Love ENFJ's, they are amazing, charismatic people. I wish I was an ENFJ-- they are so good with people, bringing them together, and they make everyone feel like they're completely normal despite how strange they are. They include everyone and are accepting of how people feel. Plus they're good at mingling with everyone and aren't cliquey. ENFJs aren't afraid to be caring, and are focused on people.
I am one but hey you are good with People too you know why? its simple i mean look at the way you wrote that text. Its Incredibly honest. im sure the many of us had to smile when we were reading it. so Stay the way you are and shine like you always did. Sry for the bad english im from germany XD
i'm a ENFJ too. Thanks for your comment. I never realise how much awesome i am, till now 😂😂 As myself, i try to bring people together because i don't want them to be alone in this world. Maybe it's because i've been there once and it's awful. I don't want anybody through it. Somehow, when i get together with everyone i feel happy. But this isn't enough for me. I need my private time with the one i love and for a ENFJ like me, to find my soulmate is hard. I haven't met anyone who share the same belief with me and it's hurt when you accept it as a fact that you can't change. When i try to get to other people they said i was so outstanding and different from them. idk if i should take that as a compliment. Anyway. thank you very much. Your comment made my day ❤❤
No as Fe-Se is very specific & discerning/depth of social nuance whereas the Fe-Ne of the ESFJ sacrifices breadth for depth of social connection. I'm an ENFJ but I'm definitely a social introvert
Mr. Pierce I thank you for making this video available. researching to better understand myself objectively I came across a quiz and discovering that I'm an ENFJ.Then finding your vid to understand more. It feels wonderful to see that I'm not alone... you thanked those with this P-Type for helping. Naturely I push off praise, as you've pointed out :) However, I felt your "Thank You" and I really felt appreciated. It Counts believe me. Thank you Mr. Pierce. Have a Joyful life sir, be well. Bryant
...actually i think your right..i always felt that enfps and infjs had a similarity, (i think i more felt like this because i love infjs so much and so badly want to be like one lol) but i did come to realize that, infjs and enfps do actually have the same function order, but opposite attitudes, Infj >> Ni- Fe- Ti- Se Enfp>>Ne- Fi- Te- Si same for infps and enfjs so an enfp can behave like an infj, and vice versa, i can contemplate upon me behaving like an infj.. good thoughts
@@forgottenclown9115 I've always thought Galadriel to be an ENFJ. Check on youtube video titled "lord of the rings - mirror of galadriel extended". Play from 2:55 on.
Hey Mike, we spoke over Shrikant's Zoom meetup at the start of the pandemic and I meant to tell you this: One of the only parts of departure I have from your work on typology is the notion that ENFJ's feel for all humanity at once where INFJ's have a singular focus. In all my experiences with these types it is INFJ's who feel the pain of all of humanity at once. My INFJ confidants have difficulty, need breaks from or cannot watch the news at all, experiencing it as a huge emotional drain on their empathic tendencies. My ENFJ friends on the other hand don't watch the news because of lack of interest in the information presented or straight up Ni distrust for it. ENFJ Joe Rogan is almost single handedly destroying mainstream media because of his lack of trust for it while providing his content as an alternative. My father, who is an INFJ, lives by the line "who is a man, who does not make the world a better place?" So here's how I see it. INFJ's Ni causes them to abstract the suffering of the entire world and feel it at once while their general aversion to groups causes them to focus on one person at a time. ENFJ's have a general disinterest in world affairs choosing instead to try and see and change the world they immediately live in and thus feel for the people in their immediate sphere of influence or the 'people in the room'. Best
good video^^ i am an enfj too but its somehow impossible to find a partner for me. maybe im simple too intense in terms of the need to be loved :( ow and sry for the bad english im from germany XD
Oh wow.. 💭 I'm an ENFP that's surrounded by ENFJs.. 🌪️ Somehow I'm friends with & also working with so many of them.. 🤔💭 This makes so much sense & helps me understand them better, thank u..! ✨🙌🏾✨ - @Acharich
I had a question, i'm an enfj and i've been learning about this for years, started with Keirsey's books, then following the cognitive type website, looking into visual reading, reading some of jung's works and even looking into eeg scans and how they can reveal different functions in the neocortex. As an enfj, am i duping myself into thinking that i've been training my Ti more so, so that it's not so lacking? In other words, if someone is aware of a function they have that may be lacking in some way, is it possible to become more familiar with it and sort of even the scales a little? I tried to do this by getting closer to dominant thinking types, both intps and intjs, and honestly i do sense a difference. When big decisions or distressing situations arise i sense myself responding more calmly than i was when i was younger, and i can tell i'm thinking things through quite a bit more. It has even effected my sense of humor and i've also heard it has almost negatively impacted my first impressions on people because i tend to seem less quick to smile and shake hands. I just wanted to pick your brain to see if you think such a thing is possible. Not that i think having Fe dominance is a weakness by any means, I'm just working at being as balanced as i can be. Trying to feed my Ni everything i can as objectively as possible. I would greatly appreciate your response.
