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ENFP

Basic Habits of Mind

Driven toward new ideas and possibilities by Extraverted Intuiting, ENFPs like “going with the flow.” They connect current experience to possible future circumstances. Introverted Feeling aids their imagination through decisive judgments about whether situations and solutions are acceptable or not. Drawn toward people and people-related concerns, they try to understand relationships in context.

Introverted Thinking and Introverted Sensing also aid ENFPs. Introverted Thinking often provides incisive analysis that leads to questioning the current state. Introverted Sensing anchors or internally “grounds” experience and provides a sense of confidence about a course of action.

While on the inside ENFPs are indeed quite decisive once options have been explored, the face they show to others often appears as too open to possibilities, or lacking in direction, overly process oriented, and not planning thoroughly. They can fail to make their internal judgments known.

Typical Communication Patterns

·          ENFPs usually express enthusiasm about ideas and about being with people

·          They openly reveal their observations and reactions to situations

·          Eager to discuss the big picture, their language is expansive and filled with remarks about future possibilities

·          Warmth and concern for others often come through as they enjoy engaging others in almost any task

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ESTP

Basic Habits of Mind

Extraverted Sensing is the dominant mental process. ESTPs are in a state of relentless awareness of the environment and people. As a result of this awareness, they tend to quickly respond and to move at a fast pace. Aided by Introverted Thinking, they are busy constructing logical paths to follow.

Introverted Feeling and Introverted Intuiting also help ESTPs. Introverted Feeling promotes a sense of purpose and direction, again as applied to practical ends. Introverted Intuiting plays out as moving forward with confidence.

This combination sometimes is misunderstood as impatient, opportunistic, and self-centered. ESTPs can be seen as trying to win at others’ expense.

Typical Communication Patterns

·          ESTPs are energetic, fast-paced communicators who enjoy whatever they are doing at the moment.

·          They are good-natured and realistic in their interactions.

·          Often good at easing tensions due to their sense of humor, ESTPs are also very critical and analytical when exploring situations.

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ESTP

Basic Habits of Mind

Extraverted Sensing is the dominant mental process. ESTPs are in a state of relentless awareness of the environment and people. As a result of this awareness, they tend to quickly respond and to move at a fast pace. Aided by Introverted Thinking, they are busy constructing logical paths to follow.

Introverted Feeling and Introverted Intuiting also help ESTPs. Introverted Feeling promotes a sense of purpose and direction, again as applied to practical ends. Introverted Intuiting plays out as moving forward with confidence.

This combination sometimes is misunderstood as impatient, opportunistic, and self-centered. ESTPs can be seen as trying to win at others’ expense.

Typical Communication Patterns

·          ESTPs are energetic, fast-paced communicators who enjoy whatever they are doing at the moment.

·          They are good-natured and realistic in their interactions.

·          Often good at easing tensions due to their sense of humor, ESTPs are also very critical and analytical when exploring situations.

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ESTP

Basic Habits of Mind

Extraverted Sensing is the dominant mental process. ESTPs are in a state of relentless awareness of the environment and people. As a result of this awareness, they tend to quickly respond and to move at a fast pace. Aided by Introverted Thinking, they are busy constructing logical paths to follow.

Introverted Feeling and Introverted Intuiting also help ESTPs. Introverted Feeling promotes a sense of purpose and direction, again as applied to practical ends. Introverted Intuiting plays out as moving forward with confidence.

This combination sometimes is misunderstood as impatient, opportunistic, and self-centered. ESTPs can be seen as trying to win at others’ expense.

Typical Communication Patterns

·          ESTPs are energetic, fast-paced communicators who enjoy whatever they are doing at the moment.

·          They are good-natured and realistic in their interactions.

·          Often good at easing tensions due to their sense of humor, ESTPs are also very critical and analytical when exploring situations.

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ISTJ

Basic Habits of Mind

As an Introverted Sensing type, ISTJs seek precision and clarity in information—spoken or written. These two qualities promote a thorough and practical concentration on the task at hand. As Extraverted Thinkers, ISTJs are likely to appear as focused, orderly, critical, and decisive people who trust facts and structure.

Their Extraverted Feeling and Extraverted Intuiting often show in the sense of mission and intensity they display when tackling problems. Unfortunately, these qualities are sometimes misinterpreted as demanding, rigid, and stubborn.

Typical Communication Patterns

·          Carefully share tested and verifiable data

·          Decisive, predictable, and realistic in expression of information.

·          Logical, matter-of-fact, and detailed presentation.

·          When overplayed, ISTJs may appear to be too mechanical and not take people’s needs into account.

