Personality and Personal Growth: ESTP Personality
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When you learn more about the ESTP personality type, you gain greater insight into the factors and traits that make up this personality. It will also help you to create a personal development plan that consists of the right goals.
The ESTP personal loves to solve major issues and they are generally considered to be energetic thrill seekers. When it comes to interacting with the world and other people, they often bring a dynamic energy that gets everyone around them excited. They are able to quickly assess almost any situation and move quickly to start solving any problems that might be present. They use practical solutions and logic to fix things. This personality tends to be the life of the party and they put a lot of value on having a solid sense of humor. They tend to adapt quickly and are very observant of everything that is around them. This person is not sensitive, but tend to be very sociable. They like life to be silly and fast-paced and avoid situations that are serious and emotional.
The ESTP person tends to be a natural when it comes to athletics and they put a high value on being coordinated and athletic. They are constantly looking for adventure and love to test their limits and skills in ways that can be both dangerous and risky. This personality like to be in the moment. They are great during emergencies and tend to not have long-term goals.
Looking at the ESTP Personality Type in the Population
This is not a very common personality type. Seeing how many people in the population have this personality gives you a better idea about how often you might meet other people who have it. The following statistics demonstrate the ESTP personality in the population:
When looking at the general population, four percent of people have an ESTP personality
When looking only at men, six percent of the people have the ESTP personality
When looking only at women, three percent of the people have the ESTP personality
Common Hobbies Among those with the ESTP Personality
You need hobbies to make sure that you have something that is enjoyable in your life. You need hobbies that mesh well with your personality so that you can be sure that they will make you happy. You also want hobbies that are going to work to further your personal development. This is a more adventurous personality, so the hobbies that an ESTP is most likely to enjoy are those that really get their adrenaline pumping and increase their energy. Hobbies that are common among those with this personality include:
Sports and athletic pursuits
Race car driving
Flying
Boxing
Adventurous activities
Risky activities
Interesting Facts about the ESTP Personality
As you learn more about this personality, you will find a number of facts to be true. Knowing these facts gives you deeper insight into the ESTP personality and the things that are common among those who have it. The following facts are commonly true among those with this personality type:
Personality traits that are common with this personality include dominant, demanding, flexible and sociable
In college, this type if highly likely to be assertive in college
Compared to all other personalities, this type has a high change of finishing college
Among MBA students, this personality is overrepresented
This personality is at a high risk for experiencing chronic pain
This personality tends to have a low GPA in college
Values associated with this personality include autonomy, independence, variety and structure
This personality frequently works in skilled trades, law enforcement, marketing and business
Famous People Who Share the ESTP Personality
If you look at your fellow ESTP personalities in the world, you get a better idea about how this personality type functions in the world. There are several famous people who have this personality and you will get an idea about the various traits that occur with the ESTP personality. The following famous people have this personality:
Donald Trump
Winston Churchill
Eddie Murphy
Madonna
Bruce Willis
Evel Knievel
Now you have more information about the ESTP personality type and you can use this information in creating your personal development plan. Make sure that when you are working on your personal development plan that you are taking note of the common traits and values associated with this personality type. This will make it easier to use your personality type to your advantage when it comes to improving your life.
