I’m an ENFP.
I just took the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator test, I estimated myself as an ESFJ, but low and behold I’m an ENFP. The NFP were marked as “slight” while the E was “very clear,” out of four levels.
More on ENFPs…
ENFPs are enthusiastic innovators, always seeing new possibilities in the world around them. Their world is full of possible projects or interests they want to pursue. Imaginative, high-spirited, and ingenious, they are often able to do almost anything that interests them. They are confident, spontaneous, and flexible, and often rely on their ability to improvise.
They value home, family, friendships, creativity, and learning.
ENFPs represent approximately 8% of the U.S. population.
Characteristics of ENFPs
- ENFPs love variety—of ideas, people, and environments.
- They bring a lot of energy and enthusiasm to whatever they turn their attention to.
- They are stimulated by new people, ideas, and experiences.
- ENFPs see connections or relationships between ideas or events.
- They make their decisions based on their personal values.
ENFPs with others
- ENFPs are skillful in dealing with people and often have remarkable insight into the possibilities open to others.
- They look for the potential in others and then help them develop that potential.
- They are good at expressing appreciation and giving support.
- ENFPs enjoy meeting people from different cultures.
- They value harmony and goodwill; they like to please others and will adapt to others’ needs and wishes when possible.
- They usually have a large circle of friends or acquaintances and sometimes don’t distinguish between the two.
- ENFPs are extremely perceptive about the attitudes of others, aiming to understand rather than judge people.
ENFPs at work
- ENFPs are always initiating new projects.
- They bring energy and enthusiasm to the group, team, or organization.
- They can become passionate champions of an idea or a vision.
- With talent, ENFPs can succeed in almost any field that captures their interest.
- They are drawn to counseling and other helping professions, as well as to art, journalism, science, advertising, sales, the ministry, or writing.
- They can be inspired and inspiring teachers or trainers, particularly when they have freedom to innovate.
- They are happiest and most effective in jobs that permit starting one project after another, with someone else taking over as soon as the situation is well in hand.
- They are least satisfied in jobs that require routine or in any environment that limits their natural desire to innovate.
Potential blind spots for ENFPs
- If ENFPs have not developed their Intuition, they may rely too much on personal value judgments and fail to take in enough information. They then will not trust their own insights, will be uncertain, and may accept others’ opinions too readily.
- If they have not developed their Feeling preference, they may go from one enthusiasm to another without finishing anything.
- Also, they may have difficulty prioritizing their many possible projects, which can lead to burnout as they try to do it all.
- They may also commit themselves to ill-chosen projects, fail to finish anything, and squander their inspirations by not completing their tasks.
- They tend to hate uninspired routine and find it remarkably hard to apply themselves to the sometimes necessary detail connected with any major interest.
- They may get bored with their projects as soon as the main problems have been solved or the initial challenge has been met and then not follow through.
For the most part, I’d say that’s a pretty accurate assessment. I’ll look forward to taking this again in a few years, it will be interesting to see how things change.
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