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The Sixteen Types
Sixteen personality types can be derived from the first four Global Scales (E-I, S-N, T-F, Z-A). The following descriptions are generalised summaries of characteristics that are most often held in common by those who fall into each of the four-letter type designations. The Facet Scales will further personalise and expand on the global descriptions contained in these summaries.Extras
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ESFA – Entertaining
ESFAs approach life optimistically and are masters at living joyfully and entertaining others. You see the world as it is, approach it with curiosity, observe it well, embrace it openly, and adapt to whatever life may send your way. You are flexible, spontaneous, and practical when it comes to an experience you can process with your five senses.
You are effective at communicating your good-natured realism to others. With your open, adaptive nature, you may earn the reputation of being a diplomat or mediator. You have a rare, valuable ability to suggest solutions and to encourage agreement and compromise.
ESFAs are keen observers, endowed with a remarkable ability to integrate and deal effectively with enormous quantities of data — especially if the subject is in the personal realm, since your interests lie more in people than in things. You tend to greet the world with optimism, friendliness, warmth, compassion, and sympathy, wanting to ignore bad news and refusing to let gloomy people affect you.
The key to understanding an ESFA is in observing your relationships with others. You are focused on people, tactful and attentive to their needs and expectations. Essentially, you are a spontaneous individual, happy living life as it comes rather than walking the straight and narrow path defined by schedules, commitments, obligations, duties, rules, regulations, and the expectations of others. Typically, work and play are the same for you.
As an ESFA you are able to shift gears quickly, switching from one assignment to another, one technique to the next. You thrive on action and are good in a crisis. You enjoy the challenge of handling unknown situations moment by moment, especially when the outcome is determined by your ability to apply your well-practiced problem-solving skills. The challenge for you is to achieve a balance between your jolly, easygoing nature and your ability to accomplish tangible results.
The ESFA personality style is one of grace, cleverness, and flair. You are a process-oriented person who appreciates risk-taking and adventure in pursuit of your goals.
Source
Boundless Diversity (A/Z): An Introduction to the Golden Personality Type Profiler
Karen A. Deitz, Ph.D. and John P. Golden, Ed.D.