You are: The Inspirer (ENFP) 
In general, ENFPs are initiators of change who are keenly perceptive of possibilities, and who energize and stimulate through their contagious enthusiasm. They prefer the start-up phase of a project or relationship, and are tireless in the pursuit of new-found interests. ENFPs are able to anticipate the needs of others and to offer them needed help and appreciation. They bring zest, joy, liveliness, and fun to all aspects of their lives. They are at their best in situations that are fluid and changing, and that allow them to express their creativity and use their charisma. Read more about the ENFP life, the ENFP at work, or the ENFP in love.Your Personality Traits
You are clearly an Extrovert
You scored 82% in the direction of Extraversion, which means you are clearly an Extrovert. People who are clearly Extroverts are naturally active and social people. They spend lots of time outwardly expressing themselves through conversation, collaboration, or recreation. They draw energy from this sort of interaction and quickly grow restless if they have to spend too much time alone or not engaged in some sort of activity.
You are an iNtuitive
You scored 11% in the direction of iNtuition, which means you are an iNtuitive. iNtuitives like to discuss ideas and tend to approach new information intuitively, focusing on the "big picture" rather than specific details. They find the future more interesting than the past, because they can shape it. While they recognize the value of down-to-earth practicality and concrete experience, they tend to emphasize the importance of imagination and inspiration.
You are clearly a Feeler
You scored 78% in the direction of Feeling, which means you are clearly a Feeler. People who are clearly Feelers are very supportive and appreciative of others, making those around them feel comfortable and welcome at all times. They prefer to avoid conflict and instead focus on the positive. They are very people-oriented and can quickly read a person's emotional state before a word is exchanged.
You are a Perceiver
You scored 47% in the direction of Perceiving, which means you are a Perceiver. Perceivers are flexible, adaptable and easygoing. They see all sides of a situation. They usually don't have too much trouble making a decision but prefer to leave things open for reconsideration if possible. They can make and keep a schedule, but generally find the whole process a bit restrictive.
ENFP children are "into everything." Their natural curiosity results in children for whom questions were invented. ENFP children make sand piles into castles, sticks into military outposts, and pillows into the seven continents. They often spend long periods of time devising new and original, but not necessarily practical, languages, plays, and scenarios. Many ENFPs enjoy drawing, writing, playacting, and dreaming. They are often chosen as leaders because of their persuasive enthusiasm and their energy for new and different ways of developing things (or getting others into trouble!).
ENFP teenagers are agreeable, sociable, outgoing people who like to imagine themselves in the future. They spend many hours wondering and discussing with friends whom they will marry, where they will live, what their children will be like, and what work they will do. They leave no option or possibility unexplored, and find it difficult to see themselves in any single job or career. In one breath, they may announce that they want to go to college in India to learn about its people and culture; in the next breath saying how much they want to attend the local college so they can be close to home. While this pattern is sometimes found among young people, it is particularly common to ENFPs, who see opportunities and apply the energy to make those opportunities happen.
Because they see endless possibilities, to select one possibility appears to the ENFP to be too narrow a focus. They hate to be boxed into a career for life and, therefore, hesitate and resist making decisions. It is unwise for ENFPs to settle down too early, and they make the soundest choices when they delay career and marriage decisions until their middle to late twenties. Often when a decision is made, ENFPs will still leave a number of options open or change their minds as they encounter new information.
Even in their everyday activities, ENFPs often search for the new and the novel. If there is a logical route to work and the ENFP has been driving that way continually, he or she will likely tire of it and look for other routes.
ENFPs are more likely than other types to change from one career to another, demonstrating their versatility in doing so. It is not uncommon to hear stories of ENFPs who have established themselves in a career and who, when faced with the daily routine of maintaining it, leave it to start another.
Adult ENFPs maintain characteristics that might be considered youthful, such as enthusiasm, curiosity, and a zestful outlook on life. As a result, people often enjoy being with them. Many times they are young in spirit as they age, perhaps because of their temperament.
ENFPs look forward to retirement as a time that can bring freedom from the restrictions of the work world and ample opportunity to pursue their varied interests. However, if ENFPs become disabled or experience a lack of resources, such as money, they may become despondent because this restricts their ability to quest after new experiences. A worst-case scenario for ENFPs is to live alone and be incapacitated, with few resources and little contact with the outside world. In retirement, it is particularly important for ENFPs to live with or near others who share their enthusiasm for life, variety, and new things to do. Because they focus on possibilities, rather than realities, retired ENFPs often do interesting things that may not be thought possible by other, more "realistic," types.
