The Best Career For ENFPs (and Major) - How To Choose
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- For an ENFP, choosing the right major, job, or career can be mind boggling! There are SO MANY OPTIONS because you can do so many things. All the possibilities can be overwhelming...but we want to make the right choice, right? Even more videos specifically for ENFPs coming up this year so be sure to subscribe and join the community here. Subscribe: bit.ly/ytsubdreams
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Yesterday i wanted to be a tourist guide
hahaha
I laughed so hard at this because I contemplate this basically every summer and even look up job offers in different countries just to drop it the next day! XD
🤣🤣🤣 i understand!!!
WHAT me too!! a travel agent tho
IM DED
As an enfp I have a really hard time deciding on what I want to major in....and it's not that I don't know it's more like I want to do everything imaginable and that's just not possible.
You can do anything but not everything ;)
Ivy Darling look for something that involves interaction
ME TOO!
Ivy Darling you'll eventually find out. For me it was Nutrition and food science :). It'll come to you.
i'm going through this right now i'm starting as a freshman in college next year but I think i'm going to go in undecided
I'm an ENFP and I finished a PhD in renewable energy storage. I currently do 3D printing research and now I'm unsure whether I want to be a university professor, medical doctor, concert pianist, chef, lawyer, politician, actor or comedian.
Not even joking.
Please help...
Integrate most of it what u could integrate from the options?
Anthony Newell comedian side job - university professor ( motivate young people with imagination 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥺🤯🤬😤😳😱😑🥱🤤😵🤢🤮👽👽)
Comedian, because your comment is funny
How relatable
it's always hard to choose, so choose something in which you can have many possibilities. If you manage to be a professor, you'll can share what you are interested in, but also drive some creative project for yourself, or with collegues, friends...
An ENFP, I'm into learning languages. (Currently learning Japanese, Korean and Spanish)
I love art, writing and astrology and psychology.
Currently an engineering student and making music. Writing really makes me feel free and satisfied.
I came back after a year: Now I am teaching English as Second Language to primary students as a part time job. Yes! Teaching and interacting with students are really satisfying and energizing for me.
Do you have time to do all that?
Plannig works
Ohh my freaking godd sameeeeeeeee
@@isadei1105 Tbh I am struggling with all those interests and always burn myself out. Yet I still want to do them. I think that might be because of my extroverted intuition. 😅
Are you just an ENFP or also an Indian engineering student? Coz we kinda try to figure out what to do with our lives during or after engineering and never before it.
"Your passion comes from... I don't know where they come from. I'm not even going to try to figure out where they come from." 😝
At least you can tell I'm not working from a script! :)
@@enfp as enfp, I don't even have a definitive answer
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God 🤷🏼♂️
I'm 37 and an ENFP. So far my careers have been as follows: art teacher, nanny, dental hygienist, and currently yoga & fitness instructor. Who knows what's next! 😜 I like switching careers. 🤷♀️
@Zaynab Bader Yes I got my bachelor's in art education and I decided teaching wasn't for me. I really just wanted to study art in college and the teaching thing was the only way I could see myself having a steady job. But my passion really wasn't there for teaching. I kinda fell into the nanny job during that time and stayed with the same family for years because I loved them so much. As the kids got older, I started looking into going back to school. That's when I got my associate's degree in dental hygiene. I really enjoyed that work and will probably return to it someday. I basically just took some time off to deal with life issues and because I had a baby. The best advice I can give you is to spend some time shadowing a dental hygienist so you can really understand what the job is all about. I honestly just became interested because it sounded like a good career, but I spent basically zero time thinking about what the job actually entails. For example, it can be very hard on your body working with your hands so much and being hunched over patients all day. It's hard work, but the pay is good and you can easily sorta set your own schedule. I also prefer it over teaching because it's a job you can completely leave at the door when you go home at night. Being a teacher was too emotionally draining for me because you get so invested in your kid's lives and some of them come from very bad homes. You have to really take care of your mental health in that situation. But it's also incredibly rewarding and you can make a big impact.
how did you feel about the dental hygienist job. i've been looking into it.
