredictable results. More than one ENFP has abruptly quit a job in such a moment.
Functional Ananlysis:Extraverted iNtuition
The physical world, both geos and kosmos, is the ENFP's primary source of information. Rather than sensing things as they are, dominant intuition is sensitive to things as they might be. These extraverted intuitives are most adept with patterns and connections. Their natural inclination is toward relationships, especially among people or living things.
Intuition leans heavily on feeling for meaning and focus. Its best patterns reflect the interesting points of people, giving rise to caricatures of manner, speech and expression.
Introverted Feeling
Auxiliary feeling is nonverbally implied more often than it is openly expressed. When expressed, this logic has an aura of romance and purity that may seem out of place in this flawed, imperfect world. In its own defense, feeling judgement frequently and fleetly gives way to humor. ENFPs who publicize their feelings too often may put off some of the crowd of friends they naturally attract.
Extraverted Thinking
Thinking, the process which runs to impersonal conclusions, holds the extraverted tertiary position. Used on an occasional basis, ENFPs may benefit greatly from this ability. Less mature and lacking the polish of higher order functions, Thinking is not well suited to be used as a prominent function. As with other FP types, the ENFP unwary of Thinking's limitations may find themselves most positively mistaken.
Introverted Sensing
Sensing, the least discernible ENFP function, resides in the inner world where reality is reduced to symbols and icons--ideas representing essences of external realities. Under the influence of the ever-present intuition, the ENFP's sensory perceptions are in danger of being replaced by hypothetical data consistent with pattern and paradigm. When it is protected and nourished, introverted sensing provides information about the fixed. From such firm anchoring ENFPs are best equipped to launch into thousands of plausibilities and curiosities yet to be imagined.
Perhaps the combination of introverted Feeling and childlike introverted Sensing is responsible for the silent pull of ENFPs to the wishes of parents, authority figures and friends. Or perhaps it's the predominance of indecisive intuition in combination with the ambiguity of secondary Fi and tertiary Te that induces these kind souls to capitulate even life-affecting decisions. Whatever the dynamic, ENFPs are strongly influenced by the opinions of their friends.
Whether you're a young adult trying to find your place in the world, or a not-so-young adult trying to find out if you're moving along the right path, it's important to understand yourself and the personality traits which will impact your likeliness to succeed or fail at various careers. It's equally important to understand what is really important to you. When armed with an understanding of your strengths and weaknesses, and an awareness of what you truly value, you are in an excellent position to pick a career which you will find rewarding.
ENFPs generally have the following traits:
Project-oriented
Bright and capable
Warmly, genuinely interested in people; great people skills
Extremely intuitive and perceptive about people
Able to relate to people on their own level
Service-oriented; likely to put the needs of others above their own
Future-oriented
Dislike performing routine tasks
Need approval and appreciation from others
Cooperative and friendly
Creative and energetic
Well-developed verbal and written communication skills
Natural leaders, but do not like to control people
Resist being controlled by others
Can work logically and rationally - use their intuition to understand the goal and work backwards towards it
Usually able to grasp difficult concepts and theories
ENFPs are lucky in that they're good a quite a lot of different things. An ENFP can generally achieve a good degree of success at anything which has interested them. However, ENFPs get bored rather easily and are not naturally good at following things through to completion. Accordingly, they should avoid jobs which require performing a lot of detailed, routine-oriented tasks. They will do best in professions which allow them to creatively generate new ideas and deal closely with people. They will not be happy in positions which are confining and regimented.
The following list of professions is built on our impressions of careers which would be especially suitable for an ENFP. It is meant to be a starting place, rather than an exhaustive list. There are no guarantees that any or all of the careers listed here would be appropriate for you, or that your best career match is among those listed.
