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FROM CHAPTER THREE: 'WHAT MAKES YOU TICK?"
(Note: this excerpt is taken from someone's personalized ebook. The content of your book would be personalized from your own responses to the FPYC questionnaire which you can begin at the top of this page.)
"...It’s all a question of balance
According to Jung, who pioneered the theory of the temperament type, the fully mature individual was one who achieved balance in the variables that make up the various types.
In other words, if your sensing tendencies are equally as well developed as your intuitive tendencies, then you have achieved balance of your sensing and intuitive functions.
We now look at how close you are to this ideal. We do this by taking each of the four variables – introvert/extrovert, sensing/intuitive, thinking/feeling and structured/unstructured – and looking at how strongly you are one way or another.
Your introvert/extrovert relationship
You are a dominant extrovert. This means that your focus is on the world of people and things.
You tend to draw your energy by being engaged on the world outside yourself. You tend to thrive on action and activity and being in the thick of things.
You prefer to seek out other people and enjoy lots of interaction, whether one on one or in groups. You are constantly (and naturally drawn to the outer world of people, events and things.
You prefer to experience the world rather than understand it. And you prefer action and activity. It is natural for you to be the center of action and because of this you are generally activity.
It is natural for you to be the center of action and because of this you are generally approachable and at ease with others.
Your sensing/intuitive relationship
You are a dominant sensor and rely more upon your senses in taking in information. This means you trust what can be seen, heard, felt, smelled or tasted.
You prefer to rely on what can be measured, documented and you focus on what is real and concrete.
You also prefer to concentrate upon the present or whatever is happening at the present time. You like to look at situations and figure out what is going on.
You are less interested in the meaning of what is involved in situation and in various possibilities that might be inherent in those situation.
In your case you can sometimes be critical of the more intuitive types who see all sorts of meaning and possibilities.
This is referred to as the intuitive function and in your case this function is limited.
You need to recognize this as a potential limitation and try to strengthen your capacity to see different possibilities in situations.
This is particularly important in times of rapid and often unexpected change. This type of situation can be destabilizing for someone of a dominant sensing nature.
Your thinking/feeling relationship
You are a balanced feeling type. You are more likely to make your decisions on the basis of your inner values and how your decisions will affect others, rather than in terms of rational logical principles.
The feeling dimensions is stronger than the thinking function, but not overly so in your case.
It does not mean that you are illogical in making your decisions, it is just that you swing to a different tune where your values and beliefs outweigh logic.
In your case the feeling function is stronger but not overly dominant. However there is always the danger of allowing feelings, values and beliefs to over rule common sense and what might in fact be in your best interests.
Sometimes it is important to be hard nosed about making decisions, particularly where your career is at stake.
Some people find it difficult to distinguish whether they are thinking or feeling types because of the gender and sex role biases in our culture.
Very often women who are naturally thinkers are socialized as feelers and men who are feelers are socialized as thinkers. It is important to recognize your true preference as this can be a liberating experience.
Your structured/unstructured relationship
You are a balanced unstructured type indicating that you can find routine and established procedures and rules irksome.
You prefer spontaneity to order and predictability. In your case you experience a tension about having to make a decision or to tie things down. You are inclined to want to seek more clarification or always examine more possibilities.
You are impatient with those who want to make decisions and then regret having done so.
You like your world to be flexible, allowing for many possibilities and opportunities. You feel constrained by structure and prefer things to be free flowing.
You enjoy adapting to new and changing situations and you tend to delay making decisions.
You want to leave things open ended and suspend judgment as long as possible. You tend to see shades of gray rather than distinct black and white. You enjoy the unexpected in nearly all areas of life.
These admirable qualities can be both advantages and disadvantages in the new economy.
When things are changing rapidly and in unexpected ways the capacity to adjust quickly to changing circumstances can be helpful.
However, the desire to keep your options open can lead to indecisiveness and procrastination.
In your case there is a balance between perceiving and judging so that with a little care and management you should be able to achieve a good balance in this area."
Reference: Career personality assessment test
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