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Profile: ENFP
Revision: 1.1
Date of Revision: 31 Oct 93
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Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving
by Joe Butt (jabutt@sacam.oren.ortn.edu)
ENFPs are friendly folks. Most are really enjoyable people. Some of the
most soft-hearted people are ENFPs.
ENFPs have what some call a 'silly switch.' They can be intellectual,
serious, all business for a while, but whenever they get the chance, they
flip that switch and become CAPTAIN WILDCHILD, the scourge of the swimming
pool, ticklers par excellence. Sometimes they may even appear intoxicated
when the 'switch' is flipped.
One study has shown that ENFPs are significantly overrepresented in
psychodrama. Most have a natural propensity for role-playing and acting.
ENFPs like to tell funny stories, especially about their friends. This
penchant may be why many are attracted to journalism. I kid one of my ENFP
friends that if I want the sixth fleet to know something, I'll just tell him.
ENFPs tend to be global learners. Close enough is satisfactory to the ENFP,
which has often driven me to distraction in dealing with my daughter about
such things as piano practice ("three quarter notes or four ... what's the
difference?" Surprisingly, she's very good at math, but it's been a painful
learning process ... sees the patterns but tends to overlook the details.)
Friends are what life is about to ENFPs, moreso even than the other NFs. They
hold up their end of the relationship, sometimes being taken advantage of by
less caring individuals. ENFPs get energized by being around people. Some
have real difficulty being alone, especially on a regular basis.
One ENFP colleague, a social worker, had such tremendous interpersonal skills
that she put *me* at ease during her own job interview. She had the ability
to make strangers feel like old friends.
Famous ENFPs:
Theodor "Dr." Seuss Geisel
Mickey Rooney
Barbara Walters
Geraldo Rivera
James Dobson, "Focus on the Family"
Elizabeth Montgomery, actress ("Bewitched")
Dave Thomas, owner of Wendy's hamburger chain
Dan Rather
Candice Cameron (D.J. on "Full House")
Dave Coulier (Joey " " " )
Fictional:
Balkie ("Perfect Strangers")
Cathy (comic strip character)
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Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving
by Marina Margaret Heiss (mmh0m@poe.acc.virginia.edu)
[The following comes partially from the archetype, but mostly from my own
dealings with ENFPs.]
General: ENFPs are both "idea"-people and "people"-people, who see everyone
and everything as part of an often bizarre cosmic whole. They want to both
help (at least, their *own* definition of "help") and be liked and admired by
other people, on both an individual and a humanitarian level. They are inter-
ested in new ideas on principle, but ultimately discard most of them for one
reason or another.
Social/Personal Relationships: ENFPs have a great deal of zany charm, which
can ingratiate them to the more stodgy types in spite of their unconventional-
ity. They are outgoing, fun, and genuinely like people. As SOs/mates they
are warm, affectionate (lots of PDA), and disconcertingly spontaneous. However,
attention span in relationships can be short; ENFPs are easily intrigued and
distracted by new friends and acquaintances, forgetting about the older ones
for long stretches at a time. Less mature ENFPs may need to feel they are the
center of attention all the time, to reassure them that everyone thinks they're
a wonderful and fascinating person.
ENFPs often have strong, if unconvential, convictions on various issues related
to their Cosmic View. They usually try to use their social skills and contacts
to persuade people gently of the rightness of these views; this sometimes
results in their neglecting their nearest and dearest while flitting around
trying to save the world.
Work Environment: ENFPs are pleasant, easygoing, and usually fun to work with.
They come up with great ideas, and are a major asset in brainstorming sessions.
Followthrough tends to be a problem, however; they tend to get bored quickly,
especially if a newer, more interesting project comes along. They also tend to
be procrastinators, both about meeting hard deadlines and about performing any
small, uninteresting tasks that they've been assigned. ENFPs are at their most
useful when working in a group with a J or two to take up the slack.
ENFPs *hate* bureaucracy, both in principle and in practice; they will always
make a point of launching one of their crusades against some aspect of it.
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