Possible Career Paths for the ENFP:
Consultant
Psychologist
Entrepreneur
Actor
Teacher
Counselor
Politician / Diplomat
Writer / Journalist
Television Reporter
Computer Programmer, Systems Analyst, or Computer Specialist
Scientist
Engineer
The quiz had absolutely described me! Firstly, about the question on where is my energy naturally directed, I totally agree with it! I tend to be active, expressive and I’m always interested in many things! However, I have a short attention span; always fail to put all of my attention into a particular something. As what the quiz had said, I definitely have high energy, always thinking out loud and am outgoing and enthusiastic. I am so easily distracted and I love to be around people. My thinking is that the world is basically made up of people, so I have to love to be around people! That’s how people survived in this world, isn’t it? On question B, it’s true too. I prefer working with my instincts, instead of facts. As I have a very flexible mind, I don’t think that facts can determine everything. Sometimes, what we think may be the truth. As the saying goes, the human’s mind is amazing! I am also one person who admires creativity and instead of polishing up existing skills, I would definitely prefer to learn new skills. To me, I think that people on Earth are supposed to constantly expose him or her to many new things and experiences, so when we are dying, we won’t regret how restrictive we are when we are young and full of energy. Therefore, I should take this opportunity when I’m young to enjoy as many things as possible. When question C asks about how had I come to conclusions, I partly agree. It’s true that I decide based on my values and feelings and I value harmony and compassion. I would often tell a white lie just not to hurt others’ feelings. However, I disagree the fact that I take many things personally! I am quite forgiving and I don’t always blame others even when they do something wrong. Also, I don’t avoid arguments and conflicts. Personally, I think that arguments are a unavoidable event that must take place between any human beings. If there are absolutely no arguments with you and someone else, I must admit that the 2 parties are not being honest to each other at all! On the question that asks us what kind of environment makes us the most comfortable, I honestly admit I’m really indecisive at times! Even when I do a chart on the pros and cons of two decisions, I will be so troubled and confused! Ah! I love to keep my options open and I don’t like to be too rigid. I don’t understand the need for so many rules when human beings have a mind to choose on their own. Don’t you think so?
The quiz stated that “attention span in relationships can be short; ENFPs are easily intrigued and distracted by new friends and acquaintances, forgetting about the older ones for long stretch at a time. Less mature ENFPs may need to feel they are the center of attention all the time, to reassure them that everyone thinks they're a wonderful and fascinating person.” I totally agree! I definitely have a short attention span in relationships! Due to my outgoing personality, I constantly make friends and due to the short attention span of mine, I easily get distracted by new acquaintances, and forgetting about my long-time friends. However, it will be not long before I return back to my friends as I know that they are the ones who helped me the most in my school life! They will not be so easily replaced. I also love to be the center of attraction as I love to be the “star”. (shh!) It may be due to my passion for being onstage. I love it when everyone cast their attention on me. That’s how I am, even though I know it’s selfish at times. Also, the quiz described me as “They come up with great ideas, and are a major asset in brainstorming sessions.” This is true! I love to come up with new ideas, but most are ridiculous as I always love to have a laugh in serious discussions. This had caused some group leaders to feel exasperated at times, but I always manage to come up with a fabulous idea immediately, so as to make the leader ‘relax’. Oh ya, I totally agree with this part, “ENFPs have what some call a "silly switch." They can be intellectual, serious, all business for a while, but whenever they get the chance, they flip that switch and become CAPTAIN WILDCHILD, the scourge of the swimming pool, ticklers par excellence. Som etimes they may even appear intoxicated when the "switch" is flipped.” I have serious moodswings, beware! Even my friends had claimed that I can be happy at minute and then, sad the next. I can’t stay in a particular emotion for long. Also, I never told many about these, but I loved to act. Acting and role-playing never fail to interest me. However, onece my parents got to know about it, they immediately rejected the idea as they want me to be a more knowledgeable person instead of one who acts for a living. But, this won’t stop me from acting. Being onstage acting, dancing, giving speeches and even conducting the National Anthem (I tried all ways to get onstage! Really!) always make me happy. “ENFPs like to tell funny stories, especially about their friends.” Haha, I know this may seem evil at times but I derive a happy sensation whenever I see someone laughing at what I’m saying. This gives me the satisfaction of pleasing others! I mentioned in my previous post that my best subject is Mathematics, which is exactly what the quiz had written, “Amazingly, some ENFPs are adept at exacting disciplines such as mathematics.” “Some have real difficulty being alone , especially on a regular basis.” That’s me! I can never stand loneliness! I like to be around people so much that I hate the feeling of being lonely anytime, in the day! Even when I sleep in my own room, I need to have a plush toy to be my companion. Also, I dislike the awkwardness between people. I love it when people are able to communicate with each other happily, like the quiz said, “She had the ability to make strangers feel like old friends.” I would make strangers able to be friends, because I hate awkwardness between strangers! Everyone we meet now all have one similarity which is living on the same planet! Why not be friends wit everyone we meet? “More than one ENFP has abruptly quit a job in such a moment.” This had just recently happened to me when I quitted the Chinese Symposium in school due to hasty decision. Speak about timing! Haha. About the possible career paths, it’s exactly what I said in my previous post! I stated in being a psychologist and I said so above that I wanted to be an actor! Isn’t it so true? And I also wanted to study law, so that I can be a consultant! After doing this quiz, I am more confirmed of my goals in life and I know that to be what I want in life, I have to really put in all my hard work and effort to achieve them. Since the quiz stated that my job should be about human relations, I will know my strengths and choose a career that had my strengths in mind. However, being someone who constantly handles huamn relationships, I have to be real forgiving in heart and understand people! This quiz had definitely told me things that I did not know about myself and now, I'm more clear of my strengths and weaknesses and how to improve myself!
