Esfj, the Caregiver

She self-professed that she has a Myers Briggs personality type of ESTJ which stands for Extroversion, Sensing, Thinking, and Judging. She focuses on clear direction and setting expectations. She describes herself as competitive in nature and is always looking for areas to become the best in her field.

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The E tells me I am extroverted – meaning I get energy from being around people. The N represent intuition, meaning I follow my gut feeling in most situations. The F represent feeling, suggesting I make decisions based on how I feel, not necessarily based on concrete preconceived rules. The J represents judging, meaning I take in information from the outer world by organizing the information before me and come to a conclusion. In discussing ENFJ in particular, I learned in class that an ENFJ is a decisive extrovert. ENFJ’s also like possibilities and pay attention to people’s potential. This makes a lot of sense, because my research showed ENFJ as an altruistic personality type. Finally, ENFJ is described as a Guardian. I think this is accurate, because I often take it upon myself to protect others and look after

Jane informed me that she ranked in the top of her class, and she always takes care of her academics before worrying about her extracurricular activities. Her peers said she is always caring, responsible, and a great leader. Jane completed the Humanmetrics Jung Typology Test, and her results were exactly what she expected. Her type was ESFJ and she scored 9% extravert, 19% sensing, 22% feeling, and 22% judging. It says that these type of people are generous entertainers, enjoy being in charge, delegate easily, and is willing to provide service. Jane revealed that she often gives her time to others and wears her emotions on her sleeves. She really enjoyed reading about the self-development and careers for people of her type. On the multiple intelligences test, Jane scored highest in interpersonal. Her next highest multiple intelligences scores were logical, kinesthetic, and

After taking the personality test my results came back with the letters ESFJ. ESFJ stands for extroverted, sensing, feeling and judging. Extroverted means being energized by time with others. Sensing is defined as paying attention to facts and details. Feeling is prioritizing people and emotions. Judging prefers to structure and order. ESFJ’s make up twelve percent of the United States, eight percent that are men and seventeen percent that are women.

The results of these tests told me a lot about myself. I found that I am an ESFJ: Extrovert, Sensor, Feeler, and Judger. I like to work with people and tangible things, and try to understand others, and make decisions and complete my responsibilities. My top intelligences are musical and linguistic, which means I have a good memory for words, music, and patterns.

Throughout the course of years, I tend to find out more about myself. Every day is challenging and full of many surprises. However, the most challenging thing in my life is working with other personalities. Only to find myself considered an ENFJ with a temperament of NF. Yes, I’m open to others and would put myself last, but I now understand how to truly connect.

I completed the Myers-Briggs on-line self-assessment and based off my answers to the questions the assessment asked me, I was classified as an ESFJ – ESFJ stands for extraversion, sensing, feeling and judgment (HumanMetrics). ESFJ’s are known to be the caregivers out of the different combinations a person may receive, and tend to be very emotional and due to this, they do not wear their heart on their sleeves. Other important characteristics of an ESFJ are being able to delegate easily in a situation where a problem arises. Though an ESFJ may easily delegate, they may also struggle when they have to make a quick decision, which can cause great discomfort and conflict within themselves (Butt 2009). Being classified as an ESFJ has been very

“. . . ESFJs are generous entertainers.” I can agree with this first statement in that whenever I am sitting in a circle amongst my friends, I love to tell stories and jokes- in all, humbly, I love to be the life of the party whenever the situation is lacking one. My joy in being the entertainer can explain for my extraverted personality.

Since ENTJs are so driven to leadership they are usually very successful in business. They are very career focused so they fit into the corporate world quite naturally. They are constantly scanning their environment for potential problems which they can turn into solutions. They generally see things from a long range perspective and are usually successful at identifying plans to turn problems around

ENFJs are described as warm, compassionate, and supportive, as well as loyal and trustworthy. These are all words that I would describe myself as, my most important characteristic being my loyalty in friendship. My type description also proclaims that I am “highly attuned to others; their empathy enables [me] to quickly understand emotional needs, motivations, and concerns.” No other description of me could be truer. My whole life, I have been quickly able to understand others, and even know that they are upset before they tell me so. Another handout describes ENFJs as having an intense caring about people.

ESFJ’s are considered to be extremely sensitive and are hurt by indifference and do not comprehend unkindness. They are described as being giving individuals who obtain satisfaction by the happiness from others. ESFJ’s flaw is that they are so giving and caring that they sometimes are blinded from the truth and have a hard time accepting the negative truth about someone they care about.

My ENFJ personality described as an extroverted person in life. For instance, I enjoy getting involved in different activities and events which bring out my energetic nature (16personalities, 2016). My preference is being around people and interacting with them on a personal level as much as possible, and I

To begin, I took the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessment. This assessment has been a reliable source for documenting personality and focuses on four dimensions of personality: extraversion or introversion, sensing or intuition, thinking or feeling, and judging or perceiving (Ledlow & Coppola, 2014). Based on my results, I would be categorized as ESFJ (extraversion, sensing, feeling, judging) personality type. ESFJs focus on the outside world and assess their experiences subjectively. They largely base their judgments on their belief system and on the effects of actions on people. ESFJs are literal and concrete, trusting the specific, factual information gathered through their physiological senses. They are often skilled at bringing out the best in people, and they want to understand other points of view. They are serious about their responsibilities, seeing what needs to be done and then doing it. Generally proficient at detailed tasks, they enjoy doing little things that make life easier for others. ESFJs seek structured, controlled environments, and tend to be good at creating a sense of order. They value the rule of law and expect

Through this course, I learned that my personality assessment of ENFJ fit me quite well. It described me as an extrovert with intuition, feeling, and judgment. They are described as people with tremendous charisma who believe in their dreams, and see themselves as