#outsidenothing

When going through high school, no one ever made me take a personality or aptitude test. I walked into college I kept trying (and changing) what I wanted to do with my life— Stage Management, Journalism, Publishing, and Marketing. As I went through these ideas, I never thought about what fit my personality and personal strengths in the work place. My boyfriend, Matt, went to a career counselor a few weeks ago and one of the first items they had Matt take was a personality test.

The Myers-Briggs Personality Indicator is pretty well known but most the people I know don’t know what if they’re an INTP or an EFGH. I took the test when Matt came home from his counseling appointment and found that I am an ESFJ (Extroverted Sensing Feeling Judging). The last week I’ve spent reading up on what my personality type is and it fits me pretty perfectly.

"People with an ESFJ personality type tend to be outgoing, loyal, organized and tender-hearted." (About)  So, basically, I have a nice personality… but I swear I’m pretty too!

After reading about my type I’ve come to realize a few things: 1. I am looking at the right career path for me, as I want to be in marketing so my personality fits well. 2. Apparently, my boyfriend and I are not compatible with our personality types, but then we could have told you that two years ago when we first met. 3. I worry too much about what other people think, rather than what I think about what I do and think.

What’s my conclusion?  I quit my dull office job, of three and a half years, to “find myself”.  No, that is not what personality tests are supposed to do for you, but when I read through everything I realized how terrible it is to not reach your full potential because you need to find a job when you have a job.  Those ideals are not living like there is no box, that’s living within that tiny cubicle box, that I’ve been stuck in for over the last three years.