Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) : ENFP

MBTI is a very popular, widely used in companies or HR to assess people's personality and tendencies. It's a self-report type of questionnaire that develops Jung's theory of psychological types. One of the 16 MBTI personality type is ENFP.

ENFP : Extraversion, Intuition, Feeling, Perceiving

E for Extraversion - Prefer to focus on the outer world with people and activities. Direct their energy and attention outward and receive energy from interacting with people and from taking action.

General characteristic: Attuned to external environment, prefer to communicate by talking, work out ideas by talking them through, learn best through doing or discussing, have a wide, broad range of interests, sociable, expressive, take initiative in work and relationships

N for Intuition - Prefer to take in information by seeing the big picture, focusing on the relationships and connections between facts. Want to grasp patterns, very much into seeing and exploring new opportunities/possibilities.

General characteristic: Oriented to future possibilities, imaginative, verbally creative, focus on patterns and meanings in data, remember specifics when relatable to a pattern, move quickly to conclusions, follow hunches, want to clarify ideas and theories before putting them into practice, trust inspiration.

F for Feeling - Prefer to use Feeling in decision making. Prefer do consider what is important to them and to others involved. Can mentally place themselves into the situation to identify with everyone so they can make decisions based on their values about honoring people. Energised by appreciating and supporting others. Are always on the look for qualities to praise. Love to create harmony and treat each person as unique individual.

General characteristic: Empathetic, guided by strong personal values, assess impacts of decisions made on people, strive for overall harmony and positive interactions, compassionate, may appear tenderhearted, fair play, want everyone to be treated as an individual.

P for Perceiving - Like to live a flexible, spontaneous way of living. Seeking to experience and understand life rather than to control it. Feel confined by detailed plans and final decisions, prefer to stay open to new information and last-minute options. Energised by their resourcefulness in adapting to the demands of the moment.

General characteristic: Spontaneous, flexible, casual, open-ended, adapt and change course as needed, prefer to have things loose, open to change, feel energised by last-minute pressures.

Contrary to other personality psychology theory or pop psychology quiz, extraversion in MBTI doesn't mean talkative or loud, as introvert doesn't mean shy or inhibited. Feeling doesn't mean emotional, judging doesn't mean judgmental or highly critical person, and perceiving doesn't mean a skilled, perceptive individual.

ENFP individuals are warmly enthusiastic and imaginative. They see life as full of possibilities. They easily make connections between events and information very quickly, and confidently proceed based on the patterns they see. ENFP need and want a lot of affirmation from others, and they are also quick on giving appreciation and support. They are spontaneous, flexible, often rely on their ability to improvise and their verbal fluency.

You can take your test here : http://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test

Have fun!! (^_^)

Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman

This is one of the revolutionary pop psychology quiz that brings lots of breakthrough in my relationship understanding. I'm totally sold. Gary Chapman is a Christian marriage counsellor.

It's funny how humans love to put people or things into 'boxes'. Categories. Classifications. Hierarchies. Subs. Basically to simplify our brain's interpretation of the world and what's happening around us. I'm aware of myself doing this often and lots of other people too.

For one, this Love Languages concept puts a nice box into five different languages, or ways, people express and receive love.

1. Words of affirmation (praises, compliments, encouraging and supportive words)
2. Quality time (activities together, deep meaningful heart to heart quality conversation or as simple as spending time together without saying anything)
3. Act of Service (household chores, picking or sending back someone, doing the groceries, cooking, etc)
4. Physical touch (hugs, kisses, the need of holding someone's hand to feel 'connected')
5. Gifts (small thoughtful gift as remembrance)

Sometimes conflicts rise up not because people don't love us, but because the way they show their love to us isn't the way we expect them to be. The key is understanding ourselves and understanding people. When we understand how we navigate, and how people navigate, it's so much easier to resolve conflicts and extend love in a way most easily accepted by those who matter :)

You can check your language here: http://www.5lovelanguages.com/profile/singles/