ENFP
ENFPs are expressive, innovative, caring, and supportive. Excited about possibilities for people, ENFPs enjoy helping others realize their potential. They tend to be friendly and enthusiastic, with a wide variety of interests. ENFPs are risk-takers, excited by the unknown and able to adapt easily to dynamic environments.
ENFPs are constantly searching for new ideas and are always looking for adventure. They enjoy meeting people, often able to see connections and relationships that others miss. ENFPs have strong personal values and are motivated by a desire to encourage others to grow and improve themselves. They tend to be charming and enthusiastic, easily inspiring others to share their vision for the future.
ENFPs enjoy working with others, and often strive to create a supportive and collaborative atmosphere, where everyone’s opinions are considered. They value diversity and tend to be accepting of different viewpoints and beliefs. ENFPs appreciate open and genuine relationships and are quick to give positive feedback and compliments. ENFPs thrive when receiving validation for their efforts, but are particularly sensitive to criticism.
ENFPs are friendly and sociable, with an infectious enthusiasm for life. They may sometimes become so caught up with engaging with people and participating in activities, that they are not able devote enough time to the people and values that are most important to them. ENFPs do not enjoy structure or too many rules, and will not hesitate to challenge the status quo if they feel it does not align with their values.
ENFP Type Dynamics
The core of the ENFP personality type is Extraverted Intuition. This dominant function guides the way ENFPs understand the world and take in information about their surroundings. When using Extraverted Intuition, ENFPs explore meaning and interpretations in the world around them. They see possibilities everywhere, and scan their environments for new people to connect with and opportunities to explore.
The auxiliary function for ENFPs is Introverted Feeling. This mental function supports their dominant Extraverted Intuition to help them process information internally. Using Introverted Feeling, ENFPs seek meaning and truth in their internal emotional experience. They weigh information they’ve taken in and find clarity based on their personal values.
The tertiary Thinking function is less developed for most ENFPs, especially early in life. When this function is not well developed, ENFPs may have trouble using objective logic in decision-making.
The inferior function for ENFPs, or that function which is least likely to be conscious and well developed, is Introverted Sensing. When this function is not developed, ENFPs can have trouble retaining and recalling practical, factual information, and may ignore aspects of their own physical experience.
ENFP in the Population
ENFP is a moderately common personality type, and is the fifth most common among women. ENFPs make up:
- 8% of the general population
- 10% of women
- 6% of men
Famous ENFPs
Famous ENFPs include Bill Clinton, Phil Donahue, Mark Twain, Edith Wharton, Will Rogers, Carol Burnett, Dr. Seuss, Robin Williams, Drew Barrymore, Julie Andrews, Alicia Silverstone, Joan Baez, and Regis Philbin.
ENFP at Work
At work, the ENFP is concerned with using their creativity to express themselves and benefit others. ENFPs want to explore the possibilities for themselves and other people, and approach their work with vision and inspiration. They enjoy taking on creative or people-centered problems that call for an imaginative, original solution.
ENFPs are often motivated by their beliefs in humanitarian causes and want work that is consistent with their values. They are particularly interested in helping other people develop as individuals. They tend to choose careers that allow them to pursue ideals of personal growth and artistic expression.
ENFPs dislike routine work and want a variety of tasks and challenges. They prefer to set their own schedule and chafe when saddled with excessive regulations or mundane details. They seek out fun, novel tasks that allow them to be imaginative and relate to other people in an unstructured, supportive way.
The ideal work environment for an ENFP is relaxed and friendly, with few restrictions on creativity. The ideal job for an ENFP allows them to follow their inspiration, satisfy their curiosity, and develop solutions that benefit people in innovative and original ways.
Popular Careers for the ENFP
Top careers for the ENFP include:
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To read more about the ENFP, visit the ENFP page at Truity.com.
Comments
Soooo true
Soooo true
yo this me all me its true
yo this me all me its true
Wow I'm in awe.. That was an
Wow I'm in awe.. That was an almost perfect description of me!!
me too!
me too!
Its good to read a thorough
Its good to read a thorough story about you :)
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Thank you for making these
Thank you for making these resources available. In a way, it is scary how accurate this describes me but in a greater way, it is a relief.
Can't believe there is
Can't believe there is another Wade who is an ENFP out there. Must have something to do with the name.