Jordan Hawes Hey! Finally getting to you. Sorry for the delay. Unfortunately, I can't tell you anything for certain in that area: at this point I have no way to justify treating function development like any kind of science with for sure cause and effect, only like a philosophy. With that said, I personally agree whole-heartedly that people can become more balanced and healthy in their function expression, and that the best way to do this, in my opinion, is to hang out around people who express that function dominantly. I myself identify with the INFJ personality, while my father identifies strongly with INTP, and being raised by him has really helped develop my Ti to the point that I feel my Fe/Ti is almost on an equal level. But that's only what I feel, and I can't be sure what's going on under the surface. Nevertheless, the best advice I think I can give at this point is what you have already done: to hang out with people who demonstrate the function you want to develop more and have an open mind with them.
Komatik If you notice I just said dominant thinking types, not dominant Ti types. And I didn't mean dominant in the sense of thinking being the first function necessarily, but rather if it was the preferred judgement function.
Jordan Hawes I tend to use "Thinking type" or "primary Thinker" or the like in those cases - Thinking dominant has a very specific meaning in typology jargon (ie. that the person is IxTP or ExTJ)
I got ENFJ when I did the test but I'm not sure if it is the right one for me, I also resonate to a lot of the things about ESFP and ENFP. I know I love things like, adventure, being playful, having fun and showing people arond me a good time, I love flirting and feeling the rush it brings, I love extreme sports, dancing, traveling, music festivals, when I'm in my head I like to imagine a lot of things I want to do etc. I don't like to see people hurt, especially people close to me, it affects me so much and I have to try and fix it, I don't like routine work, I don't like being told what to do if I don't agree or see the point with it, I don't like a lot of theory I am more for learning by doing than studying but I am still decent with theory it's just not what I think is fun, things like coding or learning how to build complicated things would be absolute dread for me. Does this tell you anything about what type I am? Also is there any particular advantage if I know exactly which of theese I am?
It might seem like I'm always into action but I like to chill too or walk in nature and I have no problem being by myself some days. And I am quite a romantic might I ad. So yeah it just seems like a mix of thoose personalities to me.
I also try to avoid watching the news and politics beacuse it just gets me upset about how fucked up the world is and how selfish and hypocryrical a lot of people is.
If you are an ENFJ, then what your describing sounds like Tertiary Extroverted Sensing. However if its more dominant for you than Extroverted Feeling, you could be an ESTP (Dominant Extraverted Sensing, Tertiary Extroverted Feeling) or an ESFP who just has Introverted Feeling instead.
i am ENFJ on fight against psychopats/sociopaths, rude non-emphatic cynical narcistic egoists , we will defeat them showing much more power, usualy they are far right wings, btw video perfectly describe me, though being younger i though i am one of very few, and that my behavior is a must going over limits trying to be best, showing overcoming limits and evilness, winning over it, i experiences although very few amoks in my life, but those were relationship breakers with actually people i hated because of their cynicism and non-empathy, i just blew up like atom bomb once going into amok needed friend to back me up i was physically attacking with higher and higher intensity after letting myself suffer for longer period in front of all, i might look tough but i dont know many people helping poor so much as me, and crying over movies and heroes, i am emo-craver
My subscribers have been telling me to check you out for so long and I’m so glad I finally have. As an ENFJ, you totally dragged me around the 8:00 mark and put me on BLAST for how I exaggerate. Now everyone knows the truth!!! (I’m exaggerating)
My daughter is an ENFJ and I absolutely agree with what you have said in this video. They have the capacity to be some of the most wonderful people on the planet. Thanks for being who you are, ENFJs!
