Personality and Personal Growth:
​ENFJ Personality

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When you fall into the ENFJ category, you can learn more about it to start enhancing your personal development. Before you can use this to your advantage, however, you have to learn more about this personality type so that you have a greater understanding of the traits that you can start using to your advantage. This type tends to be driven to improve humanity using their own vision. They are idealist organizers and often do things in an attempt to promote human growth.

The ENFJ person is driven and energetic, often taking on a lot at once. They are always busy, but they are constantly in tune with what other people need. They are also highly away of human suffering. They do not let this get them down, however, because they are optimistic and constantly looking for ways to alleviate this suffering. The ENFJ is a forward thinker, ambitious and always looking for ways to help others, as well as the world as a whole.

They are heavily altruistic and rarely do things that could be deemed as selfish. They are compassionate for all people and when others are feeling, the ENFJ also feels these emotions. They seek a supportive and close connection with other people. When it comes to getting things done, the ENFJ person believes that cooperation is the solution and they work well with others.

Looking at the ENFJ Personality Type in the Population

This is the second most rare personality type in men and one of the least common when you study the population as a whole. Knowing some statistics about this personality type will help you to see how widespread it is. Being a relatively uncommon personality type is often a shock to people because many people think that the extroverted personalities are simply more common. The following statistics demonstrate the ENFJ personality in the population.

• When looking at the general population, three percent of people have an INFP personality
• When looking only at men, two percent of the people have the INFP personality
• When looking only at women, three percent of the people have the INFP personality

Common Hobbies Among those with the ENFJ Personality

Hobbies are an integral part of who you are and they also play a major role in your personal development. When you have the ENFJ personality type, there are certain hobbies that are essentially right up your alley. Based on the character traits that you have, these hobbies will be enjoyable to you and something that helps you with things like alleviating stress. Hobbies that people who are ENFJ frequently take pleasure in include the following:

• Social event organizing
• The arts
• Storytelling
• Writing
• Reading
• Museums
• Listening to music
• Gourmet cooking

Interesting Facts about the ENFJ Personality

Now you have some important information about the ENFJ personality and what makes people with this personality type tick. There are a number of interesting facts that help you to better see why people who have this personality make the decisions that they make. Some cool facts that are associated with this personality type include:

• Of all of the personality types, the ENFJ is most likely to exercise to cope with stress
• One of the least likely types to have school-related trouble, according to psychologists
• Among the highest when it comes to reporting job satisfaction, but also a high rate of planning to leave a job
• When it comes to scales with personality traits, scores include pleasant, demanding, appreciative, sociable, impatient and compromising
• Of all types, the ENFJ is most likely to believe that there is a higher spiritual power
• Personal values include friendships, creativity, learning and education and community service

Famous People Who Share the ENFJ Personality

A number of famous people fall under the ENFJ umbrella and this is not a surprise due to the extrovert component of this personality type. Once you learn who these people are, you will see more of this personality in action. Some of these famous people include:

• Oprah Winfrey
• Margaret Mead
• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Abraham Maslow
• Pope John Paul II

Now that you have a stronger understanding of the ENFJ personality type, you can use the traits, tendencies and characteristics to improve your personal development. Use this information to land a career that best fits your personality, goals and overall needs in life. This information also helps you to have a greater understanding of who you are as a person and why you do what you do.

References:

http://www.truity.com/view/types

https://www.pinterest.com/garymay80/enfj/