PL 101: Understanding Your Gifts and Strengths from the MBTI (Discussion 2)
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Hello Leadership Crew!
I have just gone through the introduction thread and read about all of you. If you havent yet introduced yourself, then please stop by and share a little about yourself so we can get to know you. Im encouraged by all the great people that have joined. This should be a fun and enriching program!
Let me first zoom back and talk more broadly about your career and how we can help. When you become a leader on 7 Cups, we want you to find the work fulfilling. Fulfilling work means that it is:
a) work you are good at;
b) work that is interesting to you; and
c) work that solves an important problem or meets an important goal (Thiel, 2015).
The sweet spot is that blue area in the middle below.
If you do work that you are good at, but not interested in, then you wont do a great job. If you do work that you are interested in, but not particularly good at, then it wont be great work. If you do work that you are good at and interested in, but it isnt helping to solve an important problem, then we wont be a good fit for you. We need alignment on all 3 things. We work very hard at the beginning of your work with us to match your inherent strengths and interests with needs we have so that we can work together to solve problems that we all care about.
You have strengths â things that you are just really good at when compared with others. Operating out of your strengths feels good, is personally fulfilling, and enables you to hit flow states. As a result, you are much more effective and productive. Operating out of weaknesses is a drain. If you have to do work that you are not good at, then you wont be as effective. Doubling down on your strengths enables you to level up much faster and it helps 7 Cups make much more progress. Â
The next step becomes helping you find ways to identify your strengths, gifts or natural talents. You can learn some of this through self-observation - what do you seem especially good at? Are there things that just come natural to you that are more challenging for others? My wife, for example, is really good at writing; it just comes natural to her. Im pretty good at public speaking, whereas others find it more challenging.
Another way is to ask people you trust. You can say: What do you think Im good at? Or: what do you think are my top 1-3 strengths? Things that stand out to you about me? Note: only ask people you trust because sometimes people can give you feedback in a harmful rather than helpful way especially if they are not trustworthy.
For the purposes of this course, we are going to use personality tests to help you identify your strengths. Some of these are better than others; they are more reliable and have more research behind them. Broadly, we are using them here to help you begin to map out your strengths and to help you find ways where you can naturally excel here on 7 Cups, in your personal life, and in whatever career your are in or choose further down the road.
To start:
Go to this site here and take the test: https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test
Next, in the thread below, answer the following questions:
1. What is your personality type? Include your 4 letters please Â
2. What were the main things you learned about yourself?
3. What are your top 3 strengths or gifts according to this test? Please describe them.
Last, when people interact with one another, it makes the course more enriching and it allows us to learn more about one another. In addition to posting in the thread, please also be sure to respond in a helpful and positive way to at least 3 other comments in this thread.
You can also ask any questions in this thread and well respond to them as well.
Very excited to kick this off with all of you!
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@GlenM
1. What is your personality type? Include your 4 letters please Â
This is a little strange for me hehe, I've taken this test ,not too long ago, and got a different personality type (ISFJ -T Defender ) and just now when I took it again for the discussion , I got a different one , which is INFJ Advocate.
What's amusing to me is that, both these have a similar set of strengths and weaknesses and I lowkey relate to both, so maybe I am a mix of both of them ,which is quite fun to know. 😄
2. What were the main things you learned about yourself?
During both these times, I've learnt alot about my personality, and having to relate with both of these, some of the key things I realised are that, I am a naturally giving and altruistic person, I value people and believe in genuine relationships of all kinds, I have leadership instincts and can also be a great autonomous worker in anything I set my mind to, am curious and insightful and have a deep interest in learning about human behavior and interactions. I've also realised and agree that, I am prone to burn outs and exhaustion as I can find it hard to ask for help or take breaks , when needed and this is something I should work upon for sure . 😄
3. What are your top 3 strengths or gifts according to this test? Please describe them.
Insightful / Perceptive - I think being an insightful person is a strength as I am able to form and offer my perspective and also am able to look at things from different angles to be able to understand other perspectives and open to new ideas.
Altruism- I believe in being a giving person, that definitely is a strength as i am able to create some difference in someone else's life , making their day(s) better, and I don't think there's anything better than this .
Adaptability - I believe it's a great strength to be able to adapt in different situations and amongst different people , and not lose your ground and patience in case of adversities.
1. Advocate INFJ-A 2. I learned more about how I handle people’s emotions. 3. Mind | Nature | Tactics
@GlenM
What is your personality type? Include your 4 letters please
My personality type is Advocate INFJ
2. What were the main things you learned about yourself?
I have a deep sense of integrity and idealism and I take steps in order to realise my goals and make an impact on others. As a Advocate INFJ, I have many personality traits and it's the rarest personality type of all. As an Advocate, I stand up for things which are right. I think this is very true for me as well, since it's what I want and what I try to do in any situation.
3. What are your top 3 strengths or gifts according to this test? Please describe them.
1. Altruistic - This means I use my strengths for the greater good and I don't like succeeded over others expenses
2. Principled - This means that I have deeply convinced beliefs and it shows when I talk or write about certain subjects which I hold them beliefs to.
