INTJ Personality

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Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator
Through taking the Jung Typology Test, I’ve learned that I have an INTJ personality type. This means that I lean toward the Introversion, Intuition, Thinking, and Judging end of the personality scale. My research on the Internet taught me that my source of energy comes mainly from the internal world. This matches my own perception of myself pretty well. I learned that the Intuition characteristic means that I rely heavily on beliefs founded on information received from my internal world. The thinking characteristic means my decisions are based mainly on logic. Lastly, the judging characteristic means that my life is organized and follows a strict plan. These characteristics also seem to match what I believe my personality to be, in general.
The information I found stated that INTJ’s have a self-confident nature. This is something I have always believed to be true about myself, and consider it one of my best assets. Those with an INTJ personality type, are also known to be both imaginative and reliable, an uncommon combination. My imaginative nature is what I believe has helped me be successful at my current job. I also take great pride in my reliability to my job, my family, and my friends. It is also said that INTJ’s have the ability to recognize opportunities others might not recognize. This is something that has always worked to my advantage, helping me be one step ahead of others.
There are a few things identified by the personality test that may be potential downfalls for me. The first concern is that INTJ’s lose respect for others that are considered to be doing less than is required, or “slacking”. The INTJ then has an inclination to tell these people that they have lost respect, which could lead to many uncomfortable scenarios. Another thing that concerns me is an INTJ’s tendency to make important decisions without consulting others (i.e. supervisors, co...