@@deljeane2204 It's a great job if you are detailed oriented and like working with your hands. School and all the state licensing exams were extremely stressful and it was way more involved that I was expecting. It's honestly close to the same level of intensity as a nursing program. Most hygienist say they wish they had just gone into nursing instead because there are more options for the type of setting you can work in and what your job entails (more variety). And you can almost always find nursing jobs. If you live in a smaller town, hygiene jobs can be harder to come by. But that just depends on location. Many hygienists can't work for several decades because they will have back problems or carpal tunnel in their hands. It can be very hard on the body. Just some things to consider. I really liked it though I'll probably go back when my son gets a little older.
I like it that you take it so lightly. I’m 37 as well and don’t know what’s next 🙋🏽♀️
Facts I’m there as well
“ENFP are jack of all trades and can have up to 20 careers”
Nothing proves this better than the comment section😂 with all the different ENFPs listing their careers !
I feel like every ENFP is gifted with a special calling which they have to find and is very driven by happiness and creativity to stay in whatever career choice they want!
Go us !
So true
TattooBaby Xx bro for real. Lol
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I have been a baker, flight attendant, health unit coordinator, medical admin, criminal specialist,human resources, literally everything. My main problem with those jobs wasn’t the work but the people. I can read a room very well. I don’t do well when my creativity is crushed
Our only calling is to inspire!
I am sure, enfp Girls are the least boring and the most beautiful ;)
aww thanks older ENFP woman here!!
Oh yes we are!
Yass we are👯♂️
I’m sixteen too lol
Thank you!!! 😍😝
I want to be an actor. As an enfp, I am confident in my abilities and know that I will succeed. I am incredibly independent and actually WANT a challenge. Need one. Creativity is my passion, and being social is the best part of it.
When you're famous I expect a shout out, or invite to some VIP parties...OK?
How is it going right now? Rooting for you :)
Hey, How it's going bro?
Omg I’m an enfp and my one of my favorite things to do is acting
Finally!!! I understand why i am an odd ball in work! Never thrived under bossy bosses and never liked the idea of being a boss myself!
Yes! Once someone tried to make me a manager, worst ideia ever, was completely stressed out and quit in two months.
@@natassiatavares4568 ha ha! I feel the pain 😅
My mom always said you can be the CEO of yourself market ! I ALWAYS SAID I DO NOT LIKE BE A BOSS i like be happy in my work
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Omg I feel the saameeee!!
I first wanted to study astronomy, then photography, then vetenerinary, as a teenager I did so many activies on my own that I probably made my parent very confused lmao
Omg same for me plus many more too!
@@Nicole-rc5kb I know it's insane! Can I ask how do you feel after diving hard into a subject? I just get completely bored with it. Meditation has been the only activity I have been constant throughout my life. Would love to hear your opinion! Blessings!
I really feel you , my parents are REALLY confused 😂 , as i was young i wanted to be a doctor, in middle school i wanted to be a teacher, in junior high school i wanted to be a freelancer, in senior year i wanted to be a therapist, As i am now in college, i am studying business, but nowadays i found my self interested in learning foreign languages and wanted to be a translator 😅😭
Sometimes i really feel bad for them 😭😂
@@froppy7526 Omg! I feel absolutely related to this. I am also studying business! I believe this career has helped me a lot with consistency and discipline but, I must admit I only chose it because I know it was a safe road both short and long term, yet I still keep thinking about all the infinite stuff I want to do. Lol! Cheers on foreign languages, even as a hobby! I'm currently practicing Portuguese. Have you started practicing anything?
