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  Friday, July 09, 2004


After posting the other personality thing, I feel like I should put up my Meyers-Briggs, which fits much more to a T...

As an ESFJ, your primary mode of living is focused externally, where you deal with things according to how you feel about them, or how they fit in with your personal value system. Your secondary mode is internal, where you take things in via your five senses in a literal, concrete fashion.

ESFJs are people persons - they love people. They are warmly interested in others. They use their Sensing and Judging characteristics to gather specific, detailed information about others, and turn this information into supportive judgments. They want to like people, and have a special skill at bringing out the best in others. They are extremely good at reading others, and understanding their point of view. The ESFJ's strong desire to be liked and for everything to be pleasant makes them highly supportive of others. People like to be around ESFJs, because the ESFJ has a special gift of invariably making people feel good about themselves.

The ESFJ takes their responsibilities very seriously, and is very dependable. They value security and stability, and have a strong focus on the details of life. They see before others do what needs to be done, and do whatever it takes to make sure that it gets done. They enjoy these types of tasks, and are extremely good at them.

ESFJs are warm and energetic. They need approval from others to feel good about themselves. They are hurt by indifference and don't understand unkindness. They are very giving people, who get a lot of their personal satisfaction from the happiness of others. They want to be appreciated for who they are, and what they give. They're very sensitive to others, and freely give practical care. ESFJs are such caring individuals, that they sometimes have a hard time seeing or accepting a difficult truth about someone they care about.

With Extraverted Feeling dominating their personality, ESFJs are focused on reading other people. They have a strong need to be liked, and to be in control. They are extremely good at reading others, and often change their own manner to be more pleasing to whoever they're with at the moment.

The ESFJ's value system is defined externally. They usually have very well-formed ideas about the way things should be, and are not shy about expressing these opinions. However, they weigh their values and morals against the world around them, rather than against an internal value system. They may have a strong moral code, but it is defined by the community that they live in, rather than by any strongly felt internal values.

ESFJs at their best are warm, sympathetic, helpful, cooperative, tactful, down-to-earth, practical, thorough, consistent, organized, enthusiastic, and energetic. They enjoy tradition and security, and will seek stable lives that are rich in contact with friends and family.

Off to the weekend.........

 


Comments5:04:36 PM    

People have been really nice to me this week.  Here are the reasons (okay, this is purely opinion):

-I've been extra cheerful and smiley.  So walking around stores and what-not, people are just like "hello" like crazy.  I love it!
-I've been driving a jeep.  Jeeps are apparently a bit like motorcycles where other people driving them wave at you.  Go Figure!  Other Accord drivers never wave at me!  Also, a little girl told me that she really liked my car today at the gas station.  Man, I don't want to give it back to it's rightful owner tomorrow....
-Any time you're with a dog, people talk to you.  It's awesome. 
-I car dance. 
-And sing in the grocery store.
-And go barefooted at work.  Okay, one guy at work actually hates that...but I think it's for the greater good since it makes me REALLY happy and it only bothers him a bit.
-The sun is shining.  Dude, it helps.

It's all about being approachable, in other words.  Now if I could just be less shy around groups of newer people..I'm such a one-on-oner.


Comments4:33:49 PM    

I love to be in like.

 


Comments4:25:30 PM    

I got my belly-drops in today.

At lunch I headed for a long drive, rather than my apartment.  I went to a particularly hilly/windy road and enjoyed the sunshine and day.  At one point I knew I was actually approaching some of my favorite hills so I pulled off-road (one of the joys of my borrowed jeep) and let traffic all get by so I could fly over the hills with some speed.  Ahhh...

I was also "made happy" with the music.  One of the few things I know WHY it affects my mood.  As a baby/tot if I woke up in a bad mood my mom would sing and dance me around the kitchen until my giggles emerged.  So, now...if Dal calls me at 6:45 to see if I want to go to yard sales I can still answer my cell phone with a groggy "good morning" and most any bad mood can be made better with loud-singing...


Comments3:29:27 PM    

Friday Fun: The Killer App --
Now that's a menu for a power user.
Comments2:12:00 PM    

I got some Morrissey stuck in my head today.........

Irish blood, English heart
this I'm made of
There is no one on earth I'm afraid of
And I will die with both of my hands untied

I've been dreaming of a time when
the English are sick to death
of Labour, and Tories
and spit upon the name Oliver Cromwell
and denounce this royal line that still salute him
and will salute him
FOREVER...

I just love the sound of his voice.  Relaxed and powerful at the same time. 


Comments2:03:07 PM    

This quiz said I'm:

You are an SECF--Sober Emotional Constructive Follower. This makes you a hippie. You are passionate about your causes and steadfast in your commitments. Once you've made up your mind, no one can convince you otherwise. Your politics are left-leaning, and your lifestyle choices decidedly temperate and chaste.

You do tremendous work when focused, but usually you operate somewhat distracted. You blow hot and cold, and while you normally endeavor on the side of goodness and truth, you have a massive mean streak which is not to be taken lightly. You don't get mad, you get even.

I don't know about the mean-streak part.  And I can be reasoned with if someone is really patient.  :)  Tell me your results!


Comments12:55:39 PM    


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