So, I tested as both INFJ and ENFJ - more recently as ENFJ as I've been an INFJ all my life, I believe, due to childhood trauma and beyond. But, now I've sought help from many a guru, and now I've tested as ENFJ, I think I'm actually becoming who I am SUPPOSED TO BE as opposed to what I became in response to stimuli. :) Happy to be me, now.
AHH, so jen is an enfj, although i figure she's an enfp... i always knew she was something along those lines, thanks, these descriptions are better than anything else you can find and you make everything so understandable (love the stick men, hilarious! especially the infj ones)
yeghor Hi! exaggerating for sentimental effects, as in storytelling. it's not for attention; it's for connection with the outside world...Dr. King's speech inflections are an example of what this means. Animated faces when we tell stories or, the OOhs and Aaahs you get when someone tells a story - ENFJs are known for doing that.
Michael Pierce this video has been a great gift. i always thought i was an introvert but the test results came back as enfj. this video seems to not only get in my head but also in my unconscious i'm curious about the many images of one individual standing apart from a crowd. i'm very much seeking to unite humanity, however i myself want to be united within the group. as soon as i'm in a position of facilitator, leader, manager, etc. i lose the feeling of being part of the group, which is what i'm most after. is this a personality trait or something else? thanks for the great video!
+Sean Gray I re;laeyhkljq34y5tup9ty5iujtrhgI thought it would be just fine with my wireless keyboard several hundred feet across the room. I've thrown this damn thing twice so it gets a bettersignal but I think the batteries must be dying. shit. the batteries. stop throwing this.
Love ENFJ's, they are amazing, charismatic people. I wish I was an ENFJ-- they are so good with people, bringing them together, and they make everyone feel like they're completely normal despite how strange they are. They include everyone and are accepting of how people feel. Plus they're good at mingling with everyone and aren't cliquey. ENFJs aren't afraid to be caring, and are focused on people.
I am one but hey you are good with People too you know why? its simple i mean look at the way you wrote that text. Its Incredibly honest. im sure the many of us had to smile when we were reading it. so Stay the way you are and shine like you always did.
Sry for the bad english im from germany XD
+marco wissemann spoken like a true Enfj high five man exactly how I am as well I never like leaving people out either
i'm a ENFJ too. Thanks for your comment. I never realise how much awesome i am, till now 😂😂
As myself, i try to bring people together because i don't want them to be alone in this world. Maybe it's because i've been there once and it's awful. I don't want anybody through it.
Somehow, when i get together with everyone i feel happy. But this isn't enough for me. I need my private time with the one i love and for a ENFJ like me, to find my soulmate is hard.
I haven't met anyone who share the same belief with me and it's hurt when you accept it as a fact that you can't change. When i try to get to other people they said i was so outstanding and different from them. idk if i should take that as a compliment.
Anyway. thank you very much. Your comment made my day ❤❤
I can relate so much to you ahahaha! I'm ENFJ too! x3
@@neronihil1710 indeed
The two enfjs i know are very shy as well. This video helped me understand them more. Thanks
If you don't mind me asking, I was confused at that bit. Wouldn't Get mean you value community more, which requires interaction with people.
No as Fe-Se is very specific & discerning/depth of social nuance whereas the Fe-Ne of the ESFJ sacrifices breadth for depth of social connection. I'm an ENFJ but I'm definitely a social introvert
I'm an ENFJ, and I loved this! Great content to reflect on and even share on my channel in future videos. Thank you.
Mr. Pierce I thank you for making this video available. researching to better understand myself objectively I came across a quiz and discovering that I'm an ENFJ.Then finding your vid to understand more.
