Our 17 yo daughter has been enjoying a personality book by David Keirsey titled _Please Understand Me II_
Hat tip: my friend, Katie took a similar test found online that matches the Keirsey personalities or temperaments. For fun, take your own personality test here.
I have changed over the years, but I'm still an idealist. Twenty-five years ago, I tested as an ENFP - People naturally confide in the Idealist/Champion (ENFP). They make good mediators, counselors, teachers, consultants, and reporters.
I then grew more INFP - I think after having children and being so much into attachment parenting. - The most sensitive of the Idealists is the Healer (INFP). While their list of jobs may echo that of other Idealists, they are more drawn to express their own unique vision of the world than all other types, so their work cannot help but be unique. They interpret their visions in the world of music, art, entertainment, or dance. As a professor or teacher, counselor or social worker, they often unlock the mysteries of life for those they encounter.
Now I am an INFJ and the "Idealist/Counselor" - The Counselor (INFJ) is a more private person than the Teacher. Counselors work in human services, marketing, or as a job analyst, or are drawn to the arts as a novelist, designer, or artist.
If I was feeling more extroverted, I would be an Idealist/Teacher. I can be very extroverted, but my preference these days is toward a more quiet life overall. - Of all the Idealists, the Teacher (ENFJ) is the most likely to seek leadership positions in the private or public sector.
The Idealists are the group most attuned to values and seeking the greater good. All Idealists seek to have a life of meaning, to help themselves and others grow to be the best that they can be. They do not want to be a copycat of someone else, but want to be seen as a unique and valuable individual.
My daughter was surprised and hadn't thought that one's personality might change. What do you all think? Based on your life experience, have you changed, mellowed, become more caring, etc., over the decades and seasons of your life? If so, how? Take the test and leave comments or links to your own observations.
Javamom
who very much does not want to be a copy of someone else or do what thousands of other people do, say, and teach. I guess that could be for better or for worse, eh?
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