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explains why you often feel introverted when you’re processing your emotions but extroverted when you’re planning ideas. It explains why you can switch into no-nonsense, get-things-done mode but you also have a soft, deeply compassionate side.
Ne is the reason why you start ten new projects for every one that you finish.
Until we’ve taken time to be alone with our feelings, ENFPs have a difficult time making decisions.
We need to know that we are staying true to ourselves in all endeavors
Te is the reason why you have a hard time motivating yourself to do basically anything that you can’t see the immediate benefit of.
Te is the reason why you are surprisingly resourceful
On the surface, ENFPs appear to be bubbly, confident, personable and enthusiastic. They are fiercely engaging personalities who care passionately about the world that surrounds them and the people who make it up. They have a particular knack for riling people up and making those around them feel comfortable, appreciated and loved.
For the ENFP, experiences are not ends in themselves but vessels through which they can uncover deeper, more complex truths about life. Therefore, the more experiences they draw in and process in a meaningful way, the more fulfilled the ENFP feels.
ENFPs are known as the ‘most introverted extroverts’
We gain energy from brainstorming, theorizing, debating and imagining new possibilities for the future.
ambiverted ENFP – what they reveal to others is often quite different from the way in which they truly experience the world.
ENFPs feel their lows just as intensely as they feel their highs – they just aren’t as comfortable expressing negative emotions as they are positive ones.
Getting bored 500 times faster than the average human being.
ENFPs are highly sensitive to criticism and may struggle with receiving negative feedback in the workplace.
Learn to embrace and grow from criticism.
The thing about Ne is that it kind of likes it when things go wrong
Don’t deny yourself the pain. More than a few ENFPs have fallen victim to a dominant-tertiary loop in the wake of a painful breakup. Rather than processing their feelings about the relationship ending, the ENFP may distract themselves by planning new adventures, accomplishing new goals and completely avoiding any semblance of alone time. While all of these activities are healthy in moderation, the ENFP needs to be careful not to neglect their emotional needs altogether. Taking the time to grieve the end of a relationship is a healthy component of moving on – and denying oneself the opportunity
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Anger is almost always masking a deeper negative emotion,