ENFPs often follow a nonlinear career track and nontraditional routes to obtaining knowledge, qualifications, and skills. Occasionally, you will find them doing work that requires more credentials than they actually have. They are able to do this because they have persuaded others of their capabilities. ENFPs are particularly good at the start-up phase of a project or undertaking, and tend to have an idealistic view about how things might be done. When they are committed to what they do, they are enthusiastic to the point of preaching to the entire world about it. For an ENFP, work must be fun and must contribute to something larger than merely collecting a paycheck.
Work Setting
The preferred work setting for ENFPs contains imaginative people focused on human possibilities. ENFPs want a work environment that is both physically and mentally colorful. They prefer a participative and collegial atmosphere in which employees are included in the decision making. ENFPs are less productive where there is disharmony because they pay more attention to the relationships between people at work than they do to the tasks. Their ideal job would offer variety, novelty, challenge, and freedom from tight supervision; it would be idea oriented and imaginative, and would have lively, energetic people enjoying themselves and their tasks.
Organizing Style
To call an ENFP organized is to redefine what is meant by being organized because of their personal approach to it. Most ENFPs will say they are organized, but others might not see them that way. Their desire to be open to the moment tends to outweigh their need to be organized. Usually ENFP work space is arranged haphazardly, with work materials and personal mementos scattered about. ENFPs are able to retrieve information efficiently from the clutter because of the associations they make between the information and the interested individuals.
In terms of the management of time, ENFPs find it particularly difficult to estimate accurately how long an activity will take. Because people's needs are more important than schedules, ENFPs are often late and characteristically full of apologies and guilt feelings for their tardiness. In addition, because ideas often come quickly to ENFPs, they find it only reasonable to expect that their ideas can be worked out just as quickly; most often, however, this is not the case. ENFPs enjoy reading and talking to others about organization and time management, but may implement only a small percentage of what they know.
Occupations
To perform well at work, individuals may need to use all of the eight preferences at the appropriate time and when required by the situation. Knowing this, people tend to select occupations that allow them to use the preferences that are most natural to them.
ENFPs prefer occupations that reflect their ideals and that promote harmonious relationships with others. They tend to be attracted to occupations with a service orientation. ENFPs usually find a place in their work life for creativity. They particularly enjoy people-oriented work in which they are able to combine things in new and different ways to benefit humanity.
Flexibility and autonomy are important to ENFPs, who may bolt from organizations in which this is not attainable. While ENFPs can, and do, enter all occupations, some are more appealing to them than others. According to available research, some occupations (in alphabetical order) seem to be more attractive to ENFPs: artist, clergy, consultant, counselor, entertainer, journalist, public relations worker, social scientist, social worker, teacher, and other occupations that allow ENFPs to use their creativity and insight. These occupations are not meant to be an exhaustive list, but serve to illustrate some areas that an ENFP might enjoy. If your specific occupation, or one that you are interested in, is not listed here, think instead of its general characteristics and ask yourself how those fit with your type.
ENFPs in Love
<>For ENFPs, loving is an almost constant state. They are generally involved, or in love, with someone or something new. ENFPs may have originated the quotation "All the world loves a lover." When falling in love, they explore all the new possibilities in the relationship, and the new person is studied in every way. The ENFP tends to idealize his or her current relationship and will often say that the current one is "the best ever."
It might be argued that each type, when first in love, resembles a garden-variety ENFP, because ENFPs normally behave like people in love. Some of the cultural cliches about falling in love-such as "Falling in love with love", "Head over heels in love", "Love is blind", "All the world loves a lover", and "Throw caution to the wind", seem to apply to the ENFP. This same boundless affection can be showered upon friends, co-workers, and others. People often feel unconditionally loved by ENFPs, but over time many of these relationships dissipate, as in "When I'm not near the ones I love, I love the ones I'm near."
ENFPs are delightful, enthusiastic partners who are young in spirit; there is rarely a dull moment with them. They readily note their partner's best aspects. They may overlook obvious details and facts about their partners that might cause other types to be more cautious. As their relationships progress, ENFPs romanticize their partners and make strong efforts to rationalize any discrepancy between the reality and their "ideal."
When ENFPs are in love, they may either overcommit and ignore any unpleasant, yet true, facts; or they may undercommit, believing that there may be a better love "just around the corner". Therefore, ENFPs may be seen as fickle in their relationships as they search for the "right one".
When, and if, the flaws in the relationship become too obvious to ENFPs, they may admit defeat, feeling great pain because they have put so much energy into perfecting a particular relationship. When ENFPs are scorned, they overgeneralize about their partners' worst faults. Because ENFPs thrive on new possibilities, when they fall out of love, they rebound quickly.
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