ENTP
From
Conversations with
Explorer Inventors
The following
is adapted from Linda V. Berens and Dario
Nardi, The
16 Personality Types: Descriptions for
Self-Discovery (Telos Publications,
1999) *Used with permission.
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Life feels like a constant state of moving
from one interesting thing to another,
and I can get frustrated when there isn’t
enough time to pursue all those interesting
things.
I
have a wide range of interests. I love
to explore the world, how other people
live, what they believe in, and what their
lives are like. I have a deep need to
understand the human condition and what
brings people to life, even above difficult
odds. I like it when the conversation
goes wherever it wants to go—deep
imaginative, intellectual, or philosophical
conversation. Going off on one theory
or another is fun, but long stories with
nothing to learn frustrate me.
Ideas
mean change. When I meet people who have
interesting ideas, talents, or projects,
I want to get to know them and help them
make whatever they want to do possibly
much bigger, more successful, or more
impactful than they had intended. I start
aligning with them and building trust
because I want to get invited in—to
probably change whatever they want to
do because I tend to see more possibilities.
Then we cook up the project. It’s
fun to learn. I enjoy that in-the-moment
experience of connecting things in my
mind. Challenge and intellectual stimulation
get me excited.
I
just see a different world than the one
in which I live, and I admire people who
have genuine compassion and a commitment
to serve others. I really respect people
who have the ability to take the slings
and arrows that come with leadership roles
and working for change, who can cope with
all the misunderstanding and resistance,
who can say, “This is an idea whose
time has come and we’re going to
get it done.” It’s important
to me to be in a setting where people
are committed, where facts are respected,
and where there is a space for people
to tell the truth or at least look for
the truth—and be open to listening
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and consistency are really important.
I feel that people should be treated with
respect at all times, and I don’t
like behavior demeaning to others. When
there is conflict I feel a compulsion
to figure it out, to resolve it. When
I’m personally involved, it can be
difficult to initiate a discussion about
the conflict. Sometimes I feel inadequate.
I
think life is a puzzle and we keep playing
with how to fit the pieces together. Something
new and challenging is always more interesting
to me than something I am already competent
at.
Search & Apply to New Jobs The
following is adapted
from Linda V. Berens and Dario Nardi,
The
16 Personality Types: Descriptions for
Self-Discovery (Telos Publications,
1999) *Used with permission.
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