@@gabyquiroz7495 this is so true ! studying business really help with discipline. it also helped me to improve my leadership skills, made me see the world from a different point of view (which helped me A LOT with understanding people better- somehow helped me to resolve a lot of conflicts in my family lol-) , and i realized that it can be helpful in any type of jobs that you're willing to have in the future . hope this give you new insights 🙏✨
and for studying foreign languages, i am studying korean, japanese, turkish, and french (currently focusing on korean and turkish). since it's self-studying i am not that consistent but i am just doing it for fun (and to write my journal safely lol)
wish you all the luck with your studies and have a great day 🥳🙏🏻✨
I'm an ENFP and I'm a Registered Nurse. I love the variety, flexibility and the craziness challenge that Nursing offers. Nursing allows me to interact with people, but it also allows me to empathize with them. My only issue, I feel that it can be emotionally draining at times, but my escape is spontaneous, unplanned road trips to the mountains to reflect on my work and to quell the anxiety it can manifest.
@@spogg169 I quell my emotions and anxiety with spontaneous, unplanned drives to far away places. So on my 4 days off, I'm away to somewhere I've never been before. It definitely helps keep me centered, since I work in critical care.
So glad to hear this! I was afraid that Nursing didn't fit with this type of personality, but when I think of passing my boards and doing traveling nursing out in CA, I soon excited!
Another RN...I'm burned out though! Im gonna travel, but I need a new career, or a lucrative side Hussle....
I'm a nurse and HATE the bureaucracy and the lame high School drama, and brown nosers with horrid work ethics getting ahead and all these cliques overruling what's right and fair. Hate it!!!!
Kyzzle112718 are you a cancer?
I just recently found out that I'm an enfp and all of the sudden everything started to make sence to me, the way I act, why I want to do so many things in life because I know I don't want to do one thing till I die, so super awesome to have things like this on the internet when you can scream through pictures or videos: "THAT'S ME" thank you everyone for sharing your thoughts I think most of enfp appreciate it❤
EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING TOO
Me too!!
Me three
An ENFP and an Architect. I would highly recommend this to an ENFP. It pairs quite well with this personality type. Collaborative, social, never boring, always changing, creative, requires empathy, philosophical and meaningful. I get to be inspiring, explorative, and see my vision, idealism, interact with the world. It also requires a curious mind always wanting to figure out something new. It requires the orchestration of many parts into a whole.
I can't draw😂
I relate to that, but you have to put in some effort to stay in the creative part. I'm a fresh architect and I love the variety of issues architecture covers, but the mundane drafting job is just meh. 😅
What about computer architect ?
This is all I needed to read right now, thank u!!
I have a question, how about interior design/interior architecture? I have been considering this route. Does anyone have experience or advice?
Philosophy ( intellectual knowledge seeking)- legal - entrepreneur- engineer- photographer- actor- artist- this is what I've read that are good areas for us enfp types
prettyparadoxical woman I thank god for legal
I really want to be an actress and a counsellor (or working within the realm of psychology)! and then I may want to publish a book
I want to be all
i tried engineer. NO i don't believe this is a primary career option.
Thank you im a tattoo artist who is currently wondering what to do next lol
I've never been able to do the 9-5 as an ENFP. Found out I was project based more recently. Good to know that's a thing. One day I'll finish a novel lol. Things I've been:
Web Designer
Professional Psychic
Life Coach
Artist
Poet
Reiki Master
Board Game Creator
Did you study in a college/university? What did you major on?
I am working 9-5 now, quite repeptitive tasks, routine, and I hate it so much! Luckly Its only temporary but thanks to this torture now I know what I DEFINITELY dont wanna do it my life
did the web designer job go good?🥺
I find myself not starting bc I’m afraid I’m going to be bored soon after starting...blehhh
Same.
Same
Totally understand!
I've had the same issues before but maybe look at it from a different angle. What if all the different things you start have some kind of common denominator that they all link back to so even if you get bored and move on, it's still just one stepping stone toward something better and all encompassing?
I feel you, same here 🥲
I don’t know what my passion is 🤷🏻♀️ i always feel like I don’t have anything i’m especially good at or natural at, but i’m good at a lot of things, and there’s just too much choices
Same.
