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ESFP 

The Outgoing Performer

  • Happy-go-lucky, friendly , easygoing

  • Happiest when with others

  • Love the spotlight

  • Active and talkative

  • Love going outside and enjoys a variety of sensory experiences

  • Naturally curious

  • Fully focused on the present

  • Likes physical and hands-on activities

  • Likes to collect things

  • Have good fashion taste

  • Observant and sensitive to other’s emotions

  • Enjoy doing unexpected and nice things for other people

  • Love surprises 

  • Flexible and spontaneous

  • Impulsive and reactive

  • Disorganised and have no sense of structure , hates to stick to plans/be boxed in

  • Bold – They want to experience everything there is to experience, and don’t mind stepping out of their comfort zones to do so.

  • Original – they love to experiment with new styles and constantly find new ways to stand out.

  • Practical – to them, the world is meant to be felt and experienced, and they prefer to go out there to see and do things.

  • Observant – they are naturals when it comes to noticing real, tangible things & changes.

  • Excellent people skills – they are talkative , witty & almost never run out of things to discuss.

  • Sensitive – they are strongly emotional , and vulnerable to criticism.

  • Conflict – averse  - they sometimes ignore and avoid conflict entirely.

  • Easily bored – without constant excitement, they find ways to create it themselves. They also prefer pleasures of the moment over long-term plans.

  • Poor long term planners – they rarely make plans for the future.

  • Unfocused – they dislike anything that requires long-term dedication and focus.

At their best

  • Joyful, delightful people with an excitement for life and have solid personal values

  • Can be great friends, fun-loving and involved parents, energetic and cooperative team members

  • Usually willing to jump in and do whatever it takes to help others in real and tangible ways

  • Grow up to trust their own competence to make decisions and temper their need for adventure and instant gratification

  • Look inward for confirmation to resist temptations around them and find a life of meaning and joy

ESFPs as Children and Students

  • Always cuddly, happy, smiley babies

  • Alert, active and social infants who love going places in their strollers or interacting with people or animals

  • Usually bouncy, wiggly, playful young children who thrive on fun, variety and surprises

  • Very friendly and outgoing , willing and eager to get involved in new social situations

  • Warm and loving children who make deep attachments to their parents and siblings

  • Like physical affection

  • Happiest when they are outside, playing with other children

  • Demonstrate excellent hand-eye coordination even from very early ages, like throwing, bouncing balls

  • Like tiny toys, dolls , collecting stuff , sorting games and tools of all kinds

  • Notice and remember visual details like colour, shapes or the position of objects they have seen

  • Like sensory play

  • Love music – singing and dancing , find making noise and commotion fun and entertaining

  • Sensitive to the feelings of others, do not like conflict or tension

  • Constantly noticing the environment and the world around them

  • Open and willing to try new things

  • Eager for the new experience and excited about making new friends

  • Usually well liked by their peers and adored by their teachers for their happy-go-lucky attitude

  • Do best in grades where they have a special relationship with the teacher, and there is a lot of action, discussion, and movement in the classroom

  • Very observant, tend to be visual learners

  • Have a good sense of color and enjoy matching colors in their clothing 

  • Have a keen eye for fashion

  • Selective about their preferences for their senses

  • Enjoy hands on learning of all kinds

  • Have excellent memories for things they have personally witnessed

  • Like sports of some kind and esp enjoy the relationships and action of team sports

  • Often coordinated and agile children

  • Warm and caring team members

  • Love having money to spend and enjoy shopping, happy to spend money on others as well

  • Generous, adore surprises and delight in doing special things to surprise the people they love

  • Eager and ready to help others

  • Have a good sense of humour, love to make others laugh

  • Don’t usually mind being teased

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  • Find school increasingly difficult and frustrating 

  • Hard to grasp the underlying meaning

  • Need to be shown the steps to get to the answer

  • Want to learn a subject that has practical application and real utility

  • Social activities take precedence over time present with their families

  • Popular and have a big circle of friends

  • Respond best to immediate and very predictable consequences

  • May get hurt by thoughtless or cruel comments of friends

  • May spend so much time helping their friends that they neglect their own duties

  • Sometimes impressed by the more superficial attributes like good looks or money and may place their trust in people not worthy of it

  • May indulge in drugs or early sex

  • May get distracted and forget commitments

  • Have trouble holding on to their money or saving it

- Need to feel free to learn and explore about the world around them

-Help them find constructive and positive outlets for their energy

- Build an capable and competent image of themselves

- Communicate unconditional love towards them

- Need help to see that they do not need to settle for anything less than loyal, dependable and genuine people

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