Excerpt from YOU: Being More Effective in Your MBTI Type
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ENFJ
Basic Habits of Mind
The lead process for ENFJs is Extraverted Feeling, which often pushes them to seek connections with people in intense ways. They notice subtle differences and cues in the interactions among people and are very engaging and eager to spend time with others. This interest in people is aided by Introverted Intuiting, which helps them immediately see many possibilities for each person with whom they are engaged.
Introverted Sensing and Introverted Thinking also aid ENFJs. Introverted Sensing promotes an awareness of specific changes in their environment. Introverted Thinking pushes them toward precision. Very attentive to their environment. ENFJs notice subtle changes in behavior and spot potential conflicts readily. They then tend to think that if they can get everything into the open, get more precise and hammer things out, that the situation will be worked out.
Unfortunately, this sometimes backfires as people see this behavior as intrusive, overblown, or seeing problems that aren’t there. Many ENFJs would be surprised to know that their genuine concern for others can be seen as pushy, overly inclusive, insistent, and adamant.
Stress Related Behavior
· Under stress, they seem to put more energy into being decisive (thus seeming pushy), taking action (seeming impatient), and can spend unusual amounts of time in organizing.
· As this increases, ENFJs can seem hasty, impulsive, and hardheaded.
· With sustained stress, they can become reserved and obsessed with internal criticisms of their perceived failures and inadequate accomplishments.
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