PL 101: Understanding Your Gifts and Strengths from the MBTI (Discussion 2)

@GlenM

1. My personality type is Entertainer ESFP - A.

2. - I tend to make decisions using my heart rather than my head.

- Being around people will give me energy.

- Entertainers make brilliant medical professionals.

3. I'm bold, original, and observant.

I actually took this test a couple weeks ago lol.

I am INFP-T otherwise known as The Mediator type

The main thing I learned about myself is that I really am a creative -type idealist. I realized that I don't think I'd myself this way because that's not how I want to think of myself, but when it comes down to it that is who I am. It's so weird that this stuff can be there from day 1 and we just don't fully recognize it.

My top 3 strengths/gifts (according to the site) are

#1 Seek value and harmony

Mediators strive for a solution that works for everyone and want everyone to be happy. Basically they like it when everyone gets along. They aren't interested in power.

#2 Passionate and Energetic

When mediators find something that interests them and sparks their creativity they go all in. They dedicate their time and fully commit to their cause.

#3 Dedicated and Hard-working

Because of their ability to see the big picture, mediators are able to continue when the going gets rough, especially when They know their work is meaningful. They push through.

1. What is your personality type? Include your 4 letters please

Advocate INFJ

2. What were the main things you learned about yourself?

There's no denying that I am introverted however I'm able to move past that by involving my self in causes that matter most to me. I am able to speak for what I believe in but also I allow for constructive input from peers and mentors whom I know are there to help me become a better person each day. I seek to find the good in everyone as I know we all have our strengths and I ought to see each one's potential not their weakness.

3. What are your top 3 strengths or gifts according to this test? Please describe them.

Creative – Combining a vivid imagination with a strong sense of compassion, Advocates use their creativity to resolve not technical challenges, but human ones.

Insightful – Seeing through dishonesty and disingenuous motives, Advocates step past manipulation and sales tactics and into a more honest discussion.

Determined and Passionate – When Advocates come to believe that something is important, they pursue that goal with a conviction and energy that can catch others off-guard.

My personality type is ENFJ-A / ENFJ-T

3 Things I have learned form the test:

I can be too selfless, sometimes. That can have an impact on me later on.

I can have fluctuating self esteem with some highs and lows.

I tend to be indecisive sometimes.

My Qualities : Tolerant, Reliable, Charismatic, Altruistic, Natural Leaders.

@GlenM I was really suprised that I was a mix of two! (INFJ-A)/(INFJ-T)

My personality strengths, looking at the two types that I ended up being, would be:
1. I am able to feel in control, even when things don't seem to be in control.
2. I am also very altruistic. I never knew this was the word for this personality trait, but it really resonates with me.
3. I am very determined and passionate about causes I resonate with. I guess I didn't realize other personalities didn't have this in them, as odd as it sounds.

Three things I learned:
1. I can be sensitive. This is true. Even if I don't show it, I can be very sensitive to certain topics/reactions.
2. I also definitely always look for approval. This is a weakness to a point, as I can sacrifice too much of myself or feel overwhelmed when I fail at something.
3. I also do not like the feeling of rejection - whether professionaly or personally. It effects me very deeply.

1 My personality type is protagonist ENFJ

2 this kind of suprise me since if I did it a few things I would get something Different.
The last trait suprise me the most since it hard for Me to open up to new people.

3. Tolerant. I accept people for they are.
, reliable I am always on time and will be there if I commit to something.

, natural leader , It easy for people to look up to me.

altruistic

And charismatic

1. What is your personality type? Include your 4 letters please

INFJ (Advocate)

2. What were the main things you learned about yourself?

I found it very interesting how shockingly accurate it is. I really liked the quote it gave Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of. The reading talked a lot about how people with the advocate type are very big on making a difference in the world using kindness rather than harshness. Helping others is our purpose in life which is why I think I do so well on a platform like 7cups. I think one of the things that I need to be most aware of is how the advocate type is really good at burning ourselves out because we fight endlessly for what we believe in.

Nothing lights up advocates slike creating a solution changes peoples lives.

3. What are your top 3 strengths or gifts according to this test? Please describe them

Creative: Have a vivid imagination that we use to help find solutions to human problems.

