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In this episode, Joel and Antonia dive deep into the needs and desires of the ENTJ personality type.
In this podcast on the ENTJ personality type you’ll find:
- It’s tough to get to know the real ENTJ. There are a lot of layers.
- Napoleon was most likely an ENTJ.
- ENTJs are rewarded by society because their kind of leadership is honored by this world.
- Female ENTJs are often not received well because of imposed gender roles.
- ENTJs get the job done.
- They have a lot of perceived confidence. It often appears like nothing rattles them.
- Most of the answers we got on the survey were very short.
- There’s a sense that they can’t slow down.
- If they don’t feel confident they are good at ignoring it. Lack of confidence doesn’t serve them.
- They have a tendency to overvalue templates that work and never question whether they need to be changed.
- The driver process for ENTJs is Extraverted Thinking that we nicknamed “Effectiveness.”
- Effectiveness is fast. It doesn’t question. It just keeps moving.
- What happens when you’re wrong?
- The co-pilot is introverted learning process called Introverted Intuition that we have nicknamed “Perspectives.”
- Perspectives encourages ENTJs to not just assume their observations are accurate. It asks, “Is there a better way?”
- Napoleonic warfare is a good example of Effectiveness doubling down and not adapting to new warfare strategy.
- The 10-year-old process is Extraverted Sensing we have nicknamed “Sensation.”
- If an ENTJ doesn’t slow down and focus on the co-pilot Perspectives, they will synthetically keep themselves limited. Avoiding the big game and not fulfilling their potential.
- When ENTJs have some past wounding there is an instinct to avoid the inner world. They fear the Intuitive Introverted world. They worry about the pain they may find there.
- The 3-year-old process is Introverted Feeling that we have nicknamed Authenticity.
- This is about managing emotions. It asks, “What’s going on for me?”
- There’s a sense of avoidance out of fear of the inner work. The more ENTJs avoid their inner world the less they will reach their full potential.
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Laura,
I am an INTJ male. I think you might be surprised at how much of your life experience that you just described applies to rationals and intuitives in general and is not primarily due to you being a woman. In particular, the part about you giving good advice that gets ignored until someone else says it has happened to me countless times.
I can, however, imagine it is more difficult for rational women in general, as you have two choices for relationships with men, both personal and business: 1) other highly intelligent and sophisicated rationals who will ‘co-rule’ with you so to speak, or 2) easily manipulated quasi-idiots who you can order around and use like pseudonyms or proxies in order to get things done. Rational males can deal with mediocre females and not have a problem, whereas rational females will no doubt find themselves stymied by mediocre males who have a male ego and a desire for independence, yet lack the necessary big picture attitude that would take them to the next level.
Thanks Josephine! I found your story fascinating. My father was some sort of an xNTJ and he was in the habit of bulldozing everyone (I’m INFJ). In the last few months he was alive, he lived with me. I remember wishing I could be more patient with him, but he just drove me insane. Now I have a huge amount of guilt because I wish I had forced myself to be kinder.
I think it’s awesome that you are able to gain some understanding of how your types interact. I hope he enjoyed the podcast!
Fascinating Insights! Thanks for sharing. I love the percentage breakdown. I am a junky for statistics. ;)
Sarah,
I am chuckling at your first question. How do I deal with people who EXPECT me to behave in a more feminine way?! Simple. I don’t deal with them. I have very little interest in other people’s expectations for my behavior or my appearance, ESPECIALLY when gender stereotypes creep into the equation. I usually deal with those people by ignoring them or, if they offer unsolicited opinions continuously, saying something rude or sarcastic so they’ll leave me alone. Diplomatic? No. Satisfying? Yes.
By contrast, I take my self-imposed expectations (feminine or otherwise) very seriously. Case in point, I have a personal dress code for social occasions and more shoes than I can count. I think people can sense my rigidity in this area because they typically assume that I project my personal expectations onto to them, which isn’t necessarily true. If you love it, wear it!
In my 32 years, the people who seem exceptionally confused by me are those who rely on first impressions: they see my hourglass figure… and then I open my mouth and the ENTJ runs them over ;)
Good luck with the character!
Jordan,
Good insights on the possibility/probability aspect of Ni – thanks.
I completely resonate with your example (if X happens, that’s what I wanted… if not, I’m cool because I’m already prepared) and I’ve watched it play out over and over in family and work situations. I know I am in a good place when I can use Ni to gauge probabilities such as outcomes/behavior and, ultimately, to then minimize my attachment to (a.k.a. need to control) the final outcome.