It feels wonderful to see that I'm not alone... you thanked those with this P-Type for helping. Naturely I push off praise, as you've pointed out :) However, I felt your "Thank You" and I really felt appreciated. It Counts believe me. Thank you Mr. Pierce. Have a Joyful life sir, be well. Bryant
ENFJ = INFP turned inside out = internal desire to be special, worthy, unique externalized and projected outwards.
...actually i think your right..i always felt that enfps and infjs had a similarity, (i think i more felt like this because i love infjs so much and so badly want to be like one lol) but i did come to realize that, infjs and enfps do actually have the same function order, but opposite attitudes,
Infj >> Ni- Fe- Ti- Se
Enfp>>Ne- Fi- Te- Si
same for infps and enfjs
so an enfp can behave like an infj, and vice versa, i can contemplate upon me behaving like an infj.. good thoughts
Matuvo Namiikaze :)
+yeghor I'm an INFP and even though it sounds like ENFJs are basically us, inside out, we apparently get a long very well :)
Wow💡
@@forgottenclown9115 I've always thought Galadriel to be an ENFJ.
Check on youtube video titled "lord of the rings - mirror of galadriel extended". Play from 2:55 on.
INTP here. Thank for your teachings mr teacher. My thirst for knowledge is infinite.
I used to think I'm an ENFP, but feel I can relate to ENFJ as well, despite the cogntive differences.
This was a good video however I felt there wasn't enough of an explanation of Ni as it pertains to the ENFJ
Hey Mike, we spoke over Shrikant's Zoom meetup at the start of the pandemic and I meant to tell you this: One of the only parts of departure I have from your work on typology is the notion that ENFJ's feel for all humanity at once where INFJ's have a singular focus. In all my experiences with these types it is INFJ's who feel the pain of all of humanity at once. My INFJ confidants have difficulty, need breaks from or cannot watch the news at all, experiencing it as a huge emotional drain on their empathic tendencies. My ENFJ friends on the other hand don't watch the news because of lack of interest in the information presented or straight up Ni distrust for it. ENFJ Joe Rogan is almost single handedly destroying mainstream media because of his lack of trust for it while providing his content as an alternative. My father, who is an INFJ, lives by the line "who is a man, who does not make the world a better place?"
So here's how I see it. INFJ's Ni causes them to abstract the suffering of the entire world and feel it at once while their general aversion to groups causes them to focus on one person at a time. ENFJ's have a general disinterest in world affairs choosing instead to try and see and change the world they immediately live in and thus feel for the people in their immediate sphere of influence or the 'people in the room'. Best
I feel like you skipped right over auxiliary Ni. At least its discussed in your revisit video
Awww! You’re welcome!!
I did the MBTI test and I'm ENFJ. ^.^
good video^^ i am an enfj too but its somehow impossible to find a partner for me. maybe im simple too intense in terms of the need to be loved :( ow and sry for the bad english im from germany XD
INFP here! ;) Looking for all you ENFJs!!
INTP here with fairly well developed emotional skills and I as well love complete honesty straight out of the box
Im an INFP currently engaged to my ENFJ girlfriend :)
nero nihil me 2 we are idealistic
ENTP here married to an ENFJ.
As am INFP I admire ENFJs
I am also an ENFJ
Oh wow.. 💭 I'm an ENFP that's surrounded by ENFJs.. 🌪️ Somehow I'm friends with & also working with so many of them.. 🤔💭 This makes so much sense & helps me understand them better, thank u..! ✨🙌🏾✨ - @Acharich
7:35 loooool 🤐🤐🤐
Lindsay Lohan is an ENFJ
I had a question, i'm an enfj and i've been learning about this for years, started with Keirsey's books, then following the cognitive type website, looking into visual reading, reading some of jung's works and even looking into eeg scans and how they can reveal different functions in the neocortex. As an enfj, am i duping myself into thinking that i've been training my Ti more so, so that it's not so lacking? In other words, if someone is aware of a function they have that may be lacking in some way, is it possible to become more familiar with it and sort of even the scales a little? I tried to do this by getting closer to dominant thinking types, both intps and intjs, and honestly i do sense a difference. When big decisions or distressing situations arise i sense myself responding more calmly than i was when i was younger, and i can tell i'm thinking things through quite a bit more. It has even effected my sense of humor and i've also heard it has almost negatively impacted my first impressions on people because i tend to seem less quick to smile and shake hands. I just wanted to pick your brain to see if you think such a thing is possible. Not that i think having Fe dominance is a weakness by any means, I'm just working at being as balanced as i can be. Trying to feed my Ni everything i can as objectively as possible. I would greatly appreciate your response.