I have never related more
this is the most relatable comment ever whaaat
So relatable, i'm good at everything but i just get bored so easily so can't really stick to one thing.
Then choose something which is a mix of "smart to choose" and of what sparks your interested.
I went for mechanical engineering, bc I was good in maths/logic/had some affinity to technical stuff, but also it was a smart career choice. Now I'm trasitioning more towards maritime engineering because that was also one of my interests since I was a kid. Don't get too consumed by thinking, just make the first step 😁
Before the pandemic I worked as a pastry chef at a Michelin-rated restaurant. I moved to Taiwan less than a year ago because they have their COVID game on lock and went back to journalism. I’m now a business reporter, which I adore, and also became a language learning coach. On the weekends I sometimes do street food pop ups. Young ENFPs feeling lost and confused in your twenties hang on in there. It gets better.
Im 34 and just found out. My entire life makes so much sense. I wish back in my 20’s i just did it all. But you know what i can do it all now. With consistency. Thanks for the spark of joy.
i’m in my 20s and i feel so lost :(
Im 23 years old and had 11 jobs starting at 19 years old hah, I like the briggs test it can feel so accurate its scary
Bro im 25 and had 11 jobs too. hahah. Crazy. What are you in now?
Dude wat I've had so many different jobs and internships more than I could count on my fingers I'm 27.
God, same here. 27 and I just quitted my last job one month ago 😂
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Yep, did this, but 20 yrs later...I’m 16 years into nursing and it’s totally great
I'm a manager and my management style is exactly what you said in this video.Instead of giving straight orders here and there, I taught them reasons and logics.I hate power control and I hate it if their respect to me is just because of my position.
That's a great approach
Same, but a person who actually needs straight orders wouldn't thrive under us.
Unfortunately power and control have been in our government too long and will control our future unless men and women of every race speak up.
@@natassiatavares4568 mostly *S* types.
This video makes me want to hug each and every Enfp in this world and learn how to help other enfps with these hard decisions. I feel y'all. Always felt so alone, crazy and misunderstood 😭
Same!
Real estate is great because your constantly in new places you don't have to be in one place for paper work you can work almost anywhere. Constantly meeting new people.
If you’re a younger ENFP try Djing! I dabbled in that in college and it’s exciting! Lots of new techniques, songs, travel opportunities, and the crowd gives you recognition that ENFP’s CRAVE for if you’re good enough. Try it out as a hobby if you want. You won’t regret it 😁
"Dozens of jobs to find the right career for you" story of my life😭
I am an ENFP and I love being a Grade 6 teacher. No two days are the same, and the parents/students make you feel recognized, seen, appreciated (if you’re at the right school for you). I have tons of freedom when it comes to creating lessons and activities! I guide the kids, I don’t give them orders, but they trust that I’m taking them on a learning journey that is important so they listen to my directions (most of the time!). ENFP have this superpower of making meaningful connections, of feeling people out, and it works magically with children. On a personal level, it’s the perfect job if you want to learn about everything, from politics to environment to poetry to mining to body science
Teaching which subject?!
Currently looking into teaching…. How are things for you now? I think i want to teach middle school too -fellow ENFP
@@rosawisteria I love my job. I get to be creative and social, but also lead and manage. I like the intellectual aspect and how the learning is never-ending, both for me and for the kids! 9-3, summers off... Some days are very rough and your schedule is planned minute by minute, but to me it's worth it.
@@Cathee45 Fantastic, i love that.
I'm a ENFP, and I really wanna be a writer more than anything, but I have no idea how to start publishing, or if I could even earn money from it...
Just start writing. Dont bother with that so much for now. Things will come to you by time. Step by step ;)
Donald Fischer listen to Romy T below
Donald Fischer Did you learn to publish? If not I can help you
Just write. Just write first.
Most of the info we need is a few clicks away; TH-cam may have helpful vids on it..
