My Personality Type: A Self-reflection Essay Example

believe that values in people can make a difference. I also understood that I’m driven by a deep sense of empathy for other people, have intuitive sense of the emotions of others, and often act as an emotional barometer for the people around me. I have had personal experiences in this regard, where I had to support my friends emotionally and help them deal with stress and anxiety. I enjoy sharing my life experiences with others, where it can motivate them to get through tough times or inspire them to do better. ENFJs being referred to as a Teacher personality, I now understand that why I’m inclined to motivating and supporting people, that a teacher always wants the best out of students.

I have always been a keen listener and speaker. I love travelling, photography, meeting new people, understanding about different cultures, places, and having meaningful conversations with people from all spectrums. My assessment displays communication, persuasiveness, leadership, affectionate and loyal, honors commitment as my strengths. I enjoy communicating, leading and persuading people towards a set goal. And credit to upbringing by my parents, I always give my cent percent to whatever I am accomplishing. I love the hustle. That is also pointed out as my weakness because I tend to over commit to things. I was surprise not to see overthinking in the list of my weaknesses. I am too selfless at times, or too helpful for people around me and that’s something I should work on. When I think about exercising my skills in Product Development, I feel confident that I can make use of my communication, leadership and problem-solving skills to drive the

team in a proper direction. I always look for the best in people, and identifying the talents in team members can help shape better group dynamics through which meaningful goals can be accomplished. A good leader is the one who can shift the relative balance of strengths in his favor. And that’s a quality I believe I possess which can be helpful in team work.

Evaluating my areas of improvement, I understand that I should focus more on the details. While being too helpful to others, I should also be thinking of my time, productivity and personal growth. I could relate this to the first brain storming session with my team mates couple of days back. I was constantly encouraging my team mates for suggestions or inputs while they remained to contribute less. I understood that this happened because of Introversion in my team mates. There, I did try my best to do the talking, motivate my team and get the best out of us. I ease, and adapt so as to fit into teams and improve the dynamics. I expect meaningful feedback from team members and openness from everyone. When there are efforts made from everyone, wonderful results can be achieved. ‘ENFJs want close, supportive connections with others, and believe that cooperation is the best way to get things done. They like to be liked and are very sensitive to feedback, both positive and negative. They expect the best not just from themselves, but from others as well, and may find themselves disappointed when others are not as genuine in their intentions as the ENFJ.’ (ENFJ in Depth, retrieved from www.truity.com/personality-type/ENFJ) This is something that

I always look for in people and team members. A close connection, co-operation, genuineness.

I have learned that people have different levels of inclination towards team work and co-operation based on their personality types. Introversion is someone can make the communication uneasy. But the way to get around with this is by supporting and listening to them. Encourage them to actively participate and value their opinion. Build the spirit of team work and then the whole process can be easy and fun. ‘ENJFs want to understand what is important to others so that they can take action to improve the situation for all involved.’ (ENFJ in Depth, retrieved from www.truity.com/personality-type/ENFJ) That is one thing I focus on constantly when I’m working in a team. To understand others, to develop empathy and think of actions to improve the situation. I recall how I use to advice my friends from school and college on how to focus on studies, set goals and work for it, or motivate them for something they want to achieve. I have many times persuaded and talked my friends out of smoking, and many other bad habits. The results of personality assessment reminded me of all these things I’ve done, which was not deliberate at any point of time. It was just my nature and it still is. I think I have developed these traits because my father used to advise me every now and then right from childhood and through my adolescence.

'Teachers expect the very best of those around them, and their enthusiasm inspires action in others and the desire to live up to their expectations.' (David Keirsey, Please Understand Me II) This

quote sums it up, it would be the bottom line for me. I follow my instincts, my intuitions, I imagine of the possibilities and I decide with my heart. I believe that freedom and happiness are the highest virtues one can achieve. And that can be only achieved by living a life good at heart. I am optimistic and forward-thinking, intuitively seeing opportunity for improvement. I’ve always believed that patience, persistence and practice can do wonders. I am eager to continue my progression, explore new possibilities as I progress, learn and grow in a positive manner. That said, I must say as Robert Frost once wrote “And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.”