Woah i'm a Wade too!!! Lol it
Woah i'm a Wade too!!! Lol it feels like this page tells a part of who I am :O. Cool but feels wierd to think any one could know who I am that well, especialy when I feel like sometimes i'm so abstract that I hardly know myself XD. Who's with me?? :P
My name is Wade too and I am
My name is Wade too and I am an ENFP - interesting.
Dammit, I'm a classification.
Dammit, I'm a classification.
Amen! It only hurts because
Amen! It only hurts because they nailed us so accurately.
I also read somewhere that
I also read somewhere that ENFP's hate to be labeled!
I guess we all just proved
I guess we all just proved that true... damn.
hahahahaha! I know how you
hahahahaha! I know how you feel! Too funny!
Mantra for today: Know
Mantra for today: Know thyself, know thyself, know thyself :)
Thank You So Much for this
Thank You So Much for this valuable Information :))
You Made my day!!
cool bro. really cool. i
cool bro. really cool. i learnt. alot. about miiself. I'm cool. really cool.
Aquired personality,
Aquired personality, difficult to truely see, interesting...
I am a female INTJ and I am compelled to know more. How can you spot an ENFP?
We are the loudest, most
We are the loudest, most cheerful people at the party. For me, i often find myself being the most flamboyant as well. I am a definite ENFP
I noticed ENFPs are "all over
I noticed ENFPs are "all over the place". They seem to bounce off the walls but I love the way they think. At 1st they seem like idiots(no offence) but then you talk to them and they are so deep and intelligent and not like everybody else, but it's like they only show a select few who they realy are...
this is 100% true of me
this is 100% true of me
As an INTJ, ENFPs are the
As an INTJ, ENFPs are the only type I know that can appear so enthusiastic yet be so much deeper than everyone else... they captivate people with their pure love for life and a dancing soul. I only knew one and I broke his heart. Sometimes they give away their souls too easily, sometimes, unintentionaly, they are broken...I am sorry to all ENFPs if this rings true.
It totally rings true...
It totally rings true...
2tru4u - It's interesting
2tru4u - It's interesting that you commented here. I am a female INTJ also, the rarest personality for a woman. Only 1% of us have that title. I am actually married to an ENFP and have been for the last 12 years. He is my opposite in almost every way. I still don't know how we get along if only that he balances me out. I also noticed that INTJ's and ENFP's aren't a unique pairing. Bill and Hilary Clinton are one such pair (I only point that out because they are known, I loathe to be compared to them).
You should be so
You should be so lucky.
Hil-Billy Clinton are the power duo I hope to model my relationship after (minus the affair.)
You all are so funny with
You all are so funny with your comments! lol Ive always known myself to be an ENFP! But its a little challenging at times because others dont really understand my ethics, and my "unorthodoxed" way of thinking; everything is simple and carefree to me! I'm a HUGE outside the box thinker, and create internally all the time. I wish to meet more individuals like myself and you all! ~Pernimac
It's interesting to see that
It's interesting to see that it is actually really true. I was academically strong as an elementary school kid (only, lol, don't ask about the high school part), but I always had a lot of troubles at school, whether academically or causing troubles... I love writing, listening to music and playing musical instruments as well. I used to think that I was always really loud when it came to people but I was always overthinking too deeply and I'm highly emotional too... and I do love helping people and I love friendship and family as well.
I'm kinda glad I read this, it's like seeing myself and finally finding myself and figuring out who I am... finally!
Yay. I think I'm really an
Yay. I think I'm really an ENFP. I'm more into Arts, and music like singing, playing instruments, composing, drawing etc.And I tend to get sensitive at times, overthinking, and end up getting stressed. I don't see myself as a loud person, but my friends think I am ahahha. I really like making them laugh and entertain them. btw I am really dis-organized!! They describe me as cheerful ,open-minded and creative which is partly true and fits this personality type.~ though I'm a bit scared for surprises. *sigh*
Well, hello there! ENFP people!
So tells my character! Wonder
So tells my character! Wonder how i get along in life? My sister tells me i am so negative when i said i wonder how much room i willhave when she told me to take snacks to the hurricane shelter.
Sometimes i feel like i am an alien. Anyone else feel like that too.