Pediatrician. Children give variety everyday with their different personalities yet still innocent and not yet hardened by the world. Love it!
Are you a pediatrician?
ME TOOO. ENFP PEDIATRICIANS UNITE.
This is the best possible job for us. Are you a general pediatrician?
LOLOLOL. I just creeped on your page and I love that your name is Joyful. Also... your study playlist is the same as mine haha. I love Pandora Journey epic music for studying. Is this an ENFP thing? Hmmmm
Yes to everything you said, but ESPECIALLY the interaction thing! I wanted to work in a museum. I signed up for a museum practicum and was so excited I couldn't breathe. Then reality hit. I was sitting alone in an alcove above the museum cataloging these beautiful pieces I'd always dreamed of getting my hands on, but I was so BORED and LONELY I nearly cried at the thought of climbing those stairs! I was shocked as hell that other museum workers actually enjoyed that kind of solitude. 🤤 I never knew interaction was so important to me because I can be alone all day long at home and really enjoy it. Turns out my actual WORK personality is completely different
+Rose Marie very interesting! If you're an enfp you need the balance, including lots of time with people.
Another Rosemarie ENFP and I just happened to see your comment wow!
The same thing happened to me! I always thought I wanted to work in a museum. Right after I graduated I got an internship as an assistant to the curator. I was ecstatic! I thought it was my big ticket in, but I realized that I hated working alone all day. It sucked all my energy and although I loved working with beautiful pieces and learning new things everyday, I couldn't do it. I'm still struggling to figure out what I want to do now.
Im an ENFP who is pre-med and I feel being Doctor will give me excitement, a challenge and variety. I feel that our ability to understand a persons feelings will be helpful in giving holistic treatment rather than just treating the disease and not seeing the person affected
I do know an enfp doctor who says it works very well for her!
Dreams Around The World That is great to hear! Go ENFPs!
I am also a pre med thanks.
Omggg yesss!!! That is why I majored in public health, on the pre-med!
ENFP Doctor here.... THE ONLY thing that has ever kept my attention. I love it. You are so right. The journey there may be rough because it's not built for us (requires more consistency and routine than we like.) HOWEVER... once you make it through the gauntlet... there is nothing better. - ENFP pediatrician.
I’m a hairstylist, and I just want to say I’m super grateful to not only be working in what I’m passionate about, but to pretty much have everything I could ask for as an ENFP. The recognition, the social interaction, establishing connections, the variety, the constant change in trends (perpetual learning opportunities), the challenge of keeping up and continuously refining my skills, using my creativity to fulfill the needs/wants of my clients, the closeness to the world of fashion that allows me to express my sense of style at my job. After years of working being indecisive, bouncing from Starbucks to dog-walking, to nannying - I’ve finally found my element, and a world of opportunities.
ENFP here majoring in design, (I'm doing visual design but there are so many other types, ie industrial, UX, architectural, fashion, etc) it's such a great fit for me. I'd recommend it to any ENFP
This video is *_spot on_*, and helped me solidify a part of my life's story, so thank you Dan.
Career-wise, I'm now fully independent in the music industry, split 50/50 between music writing/production and running a music software company. That's about as much variety as you can get within one industry. While splitting my efforts between the two may hold back one or the other, in my 8 years since college I've figured out how to be successful at both (with flaws of course), and while I definitely go through major phases of favoring one over the other, I wouldn't be as happy just doing one. My thirst for variety has been extreme ever since I was young.
The kicker here - which Dan brilliantly points out near the end of this video - is that knowing your general passion or career field *_is not nearly enough_*. ENFP's need to find a specific role/purpose/job within their passion that will fulfill their need for variety and growth. Finding this niche often takes a great deal of thought and observation.
I learned this the hard way when I went to music school thinking I was going to be a drummer. I love music and drums, and got a $32,000 scholarship to study drums at one of the world's top music schools. Sounds like an epic combo, I know.
