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?
Assertive Protagonist ENFJ-A.
2) What were the main things you learned about yourself?
a) I am a strong believer in people, I can easily see their strengths, their weaknesses, feel what they're feeling and I'm always available for them. However, this can cause me to get too much involved in their problems and place too much trust in them. Therefore, I have to be very careful with this as I could be held back by limitations someone else is experiencing.
b) I am too selfless, I can bury myself in promises, feel other's problems as my own and really strive hard to meet the world. This can ultimately lead me to not be able to help anyone, if not careful.
3)What are your top 3 strengths or gifts according to this test? Please describe them.
a)Natural leader- I am often requested by others to take up a leadership role because of my strong and positive vision.
b)Tolerant- I am a true team player, and I am more than okay with sitting down and listening to someone who has heavily contradictory views as opposed to mine.
c)Reliable- The one thing that really gets to me is the idea of letting someone down. Hence, I can always be counted upon to see things through.
@BecauseImBatman22
Hello batman! loved reading your post, I like how you reflected on the test results and got aware about lot of things about yourself. You seem like a great person!
@unique73
Thank you Unique ☺️ you seem like great person too!
@BecauseImBatman22
Seems like we have got the same results. It's great to understand our own self and find someone who is of a similar nature.
@GlenM
1. What is your personality type? Include your 4 letters please Â
~ I have taken the test quite a few times before too and got the same result everytime which I feel relieved to know, my personality type is INFJ-A (Advocate)
2. What were the main things you learned about yourself?
~ I could relate to a lot of things about myself and felt satisfied to read. I am an introvert and love spending time alone, I communicate in a very warm and sensitive way. My honesty and insightful mind makes people more drwan towards me, however I am not a type of person who would love hanging around with groups of people. I also realized that I am very understanding and soft spoken person, which I already knew but the test helps me reflect more into it. I tend to find more sense in what I do, I am a studious kind of person, love reading, writing and learning about various things, have a curious mind always. One thing which made me think reading the results and was very true about me and that is, that I care a lot about people close to me and I do need to take care of myself too.
3. What are your top 3 strengths or gifts according to this test? Please describe them.
My top 3 strengths according to the personality test are:☆ Creative: I tend to use my imagination and strong sense of compassion for different things and I enjoy finding perfect solutions for people I care about using my creative skills and imagination.
☆ Insightful: I use my intuitive skills and show deep understanding of something. It helps me to help and understand my peers in a more informative and insightful way.
☆ Passionate: I believe I am passionate about what I do, I tend to work on my goals with a strong belief. According to MBTI test, advocates' passion for their chosen cause is the key aspect of their personality.
Overall the test for very helpful, reflective and satisfactory.
@unique73
It's great to meet someone who is insightful. That's a really helpful quality to have. You have nicely analyzed your strengths.
@GlenM
1. What is your personality type? INFP - T ^__^
2. What were the main things you learned about yourself?
- That I can be self-isolating sometiimes, which I agree is something I would like to work on
- That I have a need for a search of calling to find my purpose in life
- That I'm an idealistic person
3. What are your top 3 strengths or gifts according to this test? Please describe them.
- Empathetic – These personalities can actually feel another person’s emotions, from joy and elation to sorrow and regret.
- Passionate – When an idea or movement captures their imagination, Mediators want to give their whole heart to it.
- Idealistic – Mediators strive to follow their conscience, even when doing the right thing isn’t easy or convenient.
@JustOneMoreEpisode
Hello! I am Andy. I really liked reading your post. I found it really nice and I am really excited that I have met someone with a similar personality! :)
@Andyallen
Hiiii Andy, yayyy super glad to meet someone who had a similar personality as me❤❤🤗.
*hugsss*
@JustOneMoreEpisode
Yayyy! You can contact me whenever! :) Sending virtual hugs!!
@JustOneMoreEpisode thank you for sharing! That's beautiful!
@StarlitSky4762
awww thanks star *hugsssssssss*
@JustOneMoreEpisode
Wow, what great gits to have! You seems to be an amazing individual! 
@bubblingBreeze14
aww breeze thankssss, that is so sweet of you, right back at you❤❤🌻🌻❤❤
@JustOneMoreEpisode
Epi! You have really nice personality, I think that the test really got it right for you :)
@AmazingDog96
aww dog thankssthanksyou're truly awesome and glad to know you for sure, loveee your passion to help and your dedication to all members in 1 to 1 chats *hugssss*
@JustOneMoreEpisode
Hi there! Though I don't have the same personality type as you, I can relate to you when you mentioned that you're an idealistic person. I feel that I can be idealistic too.
"The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away." --Anonymous
1. What is your personality type? Include your 4 letters please.
ENFJ-A Assertive Protagonist
2. What were the main things you learned about yourself?
I am taking this test for the second time after 2016 and it's the same result. It truly defines my nature of being full of passion, confident, taking a genuine interest in people, and altruistic. I also, feel it's true that I have fluctuating self-esteem. I learned I can be a natural leader. It also tells me that I can make a career as a teacher or counsellor and coincidentally I have a degree in the same. So, it feels that I might be on the right path. Also, the statement about the relationship saying "I’m a Slow Walker, but I Never Walk Back" truly applies to me. That's the perfect idea of a relationship for me.
3. What are your top 3 strengths or gifts according to this test? Please describe them.
Firstly, it talks about ENFJ being a quick learner and multitaskers who are being able to take on multiple responsibilities with competence.
