M-B-T-(me)

Sorta clever title there eh?

I felt the urge to really dive into my MBTI assessment earlier last week and I was reminded about many things.  The more I read into it the more closely I think it described me.  Not like a horoscope, where they use huge generalities to appeal to anyone who reads it.  What was really interesting is how much more detail this one goes. If you’ve never heard of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator personality inventory I recommended you read up on it here. 

One thing the popped in my head the other day and rocked my world for a moment was one of the uses of this information.  The next time somebody asks me to describe myself or to list characteristics; I will be recalling information directly off of my MBTI. For example; my response can be: I am initiating, expressive, gregarious, active, and enthusiastic; and out of those I am most initiating and active.  Check out all those awesome descriptive positives words, and that’s only from Extraversion!

I can go on and pick out my favorites and expand on them.  Then things get real crazy when I get to the information part of the inventory. Overall I am slight intuition but you wouldn’t believe it by looking the report.  My strongest two are abstract and realistic, explain that madness.  A closer look shows that being realistic is the only out-of-preference for me. Out-of-preference meaning it does not match my overall preference.

Things are real tricky on decisions where I only have one characteristic that is IN-preference, and the rest are mid-zone.  This is okay, because it goes into more detail about my styles. Questioning-Accommodating actually ties in directly with the lesson last week.  It lists points like “Ask questions only as needed. Question and disagree in a style that is neither confrontational nor conciliatory (appeasing).” I thought these points were spot on, especially after discussion in class on Wednesday.

I am most definitely excited about how I can identify with a lot of the information provided in this report.  More importantly it is not something I am going to stash away in a folder and never look at again.  Just like my top 5 strengths this is something that should be reflected upon every once and awhile.

~Easten