Well, I couldn't have been more wrong. I got to school and never practiced. I thought I was lazy and unappreciative of the amazing opportunity I had been given at one of the top music schools in the world. It's music, playing drums which I loved... it should be the most fun thing imaginable. I didn't know what was wrong with me.
In reality, I feared having to practice the same thing for hours and hours straight, and variations for days and weeks and months and years at a time. Here's the thing: I never really practiced growing up, it was just easy for me. I was never going to practice & love it enough to be the best. Just because my passion is music doesn't mean that drumming - once the obvious choice - was the right way to harness and explore that passion.
I'm eternally grateful that I turned to music writing and business within my first few months at college, which give me more variety than even I can handle. (Which, to be clear, is a good thing.)
If you want to reach your peak, combine your top 3 passions if you can. Mine are music, software, and business. So I created a music software business, and will always pursue music writing. This realization, simple as it is, changed my life.
Anyway, sorry for the rant but I had to write this down, and hopefully another curious person will benefit! Dan, keep the awesome knowledge coming :)
Rants are more than welcome here! Thanks for the great comment and contribution! Really great point about the repetitive practice. Cheers, Dan.
TOP 3 Passion, so true! I am a journalist, life coach and designer lol. gotta love being an ENFP tho sometimes I am confused, too many things I wanna try :p
Hey thanks for this... my s/o (enfp) absolutely loves music and he just went through his freshman year as a music education major, but he wasn’t really into it after a while and he’s having a really hard time trying to figure out what he wants to major in. Kinda want to show this to him so he has a bit more hope for the future cause he’s kinda down about it rn.
Wow! This exact thing happened to me when I finally got to study animation in my dream city.
I've always been good at drawing and sculpting but as you said I didn't put hours of effort on those, I was just good at them, and suddenly doing them for so long for the rest of my life seemed... scary.
I stopped caring and became indifferent, I just did things automatically, and as an enfp, you should know how sad and unsatisfying is that. I was studying the major that I wanted in the city that I have chosen, so why am I so unmotivated? What's wrong with me?
It was until I got my first job in post-production that I found my true passion. There was so many projects and variety of tasks. And I understood that as beautiful and enchanting animation is, the same activity of drawing for hours wasn't my thing, and I could still contribute to the process on its final stages, plus the interaction and flow of ideas was super endearing
Clarity Even 2 years later it’s helping!
So we’re basically divergent (like the movie😂)
Yup HAHAHAHAH
Lmao true
I had this experience growing up where my teachers tought I was really good at math when I really wasn´t. I was a very quick learner because new subjects were really exciting and feeling the click when you finally understand something was amazing to me and I pushed to reach that before everybody else; but when the honeymoon phase ends and you start grinding math problems for practice there was no fun to be found
I’m an ENFP and I relate to your commentary a lot… People say I’m good at Math, but I really think I just enjoy learning new things. Do you thing engineering or computer science might be good for enfps or not?
@@leticiadelgado4657 I have been studying CS after and I think I being suffering the same as the first comment Said about math, after the honey moon dissapared, I been struggling with because if feels... boring.. and the lack of human connection affected also... that's why I'm here and actually I been thinking to start with public relations
hi this is exactly me. I just finished gcse maths and lost most of my passion for the subject, it no longer brings me joy and is repetitive. Unfortunately everyone around me has convinced me my life will be disadvantaged if I do not contintue it for my alevels so I pray I can just grit my teeth through it for the next two years.
Explains a lot.
I'm kind of stuck right now (no job, returning to my parents home after college) and i feel DEAD inside.
I always knew i was a kind of a Chaotic force of creativity.
Feel like the solution is doing something no matter what.
For now i've faced one of my phobia and got my drive licence (ridiculously difficult and expensive in France) so i'm going to look for a new challenge.
Great vids, helped a lot ;-)
Whatever you do, keep making progress and keep creating! Dan from Prague
if you can... be an uber driver. You choose where you work and you get to talk to people
I kinda relate to you. I just graduated and working a part-time job as a virtual assistant. I feel confused about where to go next. Thank you for this video Dan!
