Personal Narrative: My Type A Personality

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Personality is something that has always been fascinating to me. On the Myers-Briggs and Keirsey personality test I tested INFJ. On the Big 5 I scored highest in conscientiousness and lowest in agreeableness. I am also fairly certain that I am Type A personality. I handle stress differently in certain scenarios. They usually depend on the perception of time and what others will think if I fail to complete the task. I typically overthink both of these aspects which sometimes leads to self-destructive behavior. I was put in charge of selling and ordering tee shirts my social clubs fundraiser. It was a simple job that I had all planned out. The problem came when we had to order the shirts; the artwork was changed because of formatting issues. …show more content…
I plan work out especially when it is something I have no experience doing. Also, I am I very concerned about how my actions affect someone else. This is slightly inconsistent though because I can hurt others ' emotions when the situation reaches a critical level. My introversion is shown when time is not a factor. I often spend time thinking through all the options. Until recently, I thought that was simply me being indecisive and slow. My Type A personality is exhibited by the fact that stress causes me to force things to be completed with or without a …show more content…
I typically plan out work but I usually allow myself room to not follow the plan precisely. A plan to me is just to validate that I have enough time to complete the task. I like to be somewhat flexible in actually pursuing the goal. I have learned, through my social club, that some of the best ideas come when the leader is flexible with new ideas. Last year for Tiger Tunes my social club won second place partly because our director was open to creative and funny ideas. I typically work in short burst of energy, although I spend a great deal of time think about what I need to do to work more efficiently. One odd thing I do is spend more time organizing the work than on the work itself. Organizing helps me deal with the stress of the work as well as the make the work flow smoother. I also find myself redoing things that I feel are inadequate. However, if the project is something that I can see is highly beneficial to my own personal, then I put forth a very valiant effort, otherwise the projects quality drops. As I have aged I have become better at seeing the underlying reason for

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