This week for the Hixson's they got to experience Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Although the students versions aren't as in depth as us mentors are, I still think that the knowledge that is gained from these reports are essential. The Myers-Brigg is just a test of questions that you pick an answer and from your choices it tells you more about your personality and preferences for doing things. There are four main clarity preferences you can fall into, and with in each there is two types. The first is where you get your energy, either Extraversion or Introversion. The next is how you become aware of information, either Sensing or Intuition. The third is how you decide or come to a conclusion about the information (Thinking or Feeling). An the last is how we deal with the world around us, Judging or Perceiving.
As for myself I am an ESTP. When I first read this, I didn't really know what it meant or how it effected me. As I read further into the packet and it got more in depth with each of my levels, I really began to understand the results. For example, although I am an E, Extraversion, which is totally me because I am a very energetic person an I love being round friends, I still have an Introversion quality which it actually identified and described me quite perfectly. I love to be around friends and family yet, I still have a private vulnerable side of me that is hard for me to share with others. I avoid talking about super personal issues and if I do, it tends to make me feel uncomfortable.
It literally just stunned me that this report could figure this out about me just from me answering some simple questions. While this report tells you what you are it doesn't mean that you always are this way. It may be just that day you answered the questions in that way. It also tells you how to improve yourself with the type that you are. As a mentor and being in a leadership position this is great help. It tells us how we like to communicate then gives us heads up on what we should try and do, seeing how everyone in the world is not our type. I really enjoy the Myers-Brigg because as a college student, we are in that stage of our lives where we are figuring out just who we are and who we want to become an this gives just a little insight to this.
