Apple Computers founder Steve Jobs passed away recently, and news outlets paid tribute to him by listing his accomplishments, and playing video of him speaking. One of these clips showed Mr. Jobs delivering a commencement speech at Stanford University in 2005, and the speech included a treasure trove of information. In one of my favorite parts of his address, Jobs said” you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.” (Jobs, 2005) This piece advice is simple to understand intellectually, but it also proves difficult to follow. Many people need to understand how they can achieve their dreams before they endeavor to follow them. I delayed returning to school for years because my dream, of practicing law, seemed unrealistic. So how does someone take a leap of faith, and trust that the dots will connect? I believe the answer to this question presents itself through tools like personality tests, and philosophies like those put for in the book Think and Grow Rich, and video The Secret. I found the Meyer-Briggs personality test gave me a better understanding of myself, and a glimpse into how others may perceive me. The Meyers Briggs classified me as an ENTP (Extraverted, Intuitive, Thinking, Perceptive). Five percent of the population is classified ENTP. In ENTP’s, Extraverted and Intuition dominant the personality type and they desire an understanding of the world that they live in. Their strong intuition allows ENTP’s to quickly, and accurately, process information to size up a situation. This understanding of people and situations gives them a dis... ... middle of paper ... ...s whatever they desire. Unlike the genie in Aladdin, the Universe Genie does not limit the wisher to three wishes. He grants an unlimited amount of wishes with no bounds. This Genie does require the wisher to use visualization to aid in the interpretation of incoming signals. The Secret provides a philosophy for all who believe Think and Grow Rich require too much work. Everyone contains within himself or herself the ability to achieve their goals in life. This gives me a feeling of empowerment, and control over my life’s ultimate destination. Many truths in life allow each of us as individuals to take the steps necessary to achieve wealth, happiness, and fulfillment. Personality tests allow individuals to analyze the qualities they possess, and philosophies, like those put forth in Think and Grow Rich and The Secret, guides us in their use. Works Cited Stanford
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is probably the most accepted personality assessment used today. It is used by many leading companies including Apple and General Electric. (Carr 2000, pg 29) This test was first developed by the mother/daughter team of Katherine Briggs and Isabel Myers-Briggs whom expanded on Jung’s philosophy. They added a fourth category, which describes how people relate to their environment. This third pair is judgment (J) and perception (P). Judgers are people who evaluate their surroundings to bring structure and control to their lives. On the other hand, Perceivers, take in their environment and are flexible with their activities and adapt to the environment based on what comes their way.
Personality typing can be very enlightening when it comes to recognizing one’s own growth and self-development. While there are sixteen personality types that are used in the personality assessment, based on the extensive research of Carl Jung, Briggs and Myers, we are given one type based on how we perceive things and make decisions. The Jung Typology Test revealed that I have a personality type that is E (Extraverted), N (intuitive), F (feeling), and J (judging). When looking at the strength of the preferences I have a slight preference of Extraversion over Introversion by 6%. I was able to quickly relate to that piece of information, depending on the setting, surrounding people, and the situation, I tend to go back and forth between being
Personality tests help identify an individual’s characteristics, provide employees and managers information about the individual to use for discussing individual differences, promote conscious knowledge of one’s character, feelings, and motives, and provide a starting point for group discussion (Passmore, 2008). Employers that uses workplace personality tests for development purposes look for tests that are “less psychological and have more positive language, such as Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)” (Lloyd, 2012). The MBTI is one of the most used personality tests in businesses today. It was developed over 30 years ago by Katherine Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers. They generated their test based on Carl Jung’s theory personality types. Jung proposed that there are two psychological types of the basic personality traits—introversion and extraversion, and four functions (thinking, feeling, sensing, and intuiting). He also believed that everyone has aspects of both introversion and extraversion; however, one of those attitudes is seen more consciously and the other is more unconsciously. Myers and Myers-Briggs added two more functions to Jung’s theory (judging and per...
