ENFPs, you are known for being highly energetic, creative, enthusiastic,
gregarious and popular! Some famous examples of folks with the ENFP
Myers Briggs personality types who have made an impact on the world include Anne Frank,
Robin Williams, Andrew Yang, and Ellen Degeneres. Are you an ENFP, or think you might be? In
this video, we will explore the ways that YOU might be able to change the world.
Welcome back! My name is Amber Melanie Smith. I am a Nonprofit Founder and Executive Director
and Speaker on leadership and social impact. I also do videos every week here on YouTube
about service, and leadership, and nonprofits, and social impact. My goal is to help aspiring
changemakers with tips and strategies to help you change the world while doing what everyone
needs to do, which is living a life of impact and purpose.
I know and love several ENFPs in my life and I can definitely personally attest to their
energy and their creativity and their ability to draw a crowd.
If you're not quite sure what personality type in the Myers Briggs list that you are,
I've left a couple of links in the description below that you can check out - take those
quizzes and let us all know what is your Myers Briggs personality type.
Before we get into some of the super cool ways that ENFPs can make a difference in the
world, let's just talk a little bit about some ENFP personality traits.
ENFPs make about 7 percent of the population. The ENFP is a Free Spirit! They are energetic.
They are curious. They are always looking for the meaning in things. They are very compassionate.
They love to connect with people. ENFPs are really imaginative people. The weaknesses
of ENFPs include tendency to get unfocused, to over think things. ENFPs can get overly
stressed out or emotional about things. And they resent being asked or required to follow
the rules. ENFPs like to be around people. They like
to work flexibly and independently, and they love to combat authority!
Okay, so if you an ENFP looking for a way to make a difference in the world, what are
some great options for you? Let's talk about that.
You, as an ENFP, need to have a role in making a difference where you can connect with other
people, you need to be able to work on a flexible schedule that you can dictate as you need.
And you really like to be able to be creative in these roles to make a difference. As an
ENFP, you might not have the patience to do a really long term project, so a project where
you can make some kind of positive change in the community over a short term - so something
that has a finite start and end time where you can see your impact right away could be
a really good fit for you. So, what does this look like in terms of a career in changemaking?
One great fit for you could be a writer or a journalist. These types of activities would
allow you to use your creativity and use your storytelling, which you really love to do,
and they also allow you to kind of work at your own pace, work on your own schedule,
and explore a lot of different concepts as you write. So doing something where you can
make a difference or tell the story for a cause could be a really good project for you
in terms of ways that might make a difference in the world. If you are working in the private
sector, odds are you are probably gravitating towards some kind of small business or start
up scenario where the environment is a bit more flexible, a bit more agile, even more
fast paced and exciting. You might not find a more bureaucratic or structured large corporation
something that fits your needs. So in these types of environments, in terms of how you
might go about changing the world, a great project for you could be launching a marketing
or fundraising campaign to help a cause that your business cares about. Or in terms of
start up or social enterprise being part of designing a product or service that could
really impact the lives of a lot of people could be a very exciting venture for you.