ENFP Strengths & Weaknesses

ENFP

the imaginative motivator

ENFPs at their best

At their best, ENFP types are inspiring visionaries who are natural leaders. They can easily shift and adapt to new challenges and are excited by life, no matter what it brings their way.

Rather than becoming stressed or overwhelmed by new people or situations, they are inspired by new points of view and love to rise to the occasion. They like to find numerous solutions to a given problem. ENFPs are also inspiring to others, and they frequently become leaders at work or take on that role in their personal lives.

Potential development areas for ENFPs

While their zest for life makes ENFPs exciting for others to be around, they are also prone to extreme emotions, especially when under stress. They may also over-commit to projects because they are so excited by new challenges. This could lead to the ENFP abandoning those projects or becoming burned out and unable to determine which ones to prioritize.

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ENFPs and stress

ENFPs have big personalities. They frequently have dramatic changes in emotion, too. Things revolving around deadlines, organization, and micromanaging will stress the ENFP.

For example, people who identify as ENFP will likely become overwhelmed when they’re forced to make a decision before they’re ready, or if imposed deadlines interfere with their creative process. They also become stressed by rules within personal relationships and being forced into commitment or long-term plans they don’t agree with.

If you’re an ENFP personality type, you can try a few key things to balance these feelings of stress.

Set realistic, manageable deadlines for yourself.
- While ENFPs would prefer to have no deadlines, sometimes they’re unavoidable (especially at work). If you’re aware of the deadline well ahead of time, you’ll probably have less stress once it comes up.
Carve out time for experimenting with new projects.
- Instead of committing to numerous projects at once and bouncing around between them all, dedicate some time specifically for trying new things or freely getting creative. Then you can worry less about those other, more regimented tasks.
Be open about your goals and expectations for relationships.
- Don’t commit to restrictive relationships that you won’t be able to uphold. ENFPs do better with a lot of freedom, so avoid putting stress on yourself (and others) by making it clear that you need a lot of free time and minimal commitments.