Levels of the ENFP
Ideal:
- Prioritizes family members and close friends to make time for them
- Doesn’t overcommit to activities – only agrees to what they feel they can handle
- Makes an effort to pay attention and listen to others
- Great interpersonal skills and gets along with a wide variety of people
- Effective leaders
- Learns how to be self-disciplined and complete their projects/tasks
- Sets and keeps boundaries
- Doesn’t neglect their own needs trying to help others
- Comfortable with their own emotions
- Creates innovative projects and events
- Able to problem-solve without avoiding conflict
- Advocates for themselves and doesn’t allow other people to make fun of them for their unconventional views
Medium:
- Family members and close friends are their priority but may have trouble planning time to connect with them
- Tendency to overcommit on activities and then they feel badly when they are not able to follow-through
- Not always the best at making healthy decisions – lacks foresight and being able to foresee potential consequences
- Usually possess good interpersonal skills but may struggle with connecting with others on a deeper level
- May come across as being shallow or flighty because they are typically very outgoing and forgetful (that doesn’t necessarily make that true)
- Has difficulty making time for their own well-being because they’re overloaded with commitments or fun activities
- Sometimes forgets to takes things seriously – not because they don’t care but because it requires organization and a solemn attitude (i.e. needing to discipline children or having to deal with a serious illness)
- May engage in unhealthy behaviors
Unhealthy: May be prone to Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety, Eating Disorders (bulimia and binge eating), Borderline Personality Disorder, and SA issues
- Unable to take the time to manage their own schedules and needs
- Wants to have fun and does not want to take things seriously
- Doesn’t prioritize family and friends because they are too busy having fun
- Easily overwhelmed emotionally
- Extremely unorganized and all over the place
- Difficulty following through on commitments
- Lack of discipline and focus
- Avoids conflict and can become passive aggressive when upset
- Low-self-esteem
- Engages in unhealthy and potentially risky behaviors (i.e. unprotected, frequent sex with different people, binge eating, etc.)