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ENFJExtravertediNtuitiveFeelingJudging

ENFJ
ExtravertediNtuitiveFeelingJudging

ENFJDescription
byJoeButt

ENFJsarethebenevolent'pedagogues'ofhumanity.Theyhavetremendouscharismabywhichmanyare
drawnintotheirnurturanttutelageand/orgrandschemes.ManyENFJshavetremendouspowerto
manipulateotherswiththeirphenomenalinterpersonalskillsanduniquesalesmanship.Butit'susuallynot
meantasmanipulationENFJsgenerallybelieveintheirdreams,andseethemselvesashelpersand
enablers,whichtheyusuallyare.
ENFJsaregloballearners.Theyseethebigpicture.TheENFJsfocusisexpansive.Somecanjugglean
amazingnumberofresponsibilitiesorprojectssimultaneously.ManyENFJshavetremendousentrepreneurial
ability.
ENFJsare,bydefinition,Js,withwhomweassociateorganizationanddecisiveness.Buttheydon'tresemble
theSJsoreventheNTJsinorganizationoftheenvironmentnoroccasionalrecalcitrance.ENFJsare
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organizedinthearenaofinterpersonalaffairs.Theirofficesmayormaynotbecluttered,buttheirconclusions
(reachedthroughfeelings)aboutpeopleandmotivesaredrawnmuchmorequicklyandaremoreresilient
thanthoseoftheirNFPcounterparts.
ENFJsknowandappreciatepeople.LikemostNFs,(andFeelersingeneral),theyareapttoneglect
themselvesandtheirownneedsfortheneedsofothers.Theyhavethinnerpsychologicalboundariesthan
most,andareatriskforbeinghurtorevenabusedbylesssensitivepeople.ENFJsoftentakeonmoreofthe
burdensofothersthantheycanbear.

TRADEMARK:"Thefirstshallbelast"
ThisreferstotheopendoorpolicyofENFJs.OneENFJcolleaguealwayswelcomesmeintohisoffice
regardlessofhisowncircumstances.Ifanotherpersoncomestothedoor,heallowsthemtointerruptour
conversationwiththeirneed.Whilediscussingthatneed,thephoneringsandhestopstoanswerit.Others
dropinwitha'quickquestion.'Ifinallygetup,gotomyofficeandusethecallwaitingfeatureonthe
telephone.Whenhehangsup,Ihavehisundividedattention!
(ENFJstandsforExtravert,iNtuitive,Feeling,Judgingandrepresentsindividual'spreferencesinfour
dimensionscharacterisingpersonalitytype,accordingtoJung'sandBriggsMyers'theoriesofpersonality
type.)

YourTypePreferences
Extravert(33%)iNtuitive(38%)Feeling(12%)Judging(33%)
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FunctionalAnalysisOfTheENFJ
BasedonJungsframeworkofmentalfunctionsbyJoeButt

ExtravertedFeeling
ExtravertedFeelingrulestheENFJ'spsyche.Intheswayofthisrationalfunction,thesefolksarepredisposed
toclosureinmatterspertainingtopeople,andespeciallyonbehalfoftheirbeloved.Asextraverts,their
contactsarewideranging.Facetofacerelationshipsareintense,personableandwarm,thoughtheymaybe
soinfrequentlyachievedthatintimatefriendshipsarerare.

IntrovertediNtuition
LiketheirINFJcousins,ENFJsareblessedthroughintrovertedintuitionwithclarityofperceptionintheinner,
unconsciousworld.DominantFeelingpreferstofindthesilverliningineventhemostbeggarlyperceptionsof
thoseintheirexpandingcircleoffriendsand,ofcourse,inthemselves.Inlessbalancedindividuals,such
mitigationoftheunseemlyeventuallyunderminestheENFJ'sintegrityandfrequentlytheirgoodname.In
healthierindividuals,deftuseofthisawarenessoftheinnerneedsanddesiresofothersenablesthisastute
typetowinfriends,influencepeople,andavoidcompromisingentanglements.
ThedynamicnatureoftheirintuitionmovesENFJsfromoneprojecttoanotherwiththeassurancethatthe
nextonewillbeperfect,ormuchmorenearlysothanthelast.ENFJsarecontinuallylookingfornewerand
bettersolutionstobenefittheirextensivefamily,staff,ororganization.

ExtravertedSensing
Sensingisextraverted.ENFJscanmanagedetails,particularlythosenecessarytoimplementtheprevailing
vision.Thesedatahave,however,amagicalflexiblequality.Somethingtobeboughtcanbehadforasong
thesamesomethingisinvaluablewhenit'stimetosell.(Wearenotcertain,butwesuspectthatsuchisthe
influenceoftheprimaryfunction.)Thiswaveringofsensoryperceptionismadepossiblebytheweakerand
lessmaturestatuswithwhichthetertiaryisendowed.

IntrovertedThinking
IntrovertedThinkingisleastapparentandmostenigmaticinthistype.Infact,itoftenappearsonlywhen
summonedbyFeeling.Attimesonlyinjest,butinearnestifneedbe,Thinkingentertainsaslogicalonlythose
conclusionswhichsupportFeeling'svalues.Otherscenarioscanbeshowninvalidoratbestsignificantly
inferior.Such"ThinkingintheserviceofFeeling"hastheappearanceoflogic,butsomehowitneverquite
addsup.

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IntrovertedThinkingisfrequentlythefocusofthespiritualquestofENFJs.David'slengthiestpsalm,119,pays
ithomage."Law,""precept,""commandment,""statute:"theseessencesofinnerthinkingarethemysteriesof
DeityforwhichthisgreatFeeler'ssoulsearched.

FamousENFJs
byJoeButt

David,KingofIsrael
U.S.Presidents:
AbrahamLincoln
RonaldReagan
BarackObama
WilliamCullenBryant,poet
AbrahamMaslow,psychologistandproponentofselfactualization
RossPerot
SeanConnery
ElizabethDole
FrancoisMitterand
DickVanDyke
AndyGriffith
JamesGarner
WilliamAramony,formerpresidentofUnitedWay
GeneHackman(Superman,Antz)
DennisHopper(Speed)
BrendaVaccaro
CraigT.Nelson(Coach)
DianeSawyer(GoodMorningAmerica)
RandyQuaid(ByeBye,LoveIndependenceDay)
TommyLeeJones(TheFugitive)
KirstieAlley("Cheers,"LookWho'sTalkingmovies)
MichaelJordan,NBAbasketballplayer
JohnnyDepp(PiratesoftheCaribbean)
OprahWinfrey
BobSagetAmerica'sFunniestHomeVideos,FullHouse
JuliaLouisDreyfus("Seinfeld")
BenStiller(TheRoyalTenenbaums)
PeytonManning,IndianapolisColtsquarterback
MatthewMcConaughey(TheWeddingPlanner)
PeteSampras,TennisChampion
LaurenGraham("GilmoreGirls")
BenAffleck(TheSumOfAllFears)
JohnCusack(HighFidelity)

FictionalENFJs:
JoeHackett,Wings
TypologyofWesteros(/westeros/):personalitytypesofthecharactersfromASongofIceandFirefantasy
novelseries(youmayhaveseenitsGameofThronesTVadaptation).
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