The Myers-Briggs test is one of the most common assessments done for undergraduate programs, and master’s programs (www.myersbriggs.com, 2015). Again, there are no right or wrong answers to this assessment. I completed this test twice, because I was not in the right frame of mind at the time, and I had not fully committed to completing the master’s program. The two attempts were to identify if my answers would be skewed based off mood and or lack of concentration. The type indicators were the same, however, the percentages varied greatly. I did not completely agree with the results individually, but it did provide a foundation for myself how I view problems, react to them, and solve them. The description of the characteristics of the indicators as a whole, I completely agreed with. I use this as an example because I believe the Myers-Briggs test had a deeper meaning for me thus far, rather than the assessments completed in this class as I feel that they will change depending on my title, where I am at within my company, how secure I feel within the structure of my company. Some of my personality traits are actively sociable, enthusiastic, expressive, warm, idealistic, empathetic, insightful, imaginative, and cooperative. I do not believe that my personality traits have ever changed, but have they have been enhanced the older that I
“…[All] who have accumulated great fortunes, first did a certain amount of dreaming, hoping wishing, desiring, and planning before they acquired the money” (pg.26). Every success starts with a goal, and the first step towards achieving ones goal is to have a burning desire. The characteristics of a burning desire is that it is definite and that one thinks and dreams about it, thus eventually becoming a positive, healthy consuming obsession in life required for motivation. Definite, meaning that a person has a specific goal in mind while putting all his or her energy toward it and not giving up until it is attained. A major pitfall is that most people only see “becoming rich” as a hope or a wish. When an obstacle comes along, instead of trying really hard to overcome it, people give up, taking the easy way out. People fail to realize that success comes as a result of overcoming some crisis through persistence. Any idea can come true if one truly believes in it. Take Edwin C. Barnes, for example.
Myers-Brigs is a personality assessment that focuses on specific traits that allow a person to capture a deeper understanding of who they are and what exactly makes them an individual. These traits are the person’s core personality of who they are behind closed doors, not how they would desire to behave. These traits are inborn and are the natural emotional reaction to the environment around us. There are four sections of the Meyers Briggs with two options in each section. Each person who completes the personality assessment is assigned four letters that represent their personal personality type. A summary is given that delves deeper into what those four letters represent. The summary includes, but is not limited to, strengths and weaknesses, relationships, and careers.
In the day to day life, experiences and connections are made. Many things that occur in one’s life can all stem from their individual personality, but interpreting how one’s personality guides their life presents a difficult challenge. Many actions, quirks, and patterns that a person has are easily noted due to the ability to see it, but the puppeteer behind these habits is an individual’s personality. A certain personality type can affect the perception of certain events and the reactions/feelings to certain outcomes. While one person might see a situation as dreadful, another may see it entirely different. We tend to find ourselves side by side with people we see similarities between due to a parallel in certain traits, but no two individuals are exactly the same based on differences in personality. Success is hinged on many things and one of those things is the development of self-awareness. To know oneself is key to tackling on intimidating tasks and situations, but to also grow in terms of knowledge and synergy. In my attempt to
After taking the Myers-Briggs Personality Types Test, my resulted personality is a provider which makes me understand myself much better. Now, looking back at the many situations and arguments I have been in makes me realize that I just want to help people, but wanting to help also put me in some tough situations but I can honestly say I have no regrets.
Steve Jobs delivered and extremely informative commencement speech at Stanford in 2005. He presented three very effective points about what he went through in life. Steve Jobs first talks about connecting the dots. He says something like “ you can't connecting dots looking forward you can only connect them looking backwards” with that quote one can understand that you have to trust that something is going to happen in life and hope for the best. Then he goes on and talks about love and lost he lets the graduates know that sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick,Don't lose faith. On this quote he lets the graduates of Stanford know that life is going to be hard not everything in going to come easy in life. We are going to make mistakes but we need to understand that we can Lear from them. Lastly,Steve Jobs believes that
The Meyers-Briggs personality test is a short quiz that categorizes people's personalities into sixteen different types. The test calculates if a person is introverted or extroverted, relies on intuition or sensing, makes decisions on feelings or thinking, and if they are judging or perceiving. The quiz defined my personality as introverted, intuitive, thinking, and judging. Which is shortened as INTJ. I believe that the Meyers-Broggs personality test was quite accurate at determining my personality.
The Myers and Briggs personality test is unlike many of the personality tests you will find randomly online because it was designed to examine the ways in which you focus on the world and make everyday decisions. After taking this test myself I have found out a few things about myself that I did not really notice before. According to the Myers-Briggs test my personality type is INFP, which stands for Introversion, iNtuition, Feeling, and Perceiving. At the start of this test I had no idea that I was considered an introvert because as far as I can remember I have always loved being around people and never really thought about things before acting, which is the exact personality of an extrovert. The end of this personality test has a section that describes the different traits of those under that category and as for what it says about me I do feel that it matches some of my traits to a tee, but at the same time I feel like there are a few traits that are a bit off. Perso...
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During the course of six weeks, I learned how to set realistic goals and understand what a goal is. Before entering my EDCP class, I assumed goals were very minute things such as going to lacrosse practice or making the team in high school. I never thought to plan for school assignments let alone my future. Goals are characterized by 5 aspects Specific, measurable, actionable, realistic, and timeframe (SMART). Goals are what set students apart we all want something different whether it be academic, financial, personal, professional, and health and wellness goals are dear to my heart.
Research a life goal Although I have many goals in life, these two stick out to me the most. They stick out in every decision I make and they help me make good decisions. What I want most in life is to become a pharmacist and to create a family with someone I love. I want the family most importantly because I was raised in a very tight Greek family.