My Personality Type

My Personality Type

    My Myers-Briggs personality type is ENFJ.  This is the second least common of personality types. 3% of the population have this personality. People with this personality type are often in tune with the emotion of others and themselves. Those with an ENFJ personality have an idealistic, ambitious way of thinking. It is common that they are looked to as "inspiring leaders". Celebrities with this personality type are Martin Luther King Jr, Peyton Manning, Dick Van Dyke and Johnny Depp. 
 

The description of this personality describes me fairly well. People with an ENFJ personality are optimistic and forward thinking. I always try to find the good in every situation, despite any poor circumstances. I am also very idealistic and my mindset is focused constantly on the future. I find it strange that powerful leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. share my personality type because sometimes I find it hard to lead. I aspire to be a strong and inspiring leader, but I feel like it's something I can still improve upon. 

   

People who have an ENFJ personality like to maintain healthy relationships and can become exhausted if they are surrounded by too much negative emotion. This is probably the most accurate description of me. If I am surrounded by too much negative energy I become drained. This prompted me to cut out the toxic influences in my life. People with an ENFJ personality are very, if not overly empathetic. This clarifies why I have such a strong compassion for everything. I feel having an ENFJ personality also explains my love for words. I love how books and songs are written. They way words give us the power to communicate in so many different ways is crazy. It's fascinating how 26 letters in the alphabet have such a power over us. ENFJ personalities typically find communication to be key and use words to connect with others. 

    The Truity website defines a person with an ENFJ personality as a teacher. I find this funny because I intend to become a college english professor. I want to be able to motivate and support people and being a teacher is a great way for me to achieve this. Sometimes it's hard for me to find my voice in a group, but when I do I give 110%. It's extremely important to me that I reach and help others reach their maximum potential. I also find it ironic that Myers-Briggs describe the ENFJ personality as an "inspiring leader" because I am working towards becoming an ambassador for an organization called Team Inspire. 

   People with the ENFJ personality sometimes over exaggerate their words to produce their desired effect. I do this a lot, as hyperboles are a part of my everyday language. This could be confused with wanting attention or ignorance. I am not ignorant I just find that exaggerations are a part of speech I am comfortable with, but I think it has just become habit for me to exaggerate everything. 

   Through discovering I have an ENFJ personality type I have come to the realization that I really do aspire to become a teacher. This personality type explains my compassion and empathetic attitude towards situations and why I have such a concern with reaching my full potential. It also qualifies my idealistic mindset and why I tend to live in the future.