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MY PERSONALITY AND MY MYSTERY OF MBTI

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT UNIT 2

UNIVERSITY OF THE PEOPLE

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE TITLE : MY PERSONALITY CODE :PSYC 1205

TERM: 1

DUE DATE : 16 SEPTEMBER 2020

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INTRODUCTION The Jungian test is essential to confirm one’s MBTI preference profile of emotions which helps to guide one in their thinking and behaviour and helps to manage or adjust our behaviour according to our environment to reach one's goals. It has been clearly stated that Emotional Intelligence(EI) is the capacity a person has to recognize their own emotions and the emotions of others and analyze the different feelings and label them accordingly, using it to improve oneself in all aspects of their lives, whether it is used in family, work or career and many other useful life endeavours.

MY PROFILE

My confirmed MBTI preference profile is ENFJ. As an ENFJ my approach to both my work and studying is strongly humanitarian and idealist in my views and very much independent but yet I need the connection to people but on a more profound level since I am a naturalborn leader, full of passion and charisma. In my educational path, ENFJs tend to follow the question “Is it good for people?” as we are able to digest information based on the greater good of the people (Butt, 2017). I love working independently. I can work in a team with material and take that material used to extend it into my independent work. In my studies, I prefer to feel what I am reading or watching and with a natural confidence that begets influence, as a protagonists take a great deal of pride and joy in guiding others to work together to improve themselves and their community( Bakker,2015 I find it natural and easy to communicate with others, especially in person, and they are Intuitive (N) trait helps people with the Protagonist personality type to reach every mind, be it through facts and logic or raw emotion.

WEAKNESSES

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I consider myself Overly Idealistic, as I am usually caught off guard, through circumstance or nature, or simple misunderstanding, people fight against me and defy the principles I’ve adopted, however well-intentioned they may be. I am more likely to feel pity for this opposition than anger and can earn a reputation of naïveté (NERIS, 2017). In addition, i am also too Selfless as I can carry the burden on my own based on hopeful promises from people, as I have a deep feeling for others’ problems as my own and striving hard to meet their word. Being an ENFJ I consider myself too sensitive, while receptive to criticism, seeing it as a tool for leading a better team, it’s easy for Protagonists to take it a little too much to heart(NERIS, 2017). Thus, sensitivity to others means that I sometimes feel problems that aren’t my own and try to fix things I can’t fix, worrying if I am doing enough. I have come to terms that I struggle to make tough decisions and if caught between a rock and a hard place, I can be stricken with paralysis, imagining all the consequences of my actions, especially if those consequences are humanitarian. STRENGTHS I am a tolerant person which gives me attributes of a true team player, and I recognize and understand what it means to listen to other peoples’ opinions, even when they contradict my own. I admit that I don’t have all the answers, and I often receptive to dissent, so long as it remains constructive. I cannot ignore the fact that I am a reliable person. According to Bakker(2015), The one thing that galls Protagonists(ENFJ) the most is the idea of letting down a person or cause they believe in. I am a charismatic person, charm and popularity are qualities of ENFJ have. I instinctively know how to capture an audience, and pick up on mood and motivation in ways that allow them to communicate with reason, emotion, passion, restraint – whatever the situation calls for. My Opposite I’m going to name this person Polite. She is an introvert but due to the feeling and judging traits, she is not only compassionate and empathetic but has the urge and need to take action according to compassion and empathy. Polite is going to leave a big mark on earth not for

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fame but actually, because she wants to help and make the world a better place. She is great in social settings but requires time alone to decompress and unwind and get her thoughts together. Polite needs to be able to make a difference of she will not feel fulfilled at all and won’t rest until she does something good (Butt & Heiss, n.d.). Polite has a vision of idealism and Utopian ideals and she plans on making her vision come true. She is not only very diligent in her cause but is also soft-spoken and can connect with people on a human level, unlike the logical level I possess. Two Situations from the Past First Situation Below are the two situations that happened at different intervals in my life. I worked in a school where my fellow teachers skipped work a lot. Being the head of the commerce department they always expect me to cover up for their absenteeism. This other colleague of mine a male was always half-drunk during school hours. I tried covering up for him by doing his unfinished task. Soon enough he started taking it for granted claiming I really needed to help him out that she was having challenges in his family. I tried talking to him on several occasions in my bid to try to help him but to no success. My principal noticed the irregularities in her lesson plans and scheme of work and he was given a fist warring after a disciplinary hearing. One of the ENFJ weaknesses is too sensitive and sometimes feel problems that aren’t my own and try to fix things I can’t fix, worrying if I am doing enough. Maybe he really was passing through a crisis at that time but I was too impatient to understand him. I could have acted and done things differently if it were now. With maturity, I would have known how to step in and salvage the whole situation. Knowing my MBTI earlier could also have been an advantage.

Second Situation Being equipped with people management skills, I felt I was doing a good job at school by volunteering. I discovered that the student was not patient enough and always spoke to me rudely making emphasis that I needed to do this job because it’s their right. I felt bad, manipulated and used. I contemplated quitting since there was this particular lady that made

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things so difficult. I really enjoyed volunteering and wanted to continue due to my extent of maturity and people management skills, I was able to cope. I have become more critical of my thoughts and do not base everything on my feelings over the years thus coping with these types of situations better. The information that I have learned now, may have helped me by getting to learn to understand the dynamics of a sensitive person so, in that way, I would have handled the situation differently. I would have understood that one of my weaknesses is criticism and being overly sensitive hence no bad feelings.

The Strategies The following are the strategies I would employ while dealing with difficult people and situations. 1. Keep Calm Many of us tend to not take control of ourselves and what we are feeling at that point in time when there is a conflict. Two people being out of control will not help the situation, so when faced with a situation keep calm. Even if you have to distance yourself from the situation to go outside and catch your breath and consolidate yourself, do so. 2.Communicate Communication is the key to great relationships. Keep the communication lines open from both sides. Encourage the person to talk to you and in the same breath encourage the person to listen to what you have to say too as it is paramount that you both understand each other. Explore alternatives and both come up with suggestions on how to move forward. Ask questions like, “what would you like me to do?” or “what can I do to make this better for you?” all in reason of course. 3. Listen Once you are calm, you can now lend your ear to the person or situation. Don’t just listen; hear their voice, their grievance, what is causing them the pain. Hear their side of the story.

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4. Show Compassion Putting myself in the shoes of others is a great strategy of showing compassion to the process is important as you do not know what the other person is going through. Let the person know that you are concerned about them and there must be a reason as to why you are both here in a difficult situation. Tell them you care about what happens to them. 5.Understand Now that you have listened, try to understand their story. Calmly ask them questions that will help you to understand their/the situation. Tell them you want to understand so that is why you asking specific questions. Be straightforward, precise and concise. Using the MBTI here can be really useful to understand the type of person you are dealing with too. 6. Decision making The last strategy I will employ is to decrease the amount of impulse decisions I make and increase thinking about consequences and the future. The reason for this is because instead of wasting time on fixing my mistakes, I could use that time to improve my decision and go ahead with it with minimal bad repercussions.

Conclusion The importance of knowing one’s MBTI type cannot be ignored as it goes a long way in helping us to be competent and being emotionally strong to deal with life’s encounters.

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