Levels of the ENTP
Ideal:
- Uses their charm to gain positive friendships
- Able to follow-through on their commitments and are honest about what they will not do
- Open to constructive criticism and will take it into consideration
- Extremely gifted in whatever area they choose
- Very innovative and will work towards achieving their goals
- Learns how to focus on the big picture without losing sight of the necessary steps along the way
- Gets in-touch with their emotions and learns how to connect well with others
- Understands that schedules can be necessary evils
- Productive problem-solvers
- Confident in their abilities but will not come off as being arrogant
- They don’t have tolerance for foolishness and will let you know when you’re out of line in a diplomatic way
- They see the importance of social programs and will volunteer their time, give money, advocate, etc.
Medium:
- Sociable and outgoing
- Has difficulty following through but will continue to try
- Can be argumentative and rude at times
- Trouble focusing and paying attention (this is why they have difficulty listening to others)
- Takes longer to achieve their goals
- May appear arrogant
- Difficulty engaging with other people who have opposing viewpoints
- Decent blend of not needing to have everything done perfectly but getting the job done
- May exaggerate at times
- May be incongruent with their behaviors and seem hypocritical
- Wants to help others even if they become easily irritated with the systems
- Can be obnoxious
- Difficulty respecting boundaries and limits
Unhealthy: May have Bipolar Disorder or Substance Abuse problems
- Uses their charm to try and manipulate others (even if they’re not aware that’s what they’re doing)
- Insensitive to others needs and a severe lack of empathy
- May have difficulty keeping a job – they work better if they’re self-employed because then they don’t have to deal with authority
- Can be all over the place and change their mind frequently
- Argumentative and unwilling to hear someone else’s side
- Defensive and antagonistic
- Alienates other people and does not have a lot of close friends
- Difficulty getting work completed
- Very arrogant because they feel superior to others
- Self-centered and prideful
- Very poor listeners
- Trouble with respecting authority
- Obnoxious just to get a reaction from others
- Doesn’t respect boundaries
- Hypocritical and very incongruent with their actions
- At this point has trouble connecting the dots