Jordan Hawes Hey! Finally getting to you. Sorry for the delay. Unfortunately, I can't tell you anything for certain in that area: at this point I have no way to justify treating function development like any kind of science with for sure cause and effect, only like a philosophy. With that said, I personally agree whole-heartedly that people can become more balanced and healthy in their function expression, and that the best way to do this, in my opinion, is to hang out around people who express that function dominantly. I myself identify with the INFJ personality, while my father identifies strongly with INTP, and being raised by him has really helped develop my Ti to the point that I feel my Fe/Ti is almost on an equal level. But that's only what I feel, and I can't be sure what's going on under the surface. Nevertheless, the best advice I think I can give at this point is what you have already done: to hang out with people who demonstrate the function you want to develop more and have an open mind with them.
Jordan Hawes One correction: INTJs don't use Ti, they have auxiliary Te. Their typically critical nature probably helps flex those Ti muscles still.
Michael Pierce Thank you very much, I appreciate the response.
Komatik If you notice I just said dominant thinking types, not dominant Ti types. And I didn't mean dominant in the sense of thinking being the first function necessarily, but rather if it was the preferred judgement function.
Jordan Hawes I tend to use "Thinking type" or "primary Thinker" or the like in those cases - Thinking dominant has a very specific meaning in typology jargon (ie. that the person is IxTP or ExTJ)
I got ENFJ when I did the test but I'm not sure if it is the right one for me, I also resonate to a lot of the things about ESFP and ENFP. I know I love things like, adventure, being playful, having fun and showing people arond me a good time, I love flirting and feeling the rush it brings, I love extreme sports, dancing, traveling, music festivals, when I'm in my head I like to imagine a lot of things I want to do etc. I don't like to see people hurt, especially people close to me, it affects me so much and I have to try and fix it, I don't like routine work, I don't like being told what to do if I don't agree or see the point with it, I don't like a lot of theory I am more for learning by doing than studying but I am still decent with theory it's just not what I think is fun, things like coding or learning how to build complicated things would be absolute dread for me. Does this tell you anything about what type I am? Also is there any particular advantage if I know exactly which of theese I am?
It might seem like I'm always into action but I like to chill too or walk in nature and I have no problem being by myself some days. And I am quite a romantic might I ad. So yeah it just seems like a mix of thoose personalities to me.
I also try to avoid watching the news and politics beacuse it just gets me upset about how fucked up the world is and how selfish and hypocryrical a lot of people is.
You sound like an ESFP! Very strong Se and inferior Ni. I also see hints of Fi in you
If you are an ENFJ, then what your describing sounds like Tertiary Extroverted Sensing. However if its more dominant for you than Extroverted Feeling, you could be an ESTP (Dominant Extraverted Sensing, Tertiary Extroverted Feeling) or an ESFP who just has Introverted Feeling instead.
You sound like ESFP is very much a possibility; the Se-Ni axis & Fi authority seems quite apparent
+Leah Welbaum And on behave of ENFJs, thanks for loving _us_ :-)
This was a deep look in the mirror. Thanks
Yayyy I'm an ENFJ!
I give you a like, because I am ENFJ LOL
i am ENFJ on fight against psychopats/sociopaths, rude non-emphatic cynical narcistic egoists , we will defeat them showing much more power, usualy they are far right wings, btw video perfectly describe me, though being younger i though i am one of very few, and that my behavior is a must going over limits trying to be best, showing overcoming limits and evilness, winning over it, i experiences although very few amoks in my life, but those were relationship breakers with actually people i hated because of their cynicism and non-empathy, i just blew up like atom bomb once going into amok needed friend to back me up i was physically attacking with higher and higher intensity after letting myself suffer for longer period in front of all, i might look tough but i dont know many people helping poor so much as me, and crying over movies and heroes, i am emo-craver
I find this commentary on ENFJs kind of lacking. I don’t know what it is, it’s missing a lot. It paints such a 2 dimensional picture of ENFJs.
