Levels of the ESTJ
Ideal:
- Wonderful orators and public speakers
- Work towards the greater good and has respect for systems and people who are not in alignment with their worldview even if they find it irritating
- Able to interact with others; built their interpersonal skills to be a team player instead of a dictator
- Enjoys mentoring and passing on knowledge to close family members and friends
- Doesn’t take things too personally and lash out when they are criticized.
- Able to handle conflict and reduce tension
- Able to stand up for their own view-points without putting others down in the process
- Tolerant of other people’s views even if they disagree
- Not overly confident – they understand their own limits
- They don’t have tolerance for foolishness and will let you know when you’re out of line in a diplomatic way
- Takes time for self-reflection even if it’s just a few minutes a week
Medium:
- Able to keep a decent support system but may tend to have trouble with personal relationships (family, friends) due to their vocalized beliefs
- Will address conflict but has difficulty understanding the other person’s point of view and validating feelings
- May have a tendency to become defensive when someone calls them out
- Prefers to be the leader and person-in-charge and has a difficult time sitting on the sidelines or taking a supportive role
- Can come across as very arrogant and think that they know best
- Usually blunt and will speak their mind even it is inappropriate or rude
- Wants to be the main organizer and keeper of events and appointments to have everything go according to plan
- Enjoys being the center of attention but will try to not be in the spotlight the whole time
- Focuses trying to make everyone do things their way because they think it’s the best way
- Can be sensitive and become irritated when things do not go their way
Unhealthy: May be prone to Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Eating Disorders, and other mood-related disorders.
- Needs to be the center of attention
- Everything has to be done their way
- Highly critical and most people do not meet their approval
- Extremely poor listeners
- Ridicules and antagonizes others who do not agree with their views and opinions
- Can come across rude and cold if they’re not trying to impress someone
- Wants to enforce the rules and regulations at any cost (i.e. Corporal Punishment, most religious organizations, etc.)
- Zero introspection and insight
- Believe they are always correct
- Blames others and cannot accept responsibility for their mistakes
- Only tells the positive parts of stories in order to make themselves look good – the other parts either didn’t happen or people were wrong.
- Displays a lack of respect with those who disagree with them
- Unable to see the other side
- Extremely insensitive
- Displays Jekyll and Hyde behaviors
- Most likely holds a lot of prejudices and biases