MBTI: the 16 personality types

Seeking to learn more about the 16 personality types of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)? Check out our in-depth personality profile page on www.wedomarriage.com.

And here are some links we've brought together to help you find the information you need.

BSM Consulting provides a one-page high-level overview of each personality type with links to more in-depth profiles. Further information is offered under the headings of Personality and Relationships, Careers and Personal Growth. An excellent resource and great starting point for anyone new to the MBTI.

Randall Associates also offer a one-page summary of the 16 types, with links to more information about each one. The individual type profiles are accompanied by a list of research-based insights into how each type acts in terms of relationships, career and general behaviour. For example:

• INTJs identify creativity and originality as the most important features of their ideal job.
• ESTPs list history, maths and practical skills as their favourite academic subjects.
• ESFJs rank highest of all the 16 types in satisfaction with marriage/intimate relationships.
• ISFPs watch TV three or more hours per day!

Husband and wife team Paul Tieger and Barbara Barron-Tieger, authors of Just Your Type: Create the Relationship You've Always Wanted Using the Secrets of Personality Type , operate the highly-recommended Personality Type website. And finally there's the official website of the Myers-Briggs Foundation.

MBTI: type is not an excuse

Some words of wisdom from Breanne Potter at The MBTI Blog:

The purpose of understanding your personality preferences is to bridge communication gaps, preserve your energy, and cope with stressful experiences, etc. As you begin to understand your personality preferences, it is key that you grow and develop your type. You do this by meeting others in the middle.

For instance, my clear Judging preference often conflicts with my boyfriend's clear Perceiving preference. We would both be developing our type if we met in the middle. I would work to not over-plan our free time and "go with the flow" and he would work harder to be on-time and be more organized.

Breanne continues:

It is important to remember that even though our personality preferences guide our behaviors, we are ultimately responsible for our actions. Someone with a Thinking preference can not leave the "Feeling stuff" up to the team members with a Feeling preference.

Introverts should not be allowed to sit idle during a brainstorm session because they prefer to work inside their heads. Similarly, it should not be acceptable for an Extrovert to dominate every conversation just because they prefer Extroversion.

We choose our actions, and should always choose actions that create harmony and understanding. By choosing to use Type as an excuse, we are choosing not to grow as individuals.

The 16 MBTI types and their prayers!

Check out this humorous - but eerily accurate - list of prayers as they might be uttered by each of the 16 different MBTI personality types. As a sampler here are the prayers for four of the types:

ESTJ: God, help me to not try to RUN everything. But, if You need some help, just ask.

INFJ: Lord help me not be a perfectionist. (did I spell that correctly?)

ENTJ: Lord, help me slow downandnotrushthroughwatIdo.

INFP: God, help me to finish everything I sta