Self-Awareness - Are you Extraverted or Introverted?

Sensing or Intuitive? Judging or Perceiving? Feeling or Thinking?

Take this test to achieve personal growth, balance, understanding of yourself, and create possibilities.

Knowledge of type can help people express their spirituality in ways that are comfortable and rewarding. For people who are already active spiritually, an understanding of type can direct them toward new more satisfying practices.

Click on the link below to take the Personality test based on Jung and Briggs Myers typology

Jung Typology Test

The Dichotomies are:

Extraversion (E) -	(I) Introversion
Sensing (S) -	(N) Intuition
Thinking (T) -	(F) Feeling
Judgment (J) -	(P) Perception

All types are equal

The goal of knowing about personality type is to understand and appreciate differences between people. As all types are equal, there is no best type.

What Each Preference Can Offer

Extraversion Outwardly directed energy needed to move into action Responsiveness to what is going on in the environment A natural inclination to converse and to network	Introversion Inwardly directed energy needed for focused reflection Stability from attending to enduring ideas A natural tendency to think and work alone
Sensing A mastery of the facts Knowledge of what materials and resources are available Appreciation of knowing and doing what works	Intuition Insight and attention to meanings A grasp of what is possible and what the trends are Appreciation of doing what hasn’t been tried before
Thinking Analysis of the pros and cons of situations, even when they have a personal stake An ability to analyze and solve problems Want to discover the “truth” and naturally notice logical inconsistencies	Feeling Knowledge of what is important to people and adhere to that in the face of opposition The ability to build relationships and to be persuasive Desire to uncover the greatest good in a situation and notice when people may be harmed
Judging Organization, planning, and follow through on projects Push to get things settled and decided Appreciation of well-organized efficiency	Perceiving Quickly and flexibly responding to the needs of the moment Strive to keep things open so new information may be gathered Appreciation of the need for spontaneity and exploration

The Four Temperaments are:
Guardian (SJ)
Supervisor, Inspector, Provider, Protector
All Guardians share the following core characteristics:

• Guardians pride themselves on being dependable, helpful, and hard-working.
• Guardians make loyal mates, responsible parents, and stabilizing leaders.
• Guardians tend to be dutiful, cautious, humble, and focused on credentials and traditions.
• Guardians are concerned citizens who trust authority, join groups, seek security, prize gratitude, and dream of meting out justice.

Famous Guardians
George Washington, Sandra Day O'Connor, George H. W. Bush, Mother Teresa, Hary S. Truman, Elisabeth II, Sam Walton, Martha Stewart

Idealist (NF)
Teacher, Counselor, Champion, Healer
All Idealists share the following core characteristics:

• Idealists are enthusiastic, they trust their intuition, yearn for romance, seek their true self, prize meaningful relationships, and dream of attaining wisdom.
• Idealists pride themselves on being loving, kindhearted, and authentic.
• Idealists tend to be giving, trusting, spiritual, and they are focused on personal journeys and human potentials.
• Idealists make intense mates, nurturing parents, and inspirational leaders.

Famous Idealists
Mohandas Gandhi, Eleanor Roosevelt, Nelson Mandela, Joan Baez, Mikhail Girbachev, Oprah Winfrey, Albert Schweitzer, Princess Diana


 Rational (NT)
Fieldmarshal, Mastermind, Inventor, Architect
All Rationals share the following core characteristics:

• Rationals tend to be pragmatic, skeptical, self-contained, and focused on problem-solving and systems analysis.
• Rationals pride themselves on being ingenious, independent, and strong willed.
• Rationals make reasonable mates, individualizing parents, and strategic leaders.
• Rationals are even-tempered, they trust logic, yearn for achievement, seek knowledge, prize technology, and dream of understanding how the world works.

Famous Rationals
Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Walt Disney, Maria Montessori, Napoleon Bonaparte, Margaret Thatcher, Isaac Newton, Ayn Rand

Artisan (SP) Promoter, Crafter, Composer,  Performer
All Artisans share the following core characteristics:

• Artisans tend to be fun-loving, optimistic, realistic, and focused on the here and now.
• Artisans pride themselves on being unconventional, bold, and spontaneous.
• Artisans make playful mates, creative parents, and troubleshooting leaders.
• Artisans are excitable, trust their impulses, want to make a splash, seek stimulation, prize freedom, and dream of mastering action skills.

Famous Artisans
Wolfgang Mozart, Jacqueline Onasis, Bruce lee, Katherine Hepburn, Donald Trump, Madonna, Magic Johnson, Marilyn Monroe

“Whatever the circumstances of your life, the understanding of type can make your perceptions clearer, your judgements sounder, and your life closer to your heart’s desire.”

Isabel Bryggs Myers