Friday, October 1, 2010

I am just a Clown

I was absolutely giddy to get back my results from the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test, I have been unsure about my major and I figured the result would allow me to make my decision clearer. Before we looked at our results, we were asked to guess what type we would fall into, and I guessed my exact results! I guess I know myself better than I think I do! I am a ENFP, being

E-Extraversion, focusing on the outer world of people and activity
N-Intuition, using intuition, taking information from patterns and the big picture
F-Feeling, tending to make decisions based primarily on values, and person centered concerns
P-Perceiving, preferring to be flexible and spontaneous, keeping options open

With these results I am able determine not only what career would be best for me but what kind of leader I am. I am more of the leader who focuses on the people and service, rather than mere facts and numbers. I can use these results in my leadership position being a committee member for BYUSA's Freeze Fest, I can lead the BYU student body to participate in Freeze Fest by being extroverted, perceiving what the students what, focusing on the individuals, and creating a flexible, spontaneous environment where the students can have fun and become more involved with campus activities.

The results from this test intrigued me to do more research on how these traits can impact other outlets of my life. I found a great website that goes into great detail on how these traits can affect my relationships, friendships, parenting, personal growth, potential problem areas, career path, and ten rules to live by.
http://www.personalitypage.com/ENFP.html

Reading the analysis of ENFP really freaked me out on how well they were able to know my habits, and qwerks! It was bizarre how well I could relate to their findings! What I did not expect was how well the career paths would relate to my desires in a career. The top choice being a child care provider, which spot on because my biggest dream is to be a mom, and the next being an artist. My passion is clowning around, and being a clown is an art in my opinion. Though I could just drop out of college and become a clown full time, I need a more stable career that I can tie clowning into. Further down the list, another career that would fit my personality type is being a counselor and a pediatrician, which make so much sense! I love people, and I love to get to know people and help in any way that I can. With these careers, I would also be able to be a clown in a sense, because laughter is the best medicine and can truly help people heal faster whether they are physically or mentally ill. So, I'm going to do some more praying, and see which what I should major in and where I could be the most benefit to other people using my specific personality.

1 comment:

  1. Good job at applying your results to your leadership role. I'm glad you could see how it will help you in your future and how you can use your personality type. Good luck with deciding on a major.

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