Esfj Characteristics

According to 16 personalities I am an ESFJ or “The Consul,” indicating that I am a social creature, and thrive on staying up to date with what my friends are doing. Consequently, one thing that ESFJ’s are known for is their self-motivated responsibility to help in any role that benefits them in a meaningful way. I would agree with this as I often enjoy helping others achieve their goals. For example, I have tutored middle school students and have assisted students with their homework during their study hall periods. Having the ability to see the joy and delight on those middle school students faces when they finally understand a concept or have done well on a test brings me gratification, as I recognize the time I spend serving does play a role in the those students lives. Another ESFJ attribute that I found similar to my own was the tendency to be sensitive to criticism and rejections. For instance, in middle school I had a friend that I believed at the time was going to be a lifelong friend, but we abruptly stopped communicating and interacting. Taking this information harshly, I believed that this friend’s lack of interest was because of who I was and began …show more content…
Firstly, ESFJ’s are known to have an obsessional fascination with their social status and appearance. Personally, I could care less about my social status as I value having a small group of close friends who I can trust and rely on rather than a large amount of friends that I barely know and cannot depend on. In addition to only caring about social status, ESFJ’s bread and butter is gossip. This is another personality trait that I do not share with the ESFJ personality type, as I have experienced being gossiped about and it isn’t the most pleasurable experience. Preferring not to put others down with spiteful and hurtful words I choose to instead encourage others by avoiding