A baby girl was born in Clinton, Iowa around 10pm on December 24th, 1998. She was born with a blank slate, a brand new person, vulnerable to her surroundings. She had the ability to be whoever she wanted to be and develop into her own person. That baby girl was me. As we grow older, we develop, even our personalities. The majority of us think we know who we are, but do we really? Many of us have gone into work fields and started doing things because we THINK that’s who we are, when in reality it isn’t. Over the years, although, personality tests have been developed to help with this problem. The Myers-Briggs personality test or MBTI, is just one example. A woman with the name Isabel Myers and her mother Katherine Briggs developed it in the
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On the other hand, those who are more based around feeling normally considered other people’s emotions and opinions when they try to come up with a solution. (Cherry, 2014). The Myers-Briggs test had said that I was more feeling, which I would tend to agree with. More often than not, I put other people’s needs and desires ahead of mine. An example would be when this girl had done something to me that was wrong. I wanted to give her what she deserved and make the playing field a bit more even, but as soon as I started my revenge I had to stop because I knew that it would make her feel bad and it wasn’t worth it in the long run. I feel that this part of my personality is something that I get from my parents. Both of them will bend over backwards for people even if it causes them physical or emotional damage. Another aspect of the feeling scale is that these people, overall, tend to be very friendly and open-minded, which I believe I am. I always am up to try new things and talking to new people. Every time I go to a public event, I go out of my way to meet new people and have a conversation with them. Instead of being rude to someone if they bump into me, I politely smile and tell them it’s okay. I always taught to care for others. This lesson has followed me throughout my entire life. Whether putting other people’s …show more content…
The MBTI said that I would do my best in a career where I got the chance to help and interact with others. A few of the possible careers it showed I should look into are; counselor, teacher, psychologist, social worker, human resources manager, sales representative, and manager. Overall, I feel that this test was quite accurate. Most of the scale measurement seemed to define me the way I would have described. This project hasn’t really given me any new perspective because I already knew all of the stuff I learned throughout the entire process. None of the careers stated in the MBTI was one that I was considering pursuing before I took the test, although. Regardless, I don’t think the results have influenced me in anyway. I don’t really think I will use the information I gathered to help me determine a path for my future career. Even though the test is used widely and meets the standards for its validity, it is still just a test and I refuse to let a few questions dictate my future. I govern my future goals instead of having my decisions be influenced by outside forces. I know what I want and I will not let anything change
On the other hand, those who are more based around feeling normally considered other people’s emotions and opinions when they try to come up with a solution. (Cherry, 2014). The Myers-Briggs test had said that I was more feeling, which I would tend to agree with. More often than not, I put other people’s needs and desires ahead of mine. An example would be when this girl had done something to me that was wrong. I wanted to give her what she deserved and make the playing field a bit more even, but as soon as I started my revenge I had to stop because I knew that it would make her feel bad and it wasn’t worth it in the long run. I feel that this part of my personality is something that I get from my parents. Both of them will bend over backwards for people even if it causes them physical or emotional damage. Another aspect of the feeling scale is that these people, overall, tend to be very friendly and open-minded, which I believe I am. I always am up to try new things and talking to new people. Every time I go to a public event, I go out of my way to meet new people and have a conversation with them. Instead of being rude to someone if they bump into me, I politely smile and tell them it’s okay. I always taught to care for others. This lesson has followed me throughout my entire life. Whether putting other people’s …show more content…
The MBTI said that I would do my best in a career where I got the chance to help and interact with others. A few of the possible careers it showed I should look into are; counselor, teacher, psychologist, social worker, human resources manager, sales representative, and manager. Overall, I feel that this test was quite accurate. Most of the scale measurement seemed to define me the way I would have described. This project hasn’t really given me any new perspective because I already knew all of the stuff I learned throughout the entire process. None of the careers stated in the MBTI was one that I was considering pursuing before I took the test, although. Regardless, I don’t think the results have influenced me in anyway. I don’t really think I will use the information I gathered to help me determine a path for my future career. Even though the test is used widely and meets the standards for its validity, it is still just a test and I refuse to let a few questions dictate my future. I govern my future goals instead of having my decisions be influenced by outside forces. I know what I want and I will not let anything change