Exploring Your Personality and Major Chapter 2

Keys to Success: Find Your Passion

The secret of success is making your vocation your vacation. Mark Twain

How do you know when you have found your passion? When Time Flies

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. Anonymous

Personality Assessments Do What You Are The material in the textbook

Based on the theory of Carl Jung A Swiss Psychologist, 1875-1961

We are all born with a personality type. If you understand your type, you can understand yourself and others.

There are no good or bad personality types, just differences.

The personality assessment identifies your preferences The personality assessment identifies your preferences. Demonstration: What is your preference?

There are advantages and disadvantages of each type.

Focus on your gifts and talents.

How to take the assessment: Think positively. Answer honestly. There are no right or wrong answers. There are no good or bad personality traits—only differences that make us unique.

Personality Assessment Helps you understand your personality type Identifies your preferences Provides useful ideas for selecting your career and major Helps you identify your gifts and talents Helps you to understand differences in others

Administering the DWYA Find a time when you are not tired or rushed. There are no right or wrong answers. Each type has their own unique gifts and talents.

Administering the DWYA The test does not measure: Intelligence Psychological or emotional health

Administering the DWYA Answer the questions honestly to get the best results. Answer the questions how you usually are when you are not stressed. Do not answer the questions: How you want to be How you have to be at home, work or school How others want you to be

Personality Types Introvert - I Extravert - E INtuitive - N Feeling - F Perceptive -P Extravert - E Sensing - S Thinking - T Judging - J

Begin Self-Assessment How we interact with the world and where we place our energy E_____________________________|____________________________I Extraversion Introversion

The kind of information we naturally notice and remember Self-Assessment The kind of information we naturally notice and remember S_____________________________|___________________________N Sensing Intuition

Self-Assessment How we make decisions T_____________________________|___________________________F Thinking Feeling

Whether we prefer to live in a more structured or spontaneous way Self-Assessment Whether we prefer to live in a more structured or spontaneous way J_____________________________|_____________________________P Judging Perceiving

Personality Types Introvert - I Extravert - E

EXTROVERT MANY FRIENDS TALKING EASY TO KNOW ACTION SOCIAL

A Disadvantage: Speak and then Think

INTROVERT HARD TO GET TO KNOW QUIET INTENSE REFLECTIVE IN DEPTH RELATIONSHIPS

Disadvantage: Think, and then Speak. MAY NOT GET AROUND TO SPEAKING AT ALL

Extroverts 75% of people Introverts 25%

Use the Textbook to Check your Preferences Introvert or Extravert?

Even though there are 16 personality types, we are all unique because we are varying degrees of each type.

Where do you fit on the scale? Introvert or Extrovert? E…X……………………………….I E………………X………………….I E……………………………...…X..I Look at your book and your test results and think about this question. Write your results on the “Summarize Your Results” in your text.

Exercise: Talkers and Listeners

Free Write 5 Minutes Choose one: I am an introvert I am an extravert I am a combination introvert/extravert

Personality Types Introvert - I Extravert - E INtuitive - N Sensing - S

SENSING TYPE USES SENSES WHAT CAN I SEE, HEAR, FEEL TASTE, TOUCH?

SENSING FACTS SPECIFIC DOWN TO EARTH IN ORDER HARD WORKING PRACTICAL

INTUITIVE THE FUTURE CONCEPTS HEAD IN THE INSPIRATION CLOUDS INGENUITY FANTASY CREATIVE THINKER

Use the Textbook to Check your Preferences Sensing or Intuitive?

Where do you fit? Sensing or Intuitive? S…X…………………………….N S………………X………………..N S…………………………X….….N

Activity: Write about this apple:

Personality Exercise Write about the picture for 5 minutes

By Ian Jackson

Free Write 5 Minutes Choose 1: I am a sensing type I am an intuitive type I am a combination sensing/intuitive type

Personality Types Introvert - I Extravert - E INtuitive - N Feeling - F Extravert - E Sensing - S Thinking - T

THINKING FIRMNESS LOGICAL JUSTICE OBJECTIVE POLICY LAWS CLARITY DETACHED

FEELING HARMONY HUMANE FAIR HEARTED SOCIAL VALUES INVOLVED PERSUADE CIRCUMSTANCES SUBJECTIVE

60% Of women are feeling types.

60% Of men are thinking types.

Use the Textbook to Check your Preferences Thinking or Feeling?

Do you prefer Thinking or Feeling? T.…X…………………….………F T……………X………………..…F T………………………………X..F

Exercise: Thinking or Feeling

Free Write 5 Minutes: Choose one: I am a thinking type I am a feeling type I am a combination thinking/feeling type

Personality Types Introvert - I Extravert - E INtuitive - N Feeling - F Perceptive -P Extravert - E Sensing - S Thinking - T Judging - J

Judging means planned and organized.

JUDGING CONTROL FIXED PLANNED CLOSURE DEFINITE ORDERLY STRUCTURE ORGANIZED

Perceptive means spontaneous.

PERCEPTIVE WAIT AND SEE GO WITH THE FLOW TENTATIVE FLEXIBLE ADAPT PENDING SPONTANEOUS WHAT DEADLINE?

Judging vs. Perceptive Greatest source of interpersonal conflict

Use the Textbook to Check your Preferences Judging or Perceptive?

Judging or Perceptive? J…X……………………………….P J………………X………………….P J………………………………X…..P

Exercise: Judging or Perceptive?

Exercise: Where do you stand? I can play anytime I have to finish my work before I play.

Free Write 5 Minutes Choose one: I am a judging type I am a perceptive type I am a combination judging/perceptive type

Personality and Preferred Work Environment Extraverts prefer environments that provide opportunity for social interaction. Introverts like quiet for concentration.

Personality and Preferred Work Environment Sensing types like a standard way of doing things and establishing a routine. Intuitive types like change and finding new ways of doing work.

Personality and Preferred Work Environment Thinking types are objective and rational and treat others fairly. Feeling types value harmony and the support of co-workers. They know their values and apply them consistently.

Personality and Preferred Work Environment Judging types like a work environment that is structured, settled and organized. Perceptive types are comfortable in handling the unplanned or unexpected.

Personality and Decision Making The introvert thinks up ideas and reflects on the problem before deciding. The extravert acts as the communicator in the decision making process.

Personality and Decision Making The intuitive type develops theories and uses intuition to come up with ingenious solutions to the problem. The sensing type applies personal experience to the problem and comes up with solutions that are practical and realistic.

Personality and Decision Making The thinking type uses cause and effect and applies logic to solving problems. The feeling type considers human values and motives (whether they are logical or not) in the decision making process.

Personality and Decision Making Judging steps go through the steps in the decision making process and make decisions quickly. Perceptive types like to look at all the possibilities before making a decision. They do not want to make a quick decision.

Personality and Time Management How do you manage your time? Judging type Perceptive type

Judging Types Naturally good at time management Use time management techniques to meet deadlines Relax once the work is done If there are many projects, may find it difficult to relax and enjoy recreation May need to work on stress management

Perceptive Types Prefer to be spontaneous rather than organized May have difficulty meeting deadlines Work at many projects at once Take the time to relax and enjoy recreation Need to work on organization and meeting deadlines to be successful in college.

Personality and Money Judging types good at financial planning Perceptive types can adapt to change and tolerate risk Feeling types often attracted to low paying jobs that serve others

Other Factors in Choosing a Major If you have several careers that match your personality type, consider: Career outlook Salary Working conditions Lifestyle