ISFP

This did not fit me at all

I absolutely think this is a guide to tendencies that one may have. Fortunately we are not robots, and adapt to the world more than this website suggests. I do feel that I have many attributes of the isfp, however, I also feel as I'm a leader and not a follower.  I do not follow many as there are bad leadership qualities and unproductive leaders even though people put the ENTJ or Narcissistic personality in these positions. I have found in my personal experience it's their gift to BS and not actually produce results. I can see through this from the beginning and when expected to follow these methods, yes of course I will not, as I know there effective methods to being a leader than just again, BSing. Right? 

As much as people want to put the ENTJ on a leadership peddle stool, we give them way more credit than usually deserved.

I worked for a Dean that said he demoted himself to Dean from a CEO, but had absolutely no idea what he was doing. Me, being put there unwillingly, knew he was a complete idiot. I was also new to this position annd tried to explain I had no access to many of the things he wanted me to do. So, why didnt he just go ahead and hire a full time admin.? I let him know from the beginning I'm going to grad school and not interested in the position and only want part time.

He thought, after 8 months of working for the college, he could accomplish things as if he did in the corporate world. Even had a two day retreat and paid a speaker 1000.00 to tell professors things that were completely irrelevant to producing any successful results.

Why would he try to tell them how to do their job when they have the most successful program, and for years!

One of the professors tried to tell him it's not the same corporate world experience that you have. He got extremely offended and almost went to battle.

So whether you're an ISFP or INTJ or the opposite, we are put in positions in life to strengthen ourselves, in being productive, successful, and competent sometimes even more than the personality type than originally thought.

We as people are like sheep. We tend to put too much stock in MBTI, or other pioneers. 

We do have our own gifts and talents to and I have put myself in positions such as serving in the military, to strengthen my character. So, although I may not be a natural born leader, I find that I have better leadership qualities than many I've seen in positions that are leaders.

Depends I'm also a isfp I love makeup, hair, photography, landscaping and I love to paint. I get stressed out easily though especially with my kids. But I also was a cna at a care home for 7 years, I have a strong passion to help others. Even though I hated the rules I loved the residents and would go far and beyond too meet their needs. I guess I care too much for people. I also hate seeing others in pain. I see the inner beauty of those people, their passions, their hurts, and knowing their time on earth is short. I want to make sure they get treated with the love other might not be there for them in their final days. The scheduled sucked and didn't do well with new rules, I lost my cool a few times at the nurses an almost got fired. I was easily stressed out and the nurses were very demanding. I prefer to be a cosmologist or photographer but have doubted myself with the compition out there. I don't know how to say yes continue bc of your caring heart for others or no bc the rules and demands and scheduling is a pain. All I can help with is sharing my own experiences, which I hope will help!!!

ISFP here. I'm a designer. I'm happy I'm on the right path.

Me too!!

No; music is my passion. I am an ISFP (and it's dead-on), and music can be included in arts. So no, it's perfectly normal.

No its not weird at all! I feel the exact same too! What type of music would you like to make?

Go with your gut. I'm reading ISPF for the first time and it is dead on. Now I realize how my life has changed when I switched from 1.5 years of Criminal Justice to Photography. I don't have the money coming in but I'm the happiest I've ever been... EVER!

Don't let it change you if you still think you are going a good direction. If the reasons you started on the path you are on are still valid, you have no reason to change things! However, if you realize that you will not be happy and will actively be untrue to yourself then you might rethink things. Being a massage therapist is something I have considered, however my hands are not strong enough. It sounds like a great profession for us ISFPs. If you become an English teacher, that will also be amazing-- I wish I had been taught English by ISFPs or similar types who would nurture and focus on the beauty of writing rather than the deadline. My mother got me into creative writing and I "self learned" how to love literature and writing, both technical and creative. You'll just have to keep in mind that you have blind spots and check up on them every once in a while if you are in a vocation that is a challenge to you. I am headed toward law school next year and the page says that being a lawyer is one of the least popular careers for ISFPs, but I am going to try to specialize in family law minus divorce. E.g. elderly law, adoptions, and anything where I would represent a child. That is how I will make it worthwhile. My dad is a worker's compensation attorney and I know I would hate that-- endless perusal of every factoid and keeping a million factoids in line on a million cases, often interviewing people who are trying to defraud someone else... Blech! :P

