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The following
is adapted from Linda V. Berens and Dario
Nardi, The
16 Personality Types: Descriptions for
Self-Discovery (Telos Publications,
1999) *Used with permission.
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Probably I’m the happiest when things
are just a little different everyday.
I don’t want to commit to any particular
way to be. I want to be able to be a lot
of ways. In my mind, I am peacefully assimilating
myself to a lot of different situations,
flowing easily between them all. Most
people don’t understand there’s
a lot going on inside. It’s always
different, and if it’s not always
different, it’s no fun.
When
I’m someplace, doing something, I’m
really there. The whole experience is
related to that time and place. And people
only see the part of me that is with them
that day. That’s who I am for that
day, but little do they know that tomorrow
I might be different.
I’m
reserved when I first meet people, but
I am friendly, warm, and outgoing once
I’ve gotten to know someone. I really
enjoy listening to people, hearing other
people’s stories and learning about
them. I remember a lot of the details.
I ask a lot of questions and like the
challenge of recognizing where people
are coming from and why they might be
coming from that perspective. I love the
give and take of conversations. I really
feel thrilled and excited learning from
that intellectual energy combined with
that emotional energy. It gives me a sense
of the person. In any situation, I love
the give and take, the playfulness and
energy, the excitement and a little bit
of competition, a little bit of one-upsmanship.
But when it becomes abrasive and people
personally attack others, I’m offended.
I
have a lot of interests and I can get
interested in one thing, and then something
else comes along and that looks fascinating.
I enjoy using the skills that I do have,
and they’re varied. I’m always
on the lookout for something that uses
my skills and abilities, that will give
me variety and still be stimulating and
let me have a mission with people. In
my best jobs, I was connecting with people
and problem solving and often using tools,
adapting equipment or techniques.
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nature is when things get to a crunch,
I’ll make something happen that will
make it all right. I just know that I
can do that and will do that. I love solving
people problems.
But
part of me shivers if someone tells me
their expectations of me, even if they’re
expectations I have for myself. I need
the freedom to be able to change my mind
or direction. I like to get a feel for
what they’re looking for and then
just make it happen and hope they enjoy
it. And don’t ask me how I did it
because I have a difficult time communicating
that. It’s whatever moves me at the
time. I probably don’t even remember
half of what I’ve done. I can spin
around doing nothing and then spend two
minutes and get something done. It’s
a whole process that I can’t communicate,
because it’s not something that can
always be written down on paper—because
when I’m doing it, I’m enjoying
it. It’s like I’m in a different
world. It’s not a task to me—it’s
a creative outlet.
I
enjoy family and friends. I enjoy being
with them and doing things with them—developing
that relationship, bonding with them.
I carry through with my commitments and
I’m a very responsible person. Deep
friendships are important to me, but not
too many.
When
I am angry I get quiet. Others don’t
know though, that’s the problem.
Because it’s not an external, visible
reaction—it’s more passive,
turned inward. I’m trying to think
it through to figure a way to get my point
across so they understand because I wouldn’t
want to attack somebody. That’s something
about me, that noncommunication, or withdrawal.
I
like recognition. It’s very important
to get complimented soon after an accomplishment.
If something goes unnoticed or unrewarded,
it doesn’t have the immediate impact
that I want. I’ve been learning my
own positive self-talk. I tend to be a
workaholic at whatever it is I am doing.
You might say I’m a perfectionist.
I want people to be impressed with my
performance. I don’t want anyone
to be unhappy with my performance so I
continue to perform, and that is kind
of a driving force. It has been a constant
struggle to not overdo it. I need a positive
environment to work in and I need the
people I’m working with to support
me.
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Search & Apply to New Jobs The
following is adapted
from Linda V. Berens and Dario Nardi,
The
16 Personality Types: Descriptions for
Self-Discovery (Telos Publications,
1999) *Used with permission.
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