Jax The Disintegrator I have the same problem with this fcking driving licence! 🤣 Taking lessons to drive is so stupid. I can‘t pull it through.
any updates? i’m in the same position fresh out of college and living with my parents, idk what to do :(
I think a good point would be job shadow! We tend to think, analyze and research things or professions but actually trying them will give you more clarity.
Missa McFadden great idea 💡
that´s so true...and a wonderful advice. thanks dear :)
I was always lost before i found out like a month ago i am an ENFP. Now i feel like im going somewhere. Great video. A lot to think about
Gustavo Bessoni same man. I’m 27 and saw someone and figured it out too. Makes me feel better and that I’m not going crazy 😂
ENFP here 🙋🏻♀️ I struggle with this sooo bad. I’ve worked as a waitress, a bank teller, an office assistant, an RN, an auto detailer, sales, and retail at a thrift store. I’m also back in college finishing my BA in Psychology (I started it before nursing school). I also study astrology in my free time!
Can I ask what you didn't love of nursing.. ? As your list is similar to mine and now I'm looking into studying nursing right now 🤔
What I find interesting is that I'm an ENFP too and I'm loving the artwork you've got on your walls.
Thanks for the advice!
I'm an ENFP-T and still haven't found a career path I enjoy - I'm 34 😂 been working full time since 18.
I guess I've learned to just keep looking.
I’m an ENFP and my previous dream career so far has been: artist, lawyer, graphic designer, doctor, tour guide and now politician. Has been wondering if that an unique problem for us or not 🤣
I got chills. I don't like being a leader bc I don't want to give people orders and I don't like rules I like going with my own way. This is so accurate.
"Theres a good chance you're gonna have a dozen or so careers in your lifetime"
Me, an ENFP: So you're saying the fact I've had 10 jobs in 10 years isn't crazy???
I feel like I know a lot of things but I'm not an expert in any of them. It sort of makes me feel worthless compared to others.
I hear that!
since i know that i’m an enfp, everything that’s going on in my mind suddenly makes sense haha. whenever i had bossy teachers i sensed the bad chemistry right from the beginning and i fully became my rebellious self (which didn’t help at all), but as soon as i got freedom and recognition for my ideas, my creativity blossomed. now i always had a very special passion for filmmaking, and i think for an enfp, being a director might be just the thing. you have the full creative freedom, you can support & inspire others, you work in a team of cool people and every project is a new adventure. my parents (and everyone else) always tell me to go for something realistic, a „safe“ career.. but i don’t want that. i need the adventure and the rebellion that lies in becoming something so unique, and it has been my dream since always. so, see you on the big screen! (hehe)
Everything started to make sense and I'm starting to accept everything in me more after i found out that I'm a normal ENFP & not someone who is too excited about everything
what the heck I didnt know about these personality types and I took the test. Now all these things Ive been thinking about are just explained to me.. very eye opening, thank you for this video
+timo ijäs hey you're welcome. Dan
I’m a trauma ER nurse which gives me variety and excitement and is not consistent at all. In trauma we work as a team which fulfills the need to work with other people. I’ve had many lil leadership type projects and I love the challenge of coming up with plans, executing it and then being done with it. I also love to teach patients and hear their stories.
Good to see so many nurses and doctors as an enfp.Dont know why it isn't considered ideal path for enfp.
P.S-I am also prepare for med school
Great topic! I was straggling to figure out “ what is wrong with me” 😂 turns out I am ENFP. It gave me some ideas for how to deal with my own self. Thank you so much for great content👌🏼
i'm a filmmaker and i recently found out that i'm an enfp!! for me that makes soooo much sense because i've never seen myself as a normal desk office type of person (for obvious reasons) and i love what i do because it allows me to be surrounded by people, interacting with them, it brings me excititement because every production is different from the other and full of new things and i'm constantly creating and moving so i never get bored
so i would strongly recommend filmmaking as a major or as a job for enfps :)
Wow this was a great video thank you 😊 I found out I was an ENFP about two years ago now and suddenly all the reasons why I was unhappy with my work, and how my life was set up, completely made sense. Since then I've been constantly learning about myself. Everything you have said is completely true.