Insightful: We can see through the surface of things to get to the meat of things to get to the heart of the matter.

Inspiring and Convincing: Great at communicating in a written and spoken way that speaks to the idealist in our audience that gets people wanting to take action.

1. What is your personality type? Include your 4 letters please

My personality type is INFP-T (Mediator)

2. What were the main things you learned about yourself?

I learned that I am an idealist, which I didn't realize before, although it makes a lot of sense. I always did believe that I do my best to find the good in people and events, and I felt good after this test confirmed that! I learned that I am guided by my principles rather than logic, excitement, or practicality. That definitely does fit for me, it's something I have struggled with at times because it can be difficult when logic tells you one thing but your emotions and beliefs say something else, but I can see how that would be helpful at times! I am also introverted, which does make sense.

3. What are your top 3 strengths or gifts according to this test? Please describe them.

Passionate and energetic- Even though mediators may be introverted, when we strongly believe in something, we go all in, and dedicate a lot to the project.

Open-minded and flexible- Mediators have "A live-and-let-live attitude," and don't like to be held back by rules. We also do give the benefit of doubt to others, and respect their principles and beliefs.

Dedicated and hard working- Since mediators are so idealistic, in the time of challenges, they have a higher chance of continuing because of their far-reaching visions and hopes. Mediators believe what they do are meaningful, so it gives us a sense of purpose and courage.

Hello Everyone!

Here's my findings :

1. What is your personality type? Include your 4 letters please.

ENFP-T (Campaigner) Anyone from the same personality group, please raise your hand 😀

2. What were the main things you learned about yourself?

▪︎ That whatever I am or have been or was experiencing about some parts of my life, are because of these personality traits that shape me.

▪︎ About some other parts, I'm yet to believe how it is described. Will re-take the test to confirm.

3. What are your top 3 strengths or gifts according to this test? Please describe them.

1. Curious - I'm curious and open to new experiences. I like to be stretch outside my comfort zone.

2. Observant - I feel everything happens for a reason and that everything is part of something much bigger. I pay attention and connect the dots mindfully.

3. Energetic & Enthusiastic - I'm open to connect with the world and share my ideas and learnings and in return learn theirs too. I'm high on energy when I'm able to make human connection and it excites me to be part of something bigger.

1. What is your personality type? Include your 4 letters please.

Logician (INTP)

2. What were the main things you learned about yourself?

I relate to this quote a lot "The Unexamined Life Is Not Worth Living".

INTPs are considered the most logically precise of all the personality types. That's cool!

"People who share the Logician personality type arent interested in practical, day-to-day activities and maintenance, but when they find an environment where their creative genius and potential can be expressed, there is no limit to the time and energy Logicians will expend in developing an insightful and unbiased solution." - this is SO TRUE about me!

It is really difficult for me to understand what other people mean when they talk in terms of subjectivity and feeling! I also find it really frustrating to listen to people explain something without logic involved, which is common for INTPs. This is exactly why I joined 7Cups - to develop those empathy skills. Empathy is not my natural trait, but after a lot of training, I have improved my skills a lot!

People with the Logician personality type would much rather make a series of logical suggestions for how to resolve the underlying issue, a perspective that is not always welcomed by their more sensitive companions. - very accurate!

The one thing that really holds Logicians back is their restless and pervasive fear of failure. - I feel like someone literally wrote this article about me.

3. What are your top 3 strengths or gifts according to this test? Please describe them.

Great Analysts and Abstract Thinkers – People with the Logician personality type view the world as a big, complex machine, and recognize that as with any machine, all parts are interrelated. Logicians excel in analyzing these connections, seeing how seemingly unrelated factors tie in with each other in ways that bewilder most other personality types.

Enthusiastic – When a new idea piques their interest, Logicians can be very enthusiastic – they are a reserved personality type, but if another person shares an interest, they can be downright excited about discussing it. More likely though, the only outward evidence of this enthusiasm will be Logicians silent pacing or their staring into the distance.

Objective – Logicians analysis, creativity and open-mindedness arent the tools of some quest for ideology or emotional validation. Rather, its as though people with the Logician personality type are a conduit for the truths around them, so far as they can be expressed, and they are proud of this role as theoretical mediator.