This is why I'm glad I didn't know my ISFP type until after I finished college! I chose a major based in very cerebral, esoteric theory, and although I got mostly As, as I told my prof when he tried to get me to take on harder assignments than others, "I may be one of your stronger students as you say, but this doesn't come easy for me! I work really, really hard and it takes me a long time to get this stuff." However, I do not regret finishing my ill-matched degree, for better or for worse, since we ISFPs have a hard time finishing college in general. And as the studies show, just finishing your bachelor's in anything gives you more lifetime earning power. The only problem is you may not be using that English degree to teach, for example. You might use it for some other career that pays well, but that which might not be your passion. Having said that, however, if you haven't gotten too far in your college career, I see no problem in switching degrees if you have your doubts. It's just that those college loans do start to stack up, and switching degrees can mean more debt down the road, so just keep that in mind. I am actually thinking about nursing school, myself, but then again, I think about that college loan debt I already have. Sigh. But another thing to keep in mind: ISFPs typically lack confidence and don't give themselves enough credit, yet also tend to excel at pretty much anything they set their minds to. (See my story about finishing my degree above :-)) Finding what makes you happy, however, takes a lot of time for a lot of MBTI types, not just ISFPs. We're all just figuring it out as we go along. Good luck!

Teaching is not the same as school administration. Administrators include principals, deans, superintendents, etc.

it says you will be a great teacher, admin is management.

A school administrator is like a secretary. Go with your passion. I'm sure you'll be an excellent English teacher.

David

I too am an ISFP ( used the MBTI for more than 30 years in schools) I was a learning strategist, learning diversity consultant for 13 school and FINALLY for the last 5 years of my 32 year career an administrator ( Assistant Principal in a large highschool) As an ISFP in education I only met 2 other ISFP"s and I used the assessment with more than 500 educators BUT because there were very seldom any ISFP's in my profession I brought a totally different viewpoint to every meeting, school and project I worked on. I excelled at what I did but certainly had to believe in my belief in what the education system could be or what a school could be. I was excellent at what I did because no one else was doing it my way. Do what you choose and you will love it and bring another point of view very rarely heard.

Remember the majority of dropouts are SP's so for them to meet an instructor or and administrator who understands them is a gift beyond anything you can imagine.

Become an administrator!!!! They need to hear your voice in the school system.

Lots of luck

I was reading up on this on another site & it said we make great teachers.. We usually cannot get through the studying part though... However if we can push ourselves we make wonderful teachers

Look into Montessori- I'm an ISFP teaching at a Montessori school. The values and activities seem to line up a lot more than the traditional US school system in its current state

Remember this is basically and educated guess based an a select amount of people studied if you think you're going to be good as a teacher or someone else does don't let this opinion get in the way!

I am an ISFP with a lot of overlap from the ISFJ. I have aspergers and was diagnosed my sophomore year of high school. Aspergers is so much more than being quiet. I have trouble talking to people I don't know and making friends. I love to hang out with the friends I do have. I get overwhelmed when there is too much stimuli ex. Noise, sound, light, smells. It takes me longer to complete school work than most students which was a problem in school when I felt like my teachers were mad or upset with me because I didn't complete my assignment in the same time as the other kids even though I worked hard the entire time unlike most others who were goofing off and talking. Aspergers Is different in every individual who has it. Most people with it may have irrational fears or obsessions almost like hobbies. For me when I was little I enjoyed bugs, not spiders though. I used to find a similar type of caterpillar every time we went camping and named him Edward. This lasted for years. I was then interested in butterflies for years, wearing them all the time. Then I liked rocks. There are many different shapes and sizes and colors and then you get ones with crystals that are pretty. In high school I didn't really have a obsession. In the couple of years I have turned to cacti. I have a plant light in my room(in the basement) so that I can have them grow. I take care of them using different tools like spoons and bowls to help keep from getting pricked. I love science! There are so many things about science, the study of the earth, rocks, different plants, bugs, and the way they all interact. This is partly what led me to chose to pursue a career in science, though I haven't decided a specific area yet. So aspergers is so many things and makes me who I am and gives me in part the personality I have.