Keirsey Temperament Sorter

When taking the 16Personalities Test online at, 16personalities.com, it tested my personality type. For example, I was given countless questions about my personality and had to answer between strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, or strongly disagree. When taking this personality test I realized it asked questions about all various aspects of personality types. It asked many diverse questions for say if I found it difficult to introduce myself to other people and if I try to respond to email…

The Myers-Briggs type indicator explains an individual’s personality type based on his or her preferences. By understanding each type preference, a person can choose what fits him or her the most. In my case, through comprehension of the 8 different characteristic I was able to choose what I believed suits me best. I have chosen the INFP preference type for myself, which stands for Introversion, Intuition, Feeling, Perceiving. I have always thought of myself as an introvert, I have never been a…

My personality type surprised me. I’ve always thought of myself as soft-spoken, intelligent, and very introverted. I don’t normally lead situations, but I’ve usually had the ideas that could. The personality type that I got was ENTJ or E (extrovert), N (intuitive), T (thinking), J (judging). This personality is the “Commander”, the natural born leaders. I was shocked to see that Gordon Ramsey, Steve Jobs, Margaret Thatcher, and Whoopi Goldberg were a few people in which I share common traits…

Have you ever wondered what drives you to do the things that you do? Why do I get mad so easily? Was I born this way? Using the Hartman Color Code one may find the answers to the previous questions. Finding out what motivates us as human beings will help one further understand personal and interpersonal interaction, as well as, our ability to work in groups successfully. Dr. Taylor Hartman is a former professor from California State University who has coached businesses and individuals for…

What is David Keirsey Telling Us? The title of the book, Please Understand Me II by David Keirsey (2009), had me convinced that the writing was going to cover a lost soul marked as an outcast from the rest of the world. The Foreword text which was written by Ray Choiniere a friend of Keirsey’s helped to define what the book covered in the first paragraph. It was worded to mean that all of us in the world are different in our way and that it is impossible to make us change to please you. Some…

Assessment and Inventories Reflection The four assessments I used to obtain information on my personality and temperament were: Similar Minds Jung, Enneagram Test, Gallup Strengths Finder 2.0 and Keirsey Temperament Sorter. According to the Keirsey Temperament Sorter, I have a Guardian temperament and a Protector personality type. The Gallup Strength test reported my strengths were in the areas of relator, responsibility, achiever, strategic, learner. The Enneagram and Similar Minds Jung…

After taking the Keirsey Temperament Sorter II Personality Quiz and the Myers-Briggs Personality Quiz there were a few things I learned. According to the Keirsey Temperament Sorter II Personality Instrument Quiz there are a lot of people similar to me which are categorized as Guardians. We make up almost half of the population and that is 40 to 45 percent. Guardians keep everything running as planned because we take pride in being dependable and trustworthy. Some would consider us as old fashion…

The book “Please Understand Me II” has the Keirsey Temperament Sorter II questionnaire that examines the personality types of certain people. The questionnaire is a simple version of the famous Myers-Briggs intelligence test. The Myers-Briggs intelligence test is based on the research by Carl Jung, the psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology. Carl Jung’s goal was to describe how people act in certain situations. The Keirsey Temperament Sorter II questionnaire includes seventy…

When I first took Keirsey Temperament Sorter II test I was not expecting the results to sound so much like me. The test result said I have a guardian temperament. One of the qualities are guardians are serious about duties and responsibilities. I am dependable because when I give someone my word that I will do something I do it. I do not like waiting till the last minute to finish a task or project. Guardians believe in law and order. Laws are in place to keep people safe, and society needs…

Personal Self-Assessments This Personal Assessment gives the results of four self-assessments: Keirsey Temperament Sorter, Task versus People Profile, Ethical Orientation, and Conflict Style. I completed the four self-assessments and have written a brief summary of the results. Keirsey Temperament Sorter Score: Artisan The Keirsey Temperament Sorter revealed that I am an Artisan. This temperament describes my personality perfectly. I am extremely business-minded and enjoy the outdoors and…