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extroverted intuition) is the water. It’s everywhere. It’s what you do without thinking about it. It’s your natural first impulse to every situation – it comes to you so naturally that you may not even notice yourself using it.
Introverted feeling (known as your auxiliary function) is like the ladder, or the waterslide. To an extent, you can choose to use it or not use it. You are very aware of its presence. You can’t make it go away, but you can temporarily ignore it.
This type may seem wildly extroverted to others, but they often feel the most in touch with themselves when they are alone.
they often feel the most in touch with themselves when they are alone. Their solitary world is where the ENFP goes to make sense of the lives they are living and process what their experiences truly mean.
They may jump between careers, opportunities and experiences in their adult lives but nonetheless feel as though they’re perfectly on track to becoming the kind of person they want to be.
find themselves constantly getting distracted by more exciting options and engaging in a never-ending chase for the next great ‘high.’
At their best, ENFPs are passionate, creative, enthusiastic, driven and genuinely inspirational to those around them.
unique mixture of emotional intelligence, critical thinking skills and pure mental strength which, when combined, will get them to just about wherever they’d like to be in life.
most online tests are based on the four-letter dichotomies and not the cognitive functions.
ENFPs are known as the ‘most introverted extroverts’ and mistake themselves for introverts in high frequency.
more concerned with the external world of possibilities and ideas than it is with the external world of people. We gain energy from brainstorming, theorizing, debating and imagining new possibilities for the future. If this can be done aloud, in the company of likeminded people, we gain maximum energy.
brainstorm, theorize and imagine new possibilities on our own. Either way we are activating our extroverted intuition. Ironically, we can use our dominant extroverted function either alone or around others.
INFPs use introverted feeling first, extroverted intuition second, introverted sensing third and extroverted thinking fourth.
For ENFPs, actions precede feelings. They tend to jump into new situations enthusiastically, as soon as a new idea occurs to them, and then withdraw to process their feelings about the situation after having acted
“Where there’s a will, there’s a way,” is basically the ENFP motto.
This type uses extroverted intuition and extroverted thinking to interact with the world around them, which means they’re much more comfortable asking questions and debating ideas than they are proclaiming their feelings.
they want more than a surface-level connection and a few common interests: they are searching for a specific, intense relationship that both challenges and grows them. If they find this, they are all in.
They give off a friendly air, but are really unable to maintain more than a handful of close relationships at a time.
Though their values are liberal and their methods unconventional, ENFPs are incredibly driven folk who almost always have a clear-cut goal in mind. They don’t want to go wherever the wind blows them – they want to embody the storm. And they’ll take down whatever stands in their way.
Type 7 ENFPs are all about pursuing the next great adventure.
These types may come across as slightly more aggressive than the average ENFP. They maintain a clear vision of what they want at all times, and are not afraid to step on a few toes to get it. They are kind and caring, but may not show you their soft side until you get to know them well, or until you require some sort of help from them. At their best, Type 7 ENFPs are bold, adventurous, decisive and capable.
under stress and be particularly prone to falling into dominant-tertiary loops (an unhealthy mental state in which the ENFP moves directly from their extroverted intuition to their extroverted thinking, without consulting their introverted feeling in between).
The Type 7 ENFP’s route to personal growth is through their introverted feeling. In order to become a more stable individual, Type 7 ENFPs need to learn to fully process their emotions and decide what they think or feel about a given situation before jumping into action.
Getting your energy from social interaction, but disliking superficial conversations.
Everyone thinking you’re flirting with them, all of the time.
Being a HUGE, UNSTOPPABLE FORCE of creativity and productivity… an hour before the deadline.
Getting bored 500 times faster than the avera...
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Needing significantly more alone time than other extraverts.
Others being surprised that you hold such strong opinions and beliefs, despite your easy-going nature.
Staying in bad relationships because you focus on how things COULD be rather than how they are.
This type is energetic, extroverted, explorative and insatiably curious – all traits that are expected and revered in children.
highly individualistic and highly independent.
Resistant to adhering to routines or participating in monotonous activities (such as repetitive chores).
ENFP child lacks follow-through, but that this will come with age. Pushing them to continue with activities they have lost interest in will likely be a fruitless endeavor.
Ironically, the rampant exploration of different thoughts and feelings is exactly what the ENFP needs in order to properly develop their tertiary extroverted thinking. The more experiences they take in, the greater their frame of experiential reference becomes and the more judgment they are able to apply to future decisions.
From the age of approximately thirty onwards, ENFPs begin to develop their inferior function, introverted sensing. This function provides balance and direction to their dominant extroverted intuition and helps the ENFP to follow through on decisions and plans.
becoming increasingly able to stick with decisions and see their ideas through to fruition.
feel steadily more at peace with themselves – both mentally and physically – as they age.
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” –Albert Einstein
“You don’t have ADHD, you have ENFP.”
Because they are motivated by challenge and authenticity, the ENFP is likely to excel in just about any role that they feel strongly about.
this type possesses a strong drive to excel. Because they are incredibly self-motivated, the single most important aspect for any ENFP to consider while choosing a career path is whether or not their chosen profession excites and inspires them.
ENFPs report thriving in workplaces that are predominantly made up of judgers.
The ideal workplace for this type is one in which they can serve as an idea-generator and their more routine-oriented coworkers can see those ideas to fruition.
Because this type is so self-motivated, they often require very little supervision in the workplace.
they seek to form meaningful relationships with their clients and coworkers alike,
If they perceive their work to be meaningful, they’ll throw their all into it. Otherwise, they’ll waste no time leaving to pursue a new career.
ENFP colleagues, who go out of their way to make the workplace an enjoyable place to be for everyone.
ENFPs are incredibly adaptable and can pick up a wide range of new skills with ease.
love a challenge and will work tirelessly toward absolutely any goal that inspires them.