3. Passionate - I rarely settle with myself or my work being 'good enough'. I push to reaching my goals which I'm passionate about and try the hardest to be more than good enough.
@kieran000
I really like the advocate personality type. It sure is really special and has amazing traits. 
As MBTI expert, I first got INTJ-T from the same website, but ENFP from another website. I understand the purpose of this exercise but MBTI actually follows the rules of Carl Jung’s MBTI cognitive functions, I won’t explain it here right now but I’ll answer the rest from what I’ve learnt from my true personality type. People have called me routine person though I’m filled with imagination, schizophrenia made me less social and disconnected from reality. Bring ENFP can be a bless thing, you can share your visual world from an authentic heart, you can change the world with your unique courage. To be continued...
I’ll answer the 3 strength based on the website from a Jungian perspective: Curious: Extroverted iNtuition which is ENFP’s dominant function opens new worlds, realities and perceptive. You see a mug of tea and billions of ideas occur including exiting ones, which can drive for more innovation and growth. Observant: As mentioned, Extrovert iNtuition opens new worlds, it’s something abstract and can derive conclusions from an external perceptive. Energetic and Enthusiastic: The dominant function of ENFP is of course extrovert, which means that it perceives the external world through a perceiving function. The ENFP might not be social but looking to the external world can bring lots of energy to themself.
@GlenM
Alright, so here we go!
1. What is my personality type?
I am a Protagonist.
And ENFJ-T
My role is that of a Diplomat.
2. What are the main things I learnt about myself?
There are a plethora of things I learnt and the most important of them would be:
a. Only 2% of the population are protagonists.
b. Protagonists have natural leadership qualities.
c. They enjoy leading the crowd and radiate positivity, charisma and altruism.
d. They can self-reflect but sometimes when they see faults in others, they feel like those faults are present in themselves which might hinder their progress.
e. They can also place a lot of trust in others.
3. What are my top three strengths or gifts according to this test?
My strengths would be as follows:
a.Tolerant
b.Reliable
c. Charismatic
d. Altruistic
e. Natural Leader
@GlenM
Thank you for the test.
1. What is your personality type?
Personality type Consul ESFJ-T
12% population are CONSUL.
2. What were the main things you learned about yourself?
i understand thing in organized way and someone who follow hierarchy, rules, traditions and law.
Make Decision based on rule, law and moral.
Ready to help other and keep them first.
3. What are your top 3 strengths or gifts according to this test? Please describe them.
Extrovert and Altruists.
Loyal and warm
Admistrative skills and leadership (which I need to explore more)
Medical care, teaching, social worker are the field I fit more.
@GlenM
Mediator INFP-T
73% Introverted
80% Intuitive
77% Feeling
64% Prospecting
60% Turbulent
Top 3 Strengths:
Thoughtful: Mediators tend to be very kindhearted. They are thoughtful and consider other's feelings and adjust their actions accordingly to avoid any harm.
Generous: Mediators value equality and want to ensure that every voice and perspective is heard. They do not like succeeding at someone else's expense.
Open-minded: Mediators tend to support other's right to live as they see fit - as long as no one is being hurt.
What I learned:
I have taken the test four times in the past, that time my personality type was Advocate INFJ-A. After exploring the Mediator INFP-T personality type I learned that despite being principled, bold, holding strong beliefs, standing up for right, etc. my personality traits bend towards more thoughtfulness and sensitivity. Most people see it as a weakness I see sensitivity as a gift, as sensitive people tend to interpret the best meaning of life and can understand people well which can be helpful in the career I wish to pursue.
@GlenM
1. Defender is my personality type. ISFJ-T
2. The main things that I learned about myself is that I like to be organized and have a schedule, I am observant, and of course, introverted.
3. My top 3 strengths according to this personality test are Supportive - as where I like to strive for win-win situations with everyone and show empathy. Reliable and Patient - I do not rush things but I will ensure things are done as expected. And my last one is Loyal and Hard-Working - I am dependable and will meet my goals.
@GlenM
My personality Type- Protagonist ENFJ-T
I feel more than I think.
My strengths/gifts- Reliable – The one thing worst feeling is the idea of letting down a person or cause they believe in.
Natural Leaders – I often end up in leadership roles at the request of others
Tolerant – I am a team player, and I recognize that means listening to other peoples’ opinions.
1. What is your personality type?- Protagonist ENFJ-T
2. What were the main things you learned about yourself?-
The main things I have learnt about myself is that I am more extraverted than I thought and that I am a intuitive thinker meaning that I can understand and pinpoint emotions more easily and empathize easier than others.
3. What are your top 3 strengths or gifts according to this test? Please describe them.-
1) Tolerant- Protagonists are team players, they openly listen to other peoples opinions and learn, even if it was to oppose their own viewpoints. They also know and openly admit that they don't have every single answer.
2) Natural Leaders – Protagonists are more likely to take up roles in leadership. They are drawn to the sense of serving others as a leader and they have a drive of confidence to pursue as a leader.
3) Altruistic- Protagonists are self-less and warm. They have a desire to do good in their community and for there community. They also believe that if we all were to come together, we can make this world a better place.
@Rhlexia520
It's great to see people with different personalities. The fact that you are a Natural Leader is amazing! Take care