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wild to me, means to be like the untouched wildflowers out in the unreachable fields;
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.
Ne is the reason why you adore planning for the long-term but can be incredibly impulsive in the short term. Ne is
Ne is the reason why your eye always wanders toward better, brighter, more exciting opportunities, even when you’re perfectly happy with what you have.
Ne is the reason why you never say no to a challenge.
Until we’ve taken time to be alone with our feelings, ENFPs have a difficult time making decisions.
Fi is the reason why you spend so much time daydreaming about an ideal version of yourself.
Fi is the reason why you feel such intense passion and devotion toward the people and things that you love.
Fi is the reason why you’ve probably felt misunderstood for the majority of your life.
Te is the reason why you are surprisingly resourceful when you want something.
Underdeveloped Si is the reason why you don’t want to lead a traditional life.
Underdeveloped Si is the reason why your anxiety may manifest itself physically.
Can my personality type change? The short answer is no.
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” –E.E. Cummings
The ENFP will likely spend their late teens and early twenties letting their extroverted intuition and introverted feeling run wild. They are likely to experiment with various partners, interests, beliefs, career paths, locations, ideals, identities and plans for the future. They may change their major several times in college. They may work countless different jobs in quick succession. They may fall in and out of love with various different people. The young adult ENFP is inspired by the world that surrounds him or her and wants to experience it all in full force.
Common challenges ENFPs face in early adulthood: Struggling to focus their attention throughout college or University in classes that are taught in a traditional lecture format. Struggling to commit to romantic relationships. Feeling indecisive about which educational or career path to follow. Tiring quickly of new jobs and relationships. Feeling limited by or resistant to the “9-5” workweek that they are expected to adhere to.
ENFPs will always be the passionate, eccentric, idealistic inspirers they were born as. And if they’re being honest with themselves, they wouldn’t have it any other way.
“Don’t waste your time trying to live an average life. You aren’t average. And that is your greatest advantage.”
“YOU ARE NOT CRAZY. I promise.”
“Never be ashamed of being passionate about everything. Or getting excited about all of the things. Fall leaves? EXCITED. Animals? EXCITED. My enthusiasm is invigorating. Those who can’t handle it will eventually stay away and that’s 100% okay.”
“The things you naturally excel at cannot be taught in school or tested on an exam.”
“You don’t have ADHD, you have ENFP.”
“It’s okay, nay, essential to live by who you are instead of conforming to other’s perceptions of what you should be. Being scattered doesn’t mean you’re messed up, being excited about everything doesn’t make you shallow, and wanting to go everywhere doesn’t make you short-sighted. There are strengths in all of these places that you will eventually embrace as some of your greatest talents!”
“Although you are easily distracted and have a short attention span, you have the ability to be incredibly productive when you decide to. You can accomplish all of your goals, as long as you REALLY put yourself up to the task.”
“You will be restless your entire life… and that doesn’t make you crazy. You fit in everywhere but don’t fit in anywhere… and that doesn’t make you crazy. You see the world completely differently than most people, which means most people won’t get you… but that doesn’t make you crazy. Just because you don’t function well in the traditional education system, doesn’t make you unintelligent…nor does it make you crazy.”
“It’s totally fine to feel joyful one moment, then morose the next. It’s completely fine to crave for some adrenaline or any sense of adventure one day, and seek for solitude and silence the next. No matter how contradicting you feel you are towards your own feelings and emotions, deep down, you truly possess a strong and vibrant personality, while being sensitive and artistic at the same time. Ultimately, you are unique, highly imaginative, inspiring, overwhelming and simply awesome as an ENFP.”
“It’s okay to get excited and passionate about ALL the things and keep moving through new ideas. The best ideas will stick around.”
“Just because your thought process is different doesn’t mean it’s any less valid. You’re smarter than yourself and others think.”
“THERE ISN’T ANYTHING WRONG WITH YOU. Your wanderlust isn’t something that you need to beat down. Your constant need for stimulation doesn’t make you stupid. You’re just a person...
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“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” –Howard Thurman
“When I am with you, there is nowhere else I’d rather be. And I am a person who always wants to be somewhere else.” –David Levithan
Feeling free As much as ENFPs love and appreciate the people in their lives, there is nothing more exciting to them than their latest idea – and they need a partner who understands that. This type stays in love for as long as they feel free alongside their partner – free to pursue their dreams, ideas and whims without restraint. They are best paired with a self-assured, independent individual, who isn’t threatened by the ENFP’s need to run off and explore on their own. At the end of the day, the ENFP always returns to whatever or whomever they love.
Warning to Other Types: Don’t Date an ENFP
