Sunday, October 10, 2010

My Personality :)

My results told me that I am ENFP -- 67% extraverted, 25% intuitive, 62% feeling, and 56% perceiving. I think it's interesting that these results came back as "distinctively" extraverted and feeling. That seems very accurate to me! For example, instead of thinking in words or pictures, I often think in a certain emotion that I make to represent a concept or idea, and the little "fact" I'm searching for at any given moment is under the catagory of that idea/emotion. Thus, sometimes it's hard for me to articulate what I'm thinking.
One type description said that I strive to please others on both a personal and humanitarian level. In other words, I want people to appreciate my presence in the social arena of life, as well as value my goals and ethics. As I thought about that, I found that it is very true of me! The type description also said that I have a lot of "zany charm" (people do indeed think me a little crazy), which sometimes causes "the more stodgy types" of people to be drawn to me, even though I am completely the opposite of "stodgy."
...I've always wondered why that was... :)
But one thing I realized by looking at the type description of myself was that I often appreciate fresh, new ideas in theory, but when they come along, I tend to reject them for one reason or another and stick to my own ways. It pointed out to me that sometimes I really do vary in theory and practice.
...so...yes I definitely agree with the results of my personality test. I think ENFP is a beautiful, four-letter summary of how I am. :)