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ESTP

Basic Habits of Mind

Extraverted Sensing is the dominant mental process. ESTPs are in a state of relentless awareness of the environment and people. As a result of this awareness, they tend to quickly respond and to move at a fast pace. Aided by Introverted Thinking, they are busy constructing logical paths to follow.

Introverted Feeling and Introverted Intuiting also help ESTPs. Introverted Feeling promotes a sense of purpose and direction, again as applied to practical ends. Introverted Intuiting plays out as moving forward with confidence.

This combination sometimes is misunderstood as impatient, opportunistic, and self-centered. ESTPs can be seen as trying to win at others’ expense.

Typical Communication Patterns

·          ESTPs are energetic, fast-paced communicators who enjoy whatever they are doing at the moment.

·          They are good-natured and realistic in their interactions.

·          Often good at easing tensions due to their sense of humor, ESTPs are also very critical and analytical when exploring situations.

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ESFJ

Basic Habits of Mind

Extraverted Feeling results in attention to people and how others react to situations. Immediately aware of relationships, ESFJs seek to understand others’ experiences in order to understand their own. Introverted Sensing offers them immediate impressions of the environment. Their focus on others tends to be factual and detailed.

Introverted Intuiting and Introverted Thinking assist ESFJs. Introverted Intuiting provides a sense of place and belonging. Introverted Thinking focuses their attention on precise information.

This combination is sometimes seen as being too focused on a few pieces of information and not attuned to long-term business challenges.

Typical Communication Patterns

·          ESFJs are warm and outgoing.

·          While they like to make decisions, get clarity, and make sure instructions are clear, they are also eager to communicate inclusion by being empathetic.

·          They make unassuming observations and like conversation that is focused on practical and people-related topics.

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ENFP

Basic Habits of Mind

Driven toward new ideas and possibilities by Extraverted Intuiting, ENFPs like “going with the flow”. They connect current experience to possible future circumstances. Introverted Feeling aids their imagination through decisive judgements about whether situations and solutions are acceptable or not. Drawn toward people and people-related concerns, they try to understand relationships in context.

Introverted Thinking and Introverted Sensing also aid ENFPs. Introverted Thinking often provides incisive analysis that leads to questioning the current state. Introverted Sensing anchors or internally “grounds” experience and provides  a sense of confidence about a course of action.

While on the inside ENFPs are indeed quite decisive once options have been explored, the face they show to others often appears as too open to possibilities, or lacking in direction, overly process oriented, and not planning thoroughly. They can fail to make their internal judgements known.

Typical Communication Patterns

·          ENFPs usually express enthusiasm about ideas and about being with people.

·          They openly reveal their observations and reactions to situations.

·          Eager to discuss the big picture, their language is expansive and filled with remarks about future possibilities.

·          Warmth and concern for others often come through as they enjoy engaging others in almost any task.

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ISTP

Basic Habits of Mind

Introverted Thinking leads ISTPs to be decisive, concerned with precision and exactness. It further pulls them toward being reflective, skeptical, and analytical. Aided by Extraverted Sensing, which provides an acute awareness of the present situation, their thinking is adaptable as long as logical order can be made out of the situation.

Extraverted Intuiting and Extraverted Feeling also aid ISTPs. External Intuiting leads to scanning the environment, and the external direction of Feeling means they communicate intensity. In fact, the “mission” for this type is for precision and analytical elegance in hands-on problem solving. This can also come off as condescending, aloof, and unforgiving.

Stress Related Behavior

·          ISTPs might be surprised to know that they are sometimes seens as blunt, detached, guarded, impersonal, and low on demonstrated empathy.

·          While they think of themselves as able to competently maneuver social settings, their social behavior often fails to make the impression they imagined was true. For example, they selectively include others and engage animatedly on selected topics. They talk about these topics whether anyone else is interested of not. They can get distant if the conversation gets out of their area of expertise.

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ISTJ

Basic Habits of Mind

As an Introverted Sensing type, ISTJs seek precision and clarity in information – spoken or written. These two qualities promote a thorough and practical concentration on the task at hand. As Extraverted Thinkers, ISTJs are likely to appear as focused, orderly, critical, and decisive people who trust facts and structure.

Their Extraverted Feeling and Extraverted Intuiting often show in the sense of mission and intensity they display when tackling problems. Unfortunately, these qualities are sometimes misinterpreted as demanding, rigid, and stubborn.

Stress Related Behavior

·          As an initial response to stress, ISTJs usually increase their efforts at thorough methodical strategies. This can look exaggerated, that they insist on control and heavy conformance to expectations.

·          Under enough stress, their natural attention to precision can lead to anticipation of failure and seeing the incompetence of people and processes around them, for which they may find abundant evidence!

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