Hey, Dan here, and it seems I made a
little bit of a mistake in one of my
past videos where I failed to include
all the awesome things about being an
ENFP. In fact, someone left a comment, the
video they're referring to is on success
tips for ENFPs, and I think a really good
video, lots of takeaways but what was
left in the comments, one of the comments
was, "These are really useful tips. The
thing is, after watching it, I feel
ashamed of my type. Maybe you should
include more positive aspects of being
an ENFP in your work because it leaves
me feeling, or it leaves us with a very
pessimistic feel." So, that is completely
not my intent and I think I left out
some of the good parts of ENFPs because
we know what those are, often, and in
terms of the success tips, what I find as
an ENFP is, learning to harness your
strength is very important, but also
learning to deal with some of our
shortcomings around Shiny Object
syndrome and other things is important
as well. So that video was more focused
on dealing with some of our, not so much
negative traits but traits that can be a
little self-destructive in terms of
finding success in business. In this
video, I want to cover the positive sides
of being an ENFP, some of our best trait.
So, if you're an ENFP, sit back, relax, and
prepare to feel better about yourself.
Number one here, I don't even know why
I'm looking at my notes because like, I
eat, breathe, and sleep this stuff, but
anyhow. Number one is ENFPs, we're very
good at making emotional connections
with people. And it's in fact, it said
that ENFPs, when they walk in a room,
can read people in a situation better
than anyone else, than any other type. So,
to be able to walk in a room and be like,
well, this is an awkward situation,
clearly those two just had a fight, or
whatever it is, that is a huge skill. And
that ability to read a room, if you think
about like networking or being, I mean,
we'd never want to be politicians that
would be disgusting, but that kind of
work, where you have to go around and
meet people and, and
well, like, perhaps in a sales role or
it's some kind of a manager or something
like that, it's a really good skill to be
able to just, kind of read and understand
people. And it's a skill that we don't
often realize other people don't have as
much. You know, building on this positive
trait is, ENFPs are really good at making
friends and connecting with people. It
doesn't mean we aren't sometimes shy or
insecure or feeling, feel introverted
from time to time, of course. But in
general, if you compare to other types, it
is very easy for you, if you're an ENFP,
to connect with other people and to make
friends. And I don't think we necessarily
always realize how difficult it is for
other types that, for other people, the
ability to go out, have fun, tell stories,
it doesn't necessarily come as naturally.
So, it's really a positive thing and if
you're thinking in terms of like
business success or things like that, of
course, working that into what you do
will help out a lot. Next thing I put
down here is generally, maybe always, ENFPs
are quick learners. We're very good
jack of all trades kind of people. But
specifically with that we're good at
learning things, and i would say
naturally curious. So any, an ENFP is
going to enjoy learning, want new
experiences. I mean some people, you'll
ask them, you know, you'll look at their
Christmas list or their bucket list,
their to-do list and it's pretty short,
if not non-existent. I will challenge you
to find an ENFP that does not have an
extensive Christmas list if you were to
ask them. You know, "What are all the
things you would want? What are the
things you would want to do? What are the
places you'd want to visit?" It's probably
a limitless list and that natural
curiosity and that natural love of life
is a really positive thing. So yeah,
that's just good, especially because
certain people in my life, an ENTJ is
very hard to buy Christmas gifts for and
takes me days every year to figure out.
If he is an ENFP, it would be very easy
because he would want a lot more things.
With that, just on the quick learner side,
building up,
is usually an ENFP is someone who's
going to be like proactive and take
charge. So, if you think of someone who
can like start their own business or be
trusted with a project, ENFPs are
pretty comfortable taking on an entire
role. So you know, "Oh yeah, I'll figure out
how to do the website." "Yeah, I can manage
that." "Oh, I'll learn that as I go." We're
generally very comfortable learning as
we go, figuring things out, basically
trusting ourselves to be smart enough to
just figure it out and come to a
solution. We don't overthink things, where
other types might spend days, weeks or
years thinking about their plan, trying
to figure out the detail. We're pretty
comfortable getting thrown into a bit of
a shit storm and just figuring out what
will happen, right? And it usually works
out for us and it's also often in the environment we
thrive in, in terms of lots of moving
parts, chaos that kind of thing. Compared
to a lot of types, we do very well in
uncertainty and in some levels of chaos.
In fact, I had, I met, I should say an ENFP
in Berlin and her job was essentially,
she worked for a NGO and basically she
was flown into crisis zones, like, oh,
there's just a hurricane that hit Haiti,
like get her on the phone and she'll
handle shit, which is pretty cool in
terms of a role. So that's the extreme
level of course, but I think most of us
have that kind of trade running, running
in our blood here. Last and definitely
not least is, ENFPs, we see the positive
side and the potential in people and in
life in general. So ENFPs, we are
dreamers. We see what is possible, we want
a better world. We are idealist with this,
and this is a very good thing. We see
what can be possible basically, right?
I've already said that but it's, other
people see what is or what has been, but
to see what could be is a hugely
positive trait. And along that lines, to
be able to see the potential in others,
to see their good side, to see what makes
them special or what's great about them,
is really positive. Not only just in terms
of being happy and making the world a
better place, but if you are a manager, a
coach, like someone who runs workshops,
a consultant, and you can see the
potential in people, that is huge. That is
a really positive trait where you can
end up being really inspiring to people
because you see more possibility for
them than they have seen for themselves.
Pretty cool. That is all I have for now,
it is not all the positive traits of an
ENFP. So, in the comments below, whether
you are an ENFP or even better, if there
is an ENFP in your life, perhaps you're
dating one or you're married to one, work with
one, share below all the positive traits
of an ENFP below. Again, in the comments
I want to hear from you and what you think
are some of your most positive traits, if
I missed anything here. And I'm sure I
did because there's a lot more to add.
Thanks for watching this, if you haven't
already, do be sure to watch the video
that inspired this one. Now that you know
I do not feel negatively, hell, I love
myself and I'm an ENFP. So, come on, we're
the best, all right? Don't tell the other
types I said that, okay? I still need them
to buy my books, but between you and me,
you're my favorites, okay? So yeah, check
out that other video, there's lots of
good success tips in there. Personally,
I've spent a lot of time coaching ENFPs
and as an ENFP, figuring out my flaws, my
strengths and how to really still find
success and find success maybe because
of those strengths and that personality
type, and I put it all into that video. So
have a watch, cool, subscribe, check out
that video, catch you in another one.