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Note: It should be noted that the Myers-Briggs and Kiersey ratings
do not measure a definite or concrete limit on personality
characteristics, but rather existing tendencies. An individual's
personality rating can change over time or be changed by conscious
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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. Sometimes 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
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Fictional ENFP's |
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Franz Joseph Haydn, composer Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)
Will Rogers, humorist
Buster Keaton
Theodor "Dr." Seuss Geisel, children's author (The Cat in
the Hat)
Mickey Rooney, actor
James Dobson, "Focus on the Family"
Andy Rooney, television news commentator
Carol Burnett, comedian
Paul Harvey, radio announcer
Elizabeth Montgomery, actor (Bewitched)
Bill Cosby, comedian, actor (Ghost Dad)
Dom Delouise, actor
Dave Thomas, owner of Wendy's hamburger chain
Lewis Grizzard, newspaper columnist
I. King Jordan, president of Gallaudet University
Martin Short, actor-comedian
Meg Ryan, actor (When Harry Met Sally)
Robin Williams, actor, comedian (Dead Poet's Society, Mrs.
Doubtfire)
Sandra Bullock, actor (Speed, While You Were Sleeping)
Robert Downey (Heart and Souls)
Alicia Silverstone (Clueless)
Sinbad
Andy Kaufman |
Dr. Doug Ross (ER)
Balkie (Perfect Strangers)
Ariel (The Little Mermaid)
Steve Urkel (Family Matters) |
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