My subscribers have been telling me to check you out for so long and I’m so glad I finally have. As an ENFJ, you totally dragged me around the 8:00 mark and put me on BLAST for how I exaggerate. Now everyone knows the truth!!! (I’m exaggerating)
I'm an ENFJ and an actual teacher. Couldn't be more accurate.
My daughter is an ENFJ and I absolutely agree with what you have said in this video. They have the capacity to be some of the most wonderful people on the planet. Thanks for being who you are, ENFJs!
So, I tested as both INFJ and ENFJ - more recently as ENFJ as I've been an INFJ all my life, I believe, due to childhood trauma and beyond. But, now I've sought help from many a guru, and now I've tested as ENFJ, I think I'm actually becoming who I am SUPPOSED TO BE as opposed to what I became in response to stimuli. :) Happy to be me, now.
Both types are special, you are one of a kind, be proud of yourself.
ENFJ here.
Special is a fun word. I wouldn't call it that, but thanks. :P LOL!
Least the types creators have made them positive and meaningful, well maybe look at that way.
Complicated. :)
You haven't "been" an INFJ. You were always an ENFJ who just thought you were an INFJ. Your extroversion just got repressed due to trauma.
AHH, so jen is an enfj, although i figure she's an enfp... i always knew she was something along those lines, thanks, these descriptions are better than anything else you can find and you make everything so understandable (love the stick men, hilarious! especially the infj ones)
Dude, why do your videos not have more likes? You provide amazing in-depth analysis. Thank you!
I am an ENFJ that has tested as such since high school (now I am mid 30's). Thanks for the thoughtful analysis!
Y9ou should get a pop filter for your mic. It will remove the making of your lips.
Brother, you just explained like five things that I now understand about myself
damn michael, how come your enfj videos so short?
THE DARK TRUE OF ENFJs here in this video ➡️ ruclips.net/video/Hj7esWLo08s/видео.html
This was an amazing breakdown! Thank you so much!
Exeggerating emotions for the sake of attention = Histrionic Personality Disorder in extreme cases.
yeghor Hi! exaggerating for sentimental effects, as in storytelling. it's not for attention; it's for connection with the outside world...Dr. King's speech inflections are an example of what this means. Animated faces when we tell stories or, the OOhs and Aaahs you get when someone tells a story - ENFJs are known for doing that.
Sel am Attention seeking, might be sign of HPD.
like smoke might be a sign of a fire? we don't want attention though....we just want to give people HUGGGGS :)
My girlfriend is an ENFJ, I am an ESTP. We are an invincible team but very worthy opponents.
This is so me!
What is the piano piece at the beginning? I've been looking for it v.v
It says at the end :)
Don’t forget Bono!❤
I used to be 50/50 ENFP/INTP then I had a panic attack and ended up in the ER and now I'm apparently ENFJ and something else.
zzzz
Thought im an INFJ watching videos but test result is ENFJ then there's a dash T
I know an ESFJ who thinks they’re an enfj and it’s annoying
Michael Pierce this video has been a great gift. i always thought i was an introvert but the test results came back as enfj. this video seems to not only get
in my head but also in my unconscious i'm curious about the many images of one individual standing apart from a crowd. i'm very much seeking to unite humanity, however i myself want to be united within the group. as soon as i'm in a position of facilitator, leader, manager, etc. i lose the feeling of being part of the group, which is what i'm most after. is this a personality trait or something else? thanks for the great video!
Excellent video. Yes it dovetails with what I thought I felt. Thanks for the clarity.
i'm shy ekstrovert, i'm alone
I love learning about myself 😜
I guess i can be a stock broker now :v
ENFJ here. Bingo.
Work on your intonation! Very hard to listen to.
That's personal, I like the way he speaks.
+Sean Gray I re;laeyhkljq34y5tup9ty5iujtrhgI thought it would be just fine with my wireless keyboard several hundred feet across the room. I've thrown this damn thing twice so it gets a bettersignal but I think the batteries must be dying. shit. the batteries. stop throwing this.
I am a ENFJ