Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Thank you Myers-Briggs for so fully explaining why I am the way I am

A Myers-Briggs test I took in 2004 came across my desk today. How funny it is to see just who I am as a person condensed into 4 little letters and how accurate they truly represent me.

After completing the test, a specialist was taking us through the results of each of our profiles. When she started to describe me she said, and I quote, "Mandy.... oh look, a butterfly."

I'm am ENFP which breaks to to:
Extroversion
iNtuition
Feeling
Perception

Now if you're like me, that doesn't mean much but my little packet breaks it down into several different ways to interpret these.

The first page I came across is entitled Team Frustrations, which says what your team really wishes they could say to you. What does mine say you ask?

"Stop changing your mind and the team's direction!"

Seriously. Can this describe me any better? Oh wait, yes it can. It later highlights some of my many wonderful attributes:

*Often acts quickly, sometimes without thinking

*Work in burst of energy powered by enthusiasm with slack periods between (hence no new blog since November)

*May get their facts a bit wrong

*May have trouble making decisions, feeling they never have enough information

*May start too many projects and have difficulty in finishing them

I realize that every person has their own set of letters and it means something different for everyone but I truly felt like mine described me perfectly until I get to the section where it lists famous people with the same letters as you.

Some of the examples of people listed are Frank Lloyd Wright, Thomas Edison, Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein.

Who's on my list?

I'll tell you who's on my list.

Will Rogers
Snoopy
Dr. Suess
Meg Ryan
Robin Williams
Sandra Bullock
Ariel (the mermaid)
Cathy (the comic strip)
Dr. Ross (from ER).

WHAT?!? Some people have Albert frickin' Einstein on their list and I have 3 cartoon characters, 4 actors and a tv CHARACTER?!

And one of my cartoon characters is a middle aged crazy lady that either has steam coming out of her head, is sweating, or little parenthesis next to her eyes illustrating how much she's stressing over something inconsequential.

.....Hey wait.

2 comments:

Kruger Kids said...

I love these tests! We're *almost* exact opposites. I am a ESTJ. Funny. Also I need to let you know this- and this should come off, yes I said should, in a completely snotty and arrogant way ;)
One of the personality tests I took a year and a half ago honestly had this trait about me, "Is usually right." Could that not be any more me?!?!?! ;) I usually find myself referring to that when talking with my other half.

Anonymous said...

I would be TOTALLY scared to take a personality test, for fear it would mean 'lock away' time...and give the kids the excuse of a lifetime for why they all turned out the way they did. ;-)

Your crazy M-I-L