What is your personality type?

 

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What is your personality type?

I have been asked this question more lately than I have ever been asked before. I am in the realm of dating and this question comes up when you are filling out your profile. What most sights look like is this:

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To me this looks very confusing and I am never sure which to choose. I am unsure of what all the letters mean and to take the time to figure it out is not worth it to me, to be honest. However I took three different personality tests to figure it out. The first was by FiveThirtyEight, the second was by MindTools and the third was by My personality test. One of the tests was on leadership style and the other two were personality styles.

The Results

Somewhat interesting what I found. To sum it up I am an democratic-extraversion-enthusiasts. BUT what does that mean? Well to dive into the first study, Extraversion, I scored the highest on. 

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The above photo is what extraversion means. I would agree with this statement about myself. I would say I happy independent because I know I have strong friendships, work relationships and family relationships. This to me doesn't mean that I keep to myself or complete everything alone but I know I can because I have a supportive group in my corner. This is how I interpret it. Also, the last sentence is hilarious because that's truly me. I cannot shut up sometimes. Which has it's strengths and weaknesses. 

The next study from MindTools what about leadership skills. I am always curious about my leadership role. I would say I am fairly confident and independent in my leadership skills but I also let others have the floor and encourage growth there. So to get my score was right on par with what I believe about myself.

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I would say I am the leader in all aspects of my life. At work I am the teacher of the classroom and people look to me to make decisions. I am comfortable in that role but I also want to ensue confidence and independence within my team. If I am not there for a day I want them to feel comfortable to make decisions without me. Therefore, we have IEP collabs and team meetings once a week. I usually have the agenda but I open the floor to opinions, comments and suggestions. The only thing I disagree with is the last sentence of the finding. I do not like disagreement but disagreement is how we grow. I may see something and make a decision based off of that but another sees it from another stand point. We should be able to meet in the moment and create a decision together. I can see where that might slow down the process but one person should not be held to all the decision making. I do not struggle with the response, I encourage it. Now that being said there are quick moments that need one person to make decisions and I am comfortable being that person.

The last test I took was My personality test and it came up with I am an Enthusiast.

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I would agree with this finding. I would say I am enthusiastic about work, hobbies and friends and family. I would say I am very action orientated. I like to be hands-on and make sure things get done on time, in an orderly fashion and correctly. Now I have struggled with this a little because I want things done a certain way. I have actually had panic attacks over things not going how I wanted but with therapy and time I have worked through this. I find that I am still action orientated, expressive and hands on but I like to see others thrive and build their confidence with whatever we are working on. I think that brings out the democrat in me, as the other test would say. It's funny to see such a low level in feeling. I feel like I am empathically and accepting. I at least have been working on both those traits. Like I said I have some issues with letting others handle situations but it is something I am working on. I would like to see a higher score in this later in life.

Analysis of Findings

I agree with all the personality tests but would like to see higher scores in some areas. Therefore, I created a plan for myself to get higher scores in the future.

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The part I would like to work on the most is my feelings and in particular feeling empathy. I feel I do have this trait some and it suits me well at work, with friends and family. However, I can be a little closed off sometimes. I usually see the other side of a disagreement pretty well but I am human and things lack. I would like to try this the most with my brother(Twin). I feel I stay headstrong with my believe and feeling and don't give enough to recognize his stand. Big picture, a year from now I take the quiz and my score is higher. Little picture, I will work on this for the next month. Especially with my brother who I can be very dominating. I want to be able to hear all sides and change if I need to. From there I will work on accepting others feelings and be more relatable with that. If someone takes offense to something I want to understand why and try to help us understand why.

I think just being more aware of my feelings will help with being more aware and understanding of others. I truly think taking these three personality tests has been helpful and eye opening for me. I would encourage anyone who reads this to try them!