I Know what you mean!! I do
I Know what you mean!! I do feel like an outsider at times... And I am EXTREMELY sensitive of what others think of me, to the point where at times, I am tempted to lock myself in my room and never show my face again out of humiliation. Sometimes I think my parents look down on my because I constantly have new possibilities and ideas for my future flinging themselves at me, shooting out of my brain a mile a minute, and that leads me to being rather directionless. I am also insanely disorganized and did TERRIBLY in school haha. It isn't that I didn't understand the stuff... The work just never interested me enough for me to bother even trying. That's another thing about ENFPs! We excel at the things we love... And couldn't care less about the things that don't interest us. And as much as I love to explore the world, I tend to get very lazy! Very unmotivated unless something REALLY excites me! But I absolutely adore entertaining people and making my friends and family laugh. I was constantly teased in high school by my entire class simply because I was so fun to pick on, my responses always being very dramaticl. Don't worry, no one ever hurt my feelings
Never though ENFPs are lazy,
Never though ENFPs are lazy, though I'm one & I do lazy! :) though I was problematic or something!
I was shaped to be STJ when I growing up, but those things of STJs never really interested me!so I try over & over again to find who I really am, 1st INTP, then INFP, then INFJ/INTJ, now ENFP, I think the last describe me best!
I think we tend to be really depressed if our lives aren't interesting enough,& we'd try our best & all the ways possible to escape, sometimes lead to serious consequences,either for ourselves or others
Just not sure,I don't really enthusiastic 'bout life like they said, usually bored & feel exhausted, is that an effect of life inside the box?
OMG tha's me to the dot...:)
OMG tha's me to the dot...:) At first i was kind of freaked out, but then i started to like what i was reading:))))
I love who I am and wouldn't
I love who I am and wouldn't want to be any different. While I love a good party, I prefer to observe rather than to be in the center of it. I like being a bit ostentatious, and we all KNOW how to enter a room! I guess that is my way of being in the center of it, but I am gracious with it, not offending people and I disarm envy with sincere compliments. But yes, the rest of it fits like well worn glove. I think the reason we have had issues in schools is because of the way school is structured. We typically don't like structure, and we think a little bit more abstractly than precisely, which doesn't lend itself readily to math. I tried for many years to make myself more conventional, and I feel this is why so many of us feel like aliens here, is because we just don't fit into those one size fits all molds, much to the frustration of those who try to make us comply! In fact, trying to make myself fit felt more like I was selling my soul to the devil. So take heart, there is an advantage to being who we are. Think way outside the box, and if you can't find a place to peddle your talents then by all means create one. Not doing anything, or being miserable doing something is no way to live your life. Go for it!
:) I have a "Follow Me"
:) I have a "Follow Me" personality I love being the lead of things
I did this for a college
I did this for a college project. I am glad that I did. This fits me to a T. I have always done well in school though. I think it may be that if
I learn it I can share it with others. Helping people is such a natural occurance for me. I have held many jobs throughout my life and have enjoyed trainging others. I do think outside of the box. My biggest problem is that the facts elude me and the essence of a subject is all that I am interested in. Not being able to convey specifics at times makes me seem as though I have no idea what I am talking about when in fact I probably understand the subject much better that any fact based test could measure. Only those who know me well would consider me extremely intellegent while others are shocked to find out how smart I am. All are amazed by my thinking process.
Sounds like me :P A lot of
Sounds like me :P A lot of people on here sound like me :). Nice to finally find you guys and realize i'm not alone :-)
what a nice thing
what a nice thing
Noooooo, they found
Noooooo, they found meeeeeeee.......
As true as this is (totally
As true as this is (totally true), where does someone find jobs that allow an ENFP to shine? Surely if you have a BA in something already, but have very little experience you have to start somewhere, but when the only thing available is data entry or retail being happy or creative really doesn't enter into it does it?
So being happy and having a job you love/do well etc seems perhaps unrealistic.
Love this... fits so well...
Love this... fits so well... The only problem is, us ENFP's don't like being called "Moderaterly Common." :3
Ha ha! thank you! I read,
Ha ha! thank you! I read, "Moderately Common" like 4 times before I accepted it to be true... I wanted to pick a different personality for a minute... LMAO
Amusing and true. this
Amusing and true. this information was very fascinating and shocking at the same time.
