An Odd Bird - INTJ




When I took the Myers-Briggs personality test, I turned out to be an odd bird, which didn't surprise me at all. Only 0.8 percent of women in the US have my personality type. I found throughout my life, some people don't quite know how to take me. I particularly remember a mother from my son's preschool days telling me that when we first met she thought my enthusiasm was very odd, a little crazy. After a while, she realized that my ebullience was genuine and we became good friends. 
I am an INTJ - Introverted, Intuitive, Thinking and Judging. The anomaly is that I seem to be an extrovert. I am outspoken. I enjoy connecting with people, old friends as well as new acquaintances. I love to talk, gush over new ideas and enjoy being an endless source of information.  However, my creative energy, my personal fulfillment comes from being alone. That corner of my being is shy and private, introverted.  I am fiercely independent and as I tell my husband not in jest, "No one's the boss of me." As for intuitive, if you want your mind read, come visit. I read people easily and when I am wrong, I am so off base that my misperception gives me a laugh, like the universe was playing a joke. Lately I have tried to fight the "thinking' part of my persona as I put such a high value on being rational and intelligent, I forget to open my heart. A little voice tells me to opt for kindness. Since I value being decisive and have little patience for wishy washy people, the judging part fits like glove. I like rules over chaos and work best when a deadline is at stake. 
There is comfort in all this information knowing that the me that is me. I can mine this information to become a better me. Oh, the joys of being an odd bird!
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Published on April 30, 2014 12:46
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