PERSONALITY TEST RESULTS #1

PERSONALITY TEST RESULTS #1

Introduction Hello Stevie. Personality type theory was created by Carl Gustav Jung in 1921. It was adapted and made popular during the mid-20th century by Isabel Briggs Myers. The MMDI questionnaire was produced by Steve Myers (no relation) and combines the best of both C.G. Jung's and I.B. Myers' versions of the theory. You can view your results in a personal, 10-minute video (right), or you can read them over the next few screens. The report will look at what your results mean and introduce the optional resources that can help you choose a career that you will enjoy, improve your relationships, become a better leader, or deepen your self-awareness.

Interpreting Your Results

illustration of a place between cities
Your personality is complex and unique. Jung described the personality types as stereotypes. They act as "points for orientation" to help you understand your unique personality. This is like describing where you live by referring to the nearest cities. You can move around the map, by visiting people or going to work, but your home is where you like to spend most time. Some people live close to one city, others live between two or more cities. personality map showing unique personality between types

"Points For Orientation"

In a similar way, there are 16 personality types that help you understand your unique personality. You can move around the personality map, using different types of behaviour in different situations. But there are some behaviours that you enjoy using more than others, and that is your home base. Some people's preferences are close to one particular type, but many are between two or more types. Closest Personality Types stretch diagramYour Personality Profile Each segment represents a style of thinking or behaving. The lighter the segment, the more you like that style. You can use all the behaviours, but your 'home base' is in the lighter parts of the profile. Compare Personality Types: Compare Your results are quite close - they suggest you are in-between personality types. There is nothing wrong with this - Jung said that most people fall into a middle group. If you force-fit yourself into one type, it might be unhelpful. It can lead to poor decisions about your future career, development, or relationships. The MMDI thinks your personality is closest to the INFJ stereotype and 2nd closest to ENFJ. If your closest personality type is INFJ then you have a strong, private sense of knowledge and vision, often for hidden things that other people would think can't be known. You see imaginative possibilities and insights, especially in relation to people, anticipating a future for them that they can't even see themselves. Although you probably have some strong relationships, your insights may be so unusual that others find them difficult to accept, and you may therefore find it difficult to articulate them. You can read descriptions of other types using the 'compare' button. Because your personality is unique, when choosing a career it is better to consider jobs associated with your two closest personality types, rather than just one type.

Extraversion And Introversion
Another way of looking at your personality is to consider each of the letters individually. Each letter refers to your preference between two opposite styles. The first letter is concerned with the direction of your energy. E - 50 50 - I Do you prefer to direct energy towards the outer world of people and things (E) or the inner world of ideas and information (I)? E Action - Words People - Things I Thought - Ideas Images - Information Your results suggest you like a close balance between extraversion and introversion. When you are extraverting, you direct your energy into dealing with people and things. This means you tend to take action, bounce ideas off people, and let people know your thoughts or feelings. When you are introverting, you direct your energy towards ideas and information. You then tend to concentrate on a few issues quite deeply, and think things through before taking action. Extraversion and introversion are two sides to your personality. Just as walking requires two legs, so too daily life requires both sides of you. What your results suggest is the degree of balance you like between them. You are much more likely to enjoy your job if - rather than choosing a career that simply matches your letters - you find one that provides the right balance for you.

Sensation And Intuition
The second letter of the type code shows your preferred mode of perception, i.e. the nature of the information or things that you like to deal with. S - 45 55 - N Do you prefer to deal with facts and tangible outcomes (S) or possibilities and potential (N)? S Facts - Experience Realism - Practical N Possibility - Potential Imagination - Conjecture Your preference for intuition means that you prefer to deal with possibilities, hidden potential, new ways of doing things, or what is not yet known. You also use sensing, though to a lesser degree. It involves dealing with reality, with facts, tangible outcomes, and specific information. This preference can have a big impact in areas such as communication or management. For example, people who prefer sensing like to have specific objectives, but those who prefer intuition like to have objectives that allow space for interpretation. There is an optional book that shows how to manage or communicate better with each personality type.

Thinking And Feeling
The third letter in your type code shows how you like to make decisions. T - 47 53 - F Do you prefer to decide on the basis of objective logic (T) or subjective values (F)? T Objective - Analytical Truth - Correctness F Subjective - Value-driven Morality - Likeability You like to have a balance between the two. Thinking uses objective principles and is concerned with truth and correctness. Feeling uses subjective values and focuses more on relationships and important beliefs. Organisations have preferences as well as people, and this can affect your career or leadership development. For example, an organisation with a thinking culture will tend to promote and reward people who use a thinking style of leadership. There is an optional leadership report that compares your natural leadership profile with the types of leadership that are required in different industries and disciplines.

Judgment And Perception
The last letter in your personality type code shows what type of lifestyle you like. J - 51 49 - P Do you prefer to live an organised and structured life (J) or be flexible and go with the flow (P)? J Structure - Planned Stable - Consistency P Go with the flow - Spontaneous Responsive - Variety Your results suggest you like a balance between the two - using some judgment, which structures and controls life, makes decisions and sticks to them, and some perception, which goes with the flow, and is more flexible and spontaneous. This preference can sometimes cause stress in relationships. For example, in many situations Js often feel more comfortable with a plan, but Ps feel more comfortable if things are left unplanned - and they may leave things to the last minute. When doing tasks together, this can cause conflict. There is an optional book that looks at the preferences in detail and shows how to overcome these types of differences.

Full Report Pack
Example from optional
Careers Report
Further Reading
If you want to find a career you will enjoy, improve your relationships, develop your leadership skills, or deepen your self-awareness, there are four optional reports. They are available for immediate download and contain 300 pages of high quality information and analysis that is tailored to your results. For example, the 50-page Careers Report is based on research with 17,000 people already in work, to find out which were the most enjoyable jobs. The report matches your unique personality with over 100 careers. It shows the most enjoyable careers, including the careers that your two closest personality types enjoy most - INFJ and ENFJs (if you wish, you can choose different types when you order). The report contains both an in-depth analysis, and easy-to-read ratings of each career, to help you make an informed career choice.