Secondly, it says ENFJ are reliable. I usually stand with my words. Letting down a person or cause ENFJ believes in is the last thing to do.
Lastly, as mentioned in the result, ENFJ are tolerant. They are understanding of other people's perspective despite it being different from their own and looking for a discussion to be constructive even if it means contradicting their own opinion.
@ResilientLucky
Hello! I really liked reading your post. I think you made it really descriptive which is awesome. I think you have a wonderful personality and I think you'd made a great leader! :)
Thank you!
@ResilientLucky hehe we're the same type, charismatic leaders for the win B)
@ResilientLucky I've taken the test a few times as well... always the same result which is pretty interesting because I've changed a lot as a person!
Do you have the same experience? I saw you mentioned you'd taken the test before too and both times got the same result!
Yes, I have the same experience.
@GlenM
1. What is your personality type? Include your 4 letters please Â
My personality type is INFP-T.
2. What were the main things you learned about yourself?
I just learned that I was very creative. For example, I would have expected someone who answers the questions I did as creative but I never thought of myself that way. I also realized how empathetic I am and I love to know that. It is like a compliment from myself to myself.
3. What are your top 3 strengths or gifts according to this test? Please describe them.
Empathetic: Mediators don’t just care about other people in an abstract sense. These personalities can actually feel another person’s emotions, from joy and elation to sorrow and regret. Because of this sensitivity, Mediators tend to be thoughtful and kindhearted, and they hate the idea of hurting anyone, even unintentionally.Passionate: When an idea or movement captures their imagination, Mediators want to give their whole heart to it.
Open-minded: Tolerant and accepting, Mediators try not to judge anyone else’s beliefs, lifestyles, or decisions.
@Andyallen yeah :D fellow empathy and creative friend, that's really cool
@Andyallen
@GlenM
What is your personality type? Your personality type is: Defender SFJ-T
2. What were the main things you learned about yourself? I learned I make more decisions by what I am feeling which was interesting because I always feel like what I think is what I go with. I found out I am a judger, which is something I’m not exactly proud of as no one should be judged. Also I am drastically turbulent which is concerning for me. It is vital in the roles I am in on 7 Cups and my life job positions that I am confident in my ability, so that is something I need to work on.
3. What are your top 3 strengths or gifts according to this test? Please describe them.
By being observant it means that I am open to looking at things from different perspectives and seeing why they feel the way they do. Introverted means keeping to myself, so I don’t share my thoughts all the time like I should. Judging involves judging others for decisions made. While that can be good, that can also be a bad trait.
@wonderfulRainbow817
Hi there Rainbow! I really enjoyed reading through your post as it shows you have a great ability to step back and questions yourself. I think that's a really good quality to have in leadership, as it prevents us from acting irrationally. You mentioned you were not happy about being judging since you don't think others should be judged, however, judging doesn't mean that you judge others ^^ All it means is that you prefer to live your life in a more planned and organised way than on a whim and prefer to make decisions so that there is closure. I think being judging in this way can be a very strong personality trait to have as a budding leader, as you can stick to a plan and follow through with it.
@GlenM
My personality type:
INTP-T / Logician
Things I learned about myself:
- I can be insensitive sometimes and underestimate the value of emotions.
- I am a curious person and always trying out new things.
- I tend to believe in truth rather than in ideas and beliefs.
My personality traits according to the test:
- Analytical: I analyse everything that comes across me like a plan or a human behaviour. It helps me to find the unexpected patterns, which other personality types might overlook.
- Original: I have a great imagination which helps me to come up with new and creative ideas, not all of those ideas are good though. But my willingness to think outside the box is remarkable.
- Open-Minded: I am full of curiousity and want to learn everything I can. I am receptive to new ideas and ways of doing things, as long as it is supported by sound reasoning.
being curious is a wonderful trait! I also am extremely curious and love learning new things -- I encourage you to reach for the stars and know that you are capable of everything and anything!
I did this yesterday but here I did it again as cant find my one from yesterday. Defender ISFJ-T
@Cazzy8752 ooh, what're the strengths of those?
@GlenM hello again
1. What is your personality type? Include your 4 letters please Â
ENFJ-A
2. What were the main things you learned about yourself?
it seems as though i've evolved from being an ENFJ-T to an ENFJ-A, perhaps indicating that i've grown in the aspect where i'm not turbulent anymore.
3. What are your top 3 strengths or gifts according to this test? Please describe them.
charismatic: instinctively knowing how to capture an audience of hold someone's attention. the ability to shift the tone of their voice to fit the needs of the audience.
natural leaders: rather than seeking authority, a lot of protagonists have a strong, positive vision that allows them to step up, take control of the situation and handle it efficiently.
tolerant: (this one's pretty true haha and one i've worked on for a long time) the ability to listen to other people's ideas or thoughts no matter how tiring, how shocking and how contradictory they are to your own.
@milkoreos is very interesting to me how changing just a single element of this really changes the whole entire personality. I am an INFJ and my results are super different :)
It's fascinating!
@GlenM
ADVOCATE
INFJ-T
three things i learnt about myself:
1. i stand up for what's right
2. i am warm and sensitive
3. i need to have a personal sense of purpose in everything i do
strengths:
creative
insightful
principled
@Clarisse29 me too!! <3 Looking forward to reading more from you in this course!
@Clarisse29 That is a really nice personality :)