ESFP Personality Types In-Depth

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Each letter in the personality type code - E, S, F, and P - describes a preference for a way of thinking or behaving. There are eight styles and you use all of them, but ESFPs prefer:

Extraversion (interacting with people) more than Introversion (thinking things through)
Sensing (perceiving tangible facts) more than iNtuition (perceiving new possibilities)
Feeling (making decisions using subjective values) more than Thinking (making decisions using objective logic)
Perception (a flexible lifestyle) more than Judgement (an organised lifestyle)

If your closest personality type is ESFP then you are an action-oriented people person. You seek to live life to the full, and enjoy applying your people-skills (and other practical skills) to achieve a tangible benefit for people. You have a strong sense of immediacy or urgency - realising what needs to be done now - and are probably often urging your colleagues to stop talking and get on with doing something.

Stereotypes and Individuality

The original author of personality type theory - Carl Gustav Jung - said that everyone is individual and unique. The personality types are not strict classifications, but stereotypes that are akin to landmarks on a map. Just as a few landmarks can help you find many unique locations, so too the personality stereotypes can help you understand your unique personality.

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