Ready? I am an IFNJ, the “Protector”. This is one area where Joe Cafasso and Kathryn Cramer made a terrible mistake; I take things on as a personal mission; and this blog is an example of that. I think conservatives are on the verge of loosing their personal liberties, which includes voicing their opinions on issues and simple free speech. Support of the WoT for me, is a mission. And supporting Idema, for me, is a mission. These are not things you will easily scare me from talking about.
It depends where you go and read; but the typing overall, points you toward what fits your natural talents. In my case, the descriptions of the kinds of careers I’m naturally attracted to, are very accurate, completely new and in some cases surprising information that I have not seen before. I would be a good ‘monk’ or ‘nun’, among other things, lol.
The INFJ type is the most rare of the 16 Jung Types; representative in only 1.5% of the population. So, that, by itself, explains a lot. I wish I’d been armed with this information a while back. What’s really odd to me is when I took a look at this weird bunch of descriptive words for the IFNJ:
creative, smart, focus on fantasy more than reality, attracted to sad things, fears doing the wrong thing, observer, avoidant, fears drawing attention to self, anxious, cautious, somewhat easily frightened, easily offended, private, easily hurt, socially uncomfortable, emotionally moody, does not like to be looked at, fearful, perfectionist, can sabotage self, can be wounded at the core, values solitude, guarded, does not like crowds, organized, second guesses self, more likely to support marijuana legalization, focuses on peoples hidden motives, prone to crying, not competitive, prone to feelings of loneliness, not spontaneous, prone to sadness, longs for a stabilizing relationship, fears rejection in relationships, frequently worried, can feel victimized, prone to intimidation, lower energy, strict with self
Notice anything strange in that disjointed group of descriptors?
Ok, how about this one: “more likely to support marijuana legalization”.
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Actually when I first read it, I was thinking…wow, the individual who wrote this needs some therapy.
It ended up depressing to see this written out as a description for a type, let alone to realize it was describing ME. I can be those things at times, but I’m not all of those things all of the time. My husband DOES tend to sneak up on me; and my co-workers have an invisible line they don’t cross until they announce themselves; otherwise I tend to scream.
You can take the test for yourself, here. If you take it, feel free to put your results in comments.
Here are the 16 types:
ISTJ ISFJ INFJ INTJ
ISTP ISFP INFP INTP
ESTP ESFP ENFP ENTP
ESTJ ESFJ ENFJ ENTJ
There is some slight controversy over this typing, but it’s been around for a pretty long time; the test following Carl Jung’s theories in his work Psychological Types. Any way you look at it, the careers that it mentions I would be automatically attracted to are things I already do for ‘fun’:
Photographer
Novelist
Poet (I have not done this in a long time, but I did it a lot during High School)
Technology consultant
Customers relations manager
Employee assistance program coordinator or counselor
Marketer of ideas and or services
Interpreter or translator (because language is a strength area)
Informational Graphic designer
Freelance media planner
Editor or art director
Genealogist (I do not do this, but my Aunt and sister do)
Desktop publishing
Multimedia producer
Film editor
Documentary film maker
Educational software developer
Coach
Human resources recruiter
Museum curator
Librarian
Bilingual education teacher
Substance abuse counselor
Career counselor
That is not all of them, but that gives you an idea.
One of the recommended areas for the INFJ is Counseling and Education, which would allow me to use my ideas to help other people. Personal interaction 1:1 is a strength for my type. We also enjoy studying and learning, which makes the educational and academic area a place where I am comfortable. Another recommended area is Religion; because we see our work as a mission.
I came across all this when I was reading the book “Do What You Are : Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type–Revised and Updated Edition Featuring E-careers for the 21st Century (Paperback) “. It explains in relative detail with stories about people and how they found the work that fuels their passions.
I am an idealist, someone who has a natural ability to understand and connect with other people; naturally empathetic, and able to focus on the needs of the people involved in my work. We INFJs know how to bring out the best in others and understand how to motivate them to do their best work. We are excellent at resolving conflicts and at helping people to work together. (I am not sure this is necessarily true, lol.) But this characerization could explain how I ended up owning the Wide Awakes blog.
I am looking into getting enrolled to finish a degree in a Communications-related area, that multi media and visual communications technology is an area that I would be completely happy to keep learning about. I was using Serious Magic software to do my videoblogs, and I was thinking when the announcement came out that Adobe acquired Serious Magic, that I would like to find a way to get into marketing products like that. But I have so many ideas since I picked up “Make a Living Without a Job”, it is hard to keep up with my brain.
Thanks to Jo’s Cafe