Loved this! Extremely true.
Loved this! Extremely true. Very fascinating to read... I took several personality tests and eventually ended up here. Very enlightening about myself, as I tend not to focus on myself deeply. Also, now I know I'm not so alone. Others don't always feel the same was about me; I've been itching to just leave for a while and travel. I want to explore the world through art and find complete happiness, bliss. My other friends can not understand - they obsess with college and 5 year plans.
I am too much of a free spirit for a 5 year plan.
I am absolutely thrilled to
I am absolutely thrilled to have stumbled across personality types tonight! I'm 42 and have struggled with the idea that I may have ADD, depression, and all that goes with it. I've always have had trouble concentrating, procrastinating, but I am a performer and a dreamer. The ENFP diagnosis makes total sense to me! It describes me to a T!!! I don't have a disorder, it is just my personality built in.
I always thought my wife loved me but never really understood me. Now I know why. It always felt like she liked my goofy side and my intelligence but has never been able to understand or get the deeper side. I've felt stifled for years now, trying to "fit in" with the "normal". I"M AN ENFP!!!!!!
Love it!
Thanks for all of your posts!
I'd really try not to get TOO
I'd really try not to get TOO excited about this guys... there are 16 MBTI groups, and if you're an ENFP you sit on a SPECTRUM. Sometimes there's one question in it. Approximately 560,000,000 people in the world share your traits, and if the description above fit them all to a T it would be a pretty boring world. And I'm sorry, but if you've stumbled across this site and 'it all makes sense', i'd probably look a bit deeper. If you're ENFP you're 1 in 8, remember that. Maybe I'm just in a bad mood, but if you'd like a trait most posters on this board share I'd look up 'narcissism'. And to the guy who has 'diagnosed' himself with ENFP (derp) - if you have suddenly seen the light, you might not be as deep as you think you are. My advice: go see a psych, go travelling, take some acid, learn about life, and try not to shoehorn yourself into an online quiz. You're all more than that. You're unique and special because we all are, not because you did a quiz and it spat out a blurb that says you're and ENFP. Man, that came out bad... bad week and breakup - forgive me. But seriously, these tests are tools to help you focus on areas more suited to you, they're not supposed to fit you like a three piece suit.
maybe you should go see a
maybe you should go see a phsych.... your letting all your feelings out on a website like this? and sorry but your saying all this when you took the test too. not trying to argue but i do agree somewhat. and if people want to take the test let them be curious. its only human.
Personality types are
Personality types are flexible descriptions, not rigid explanations. It's very natural to take the Myers-Briggs test and feel like it fits like a glove. That's because each type is simply the 'essence' of an individual's nature: Introverted or extroverted. Thinking or feeling. People that are introverted and thoughtful will likely react in a similar fashion, just like the combination of extroverted and feeling. Now add in S/N and P/J and you can pigeonhole it even further.
It's very basic at the heart of it, but this is a real psychological study with research backing it up. I'm sorry that you don't like the idea of simple traits combining to form distinct personalities, but until you get your masters degree in psychology and disprove the study through the scientific method, your opinion is invalid.
My advice: See a psychiatrist instead of deflecting negative emotions on a random comment board. Or better yet, don't be a bigot.
On that note, I'm an INTJ. Just wanted to let you know it 'all makes sense.'
what the original poster said
what the original poster said is true. Maybe he used provoking words, but the essence is there. if you were to take this literally, I suggest you go to a hand reader. they sometime give you more accurate representations.
the point is yes, the article may give insight to your personality take it as that and build on it in your own way.
Wow, it's me. I'm impressed.
Wow, it's me. I'm impressed.
I was pretty disappointed to
I was pretty disappointed to know that I'm a classification, but it's also great to get to know more about my personality. I have several close friends who are INFJs. It surprises me because they are so rare, but I love them! I frustrate the hell out of them, but we are such loyal friends. I am married to an ISTJ and it's a PERFECT match. I am direct with him, rather than expecting him to intuit my needs and he cares for all the mundane tasks of the house. We eat well because I make creative meals, but he cleans up. Perfect. We have so much fun AND security. Can you imagine a better balance? He calls me "Super Enthusiastic Girl." Is that a great ENFP nickname or what?
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