I was talking to another ENFP and she said she thought a relationship between two ENFP's would be a beautiful and happy one 😊 so I'm excited to hear that your girlfriend is an ENFP as well ☺️
This explains everything 😅 I thought I was going a bit crazy. I'm a biomedical scientist and I did a PhD that I quit just before the end. Then I learnt to ski and became a ski instructor. I've tutored biology, chemistry, history, English as a foreign language. I've worked in surf camps and ended up managing one (clashing with my manager who loved to be controlling and micro manage!) Now I'm switching careers AGAIN..glad I'm not the only one!
Hey there! I just attempted ski instructing but hurt myself and can’t join until next year :( however I have been looking into biomedicine and wondering how you found the study and if you found it interesting?
@@misstigerbubbles hey! Ski instructing was really fun just the low pay (Canada) meant I didn't enjoy the lifestyle so much. Not really into paying to share a triple room 😅 biomedical sciences I really enjoyed, I left because I didn't want to go into academia and the PhD killed my love of science. Check for courses which are NHS accredited if you want to work in an NHS lab, and check like pay scales etc. Science is frustrating because you have to have so many skills/ qualifications/ experience and yet the pay is so limited. I think computer science would be way more interesting and you can do loads more with it tbh
I've had jobs in so many sectors. I've been a butcher, a baker, and a candle stick maker. And a bazillion things in between. I found massage therapy, and it was my calling! So many different directions you can go! And with medical research, I'm never bored! But my governing body is starting to tie my hands with red tape. I've been a massage therapist for 9 years, but this red tape has me rethinking my career.
+Ravent69 governments love to ruin things :)
Ravent69 do you give full release massage?
I to found massage as a way to find a steady career path that allowed enough change and flexibility to keep me interested. got my license in Texas last July.
before that I worked in sale for a B2B chemical salesman, and before that worked at GE in natural gas. I've had so many jobs in the past 13 years it's annoying because I can't seem to stay in one place long enough to really get ahead in life.
I'm an ENFP 43 and in first year of a BA majoring in Writing I really hope this is the one! :)
I also completed many first year studies in Social Science Counselling, International Business, Massage Therapy, Animation. I have also completed 6 month or less in courses of Tourism, Teaching Primary, Accounting as well as spent 1.5 year each of becoming a professional Kick Boxer, a Violinist and a Chinese translator. Have I forgotten anything ...ah yes the only certificate I have to show after all this is a Diploma in Applied Information Technology.
You're so precise in description all of these things connected with enfp! Thank You!
So spooky ! I’m a ENFP animator and I really resonate with the office thing - literally was just considering starting freelancing this week ...
ENFPs have a very good function stack to put them in the career that satisfies their abilities to complete and achieve ideals! With hero Ne and child Te we can come up with an efficient path to wealth that will inevitably help us in whatever Ne Fi ideals we wish to accomplish! The ENFP seeks status and accomplishment to be seen as competent and not just a dreamer with nothing to show for it.
For all my ENFP people, I recommend screenwriting and journalism
Amazzzzinnnggg video. Your insights are sooo valuable for an ENFP like me. Especially the sixth sense intuition we have, our necessity for interaction, and interest in project-based work. These are all so spot on for me.
People have always told me I understand them on another level than most can understand people. I can understand people through their small actions before I even know their names. I thrived in retail and customer service (although probably 99% of the population despises it), just because i love to talk to people. And project-based work is great for us ENFPs that always want something different going on, and to work in small steps instead of large spanned themes.
We got this ENFPs!!!
My perfect career would have been art and design/decor.
But I was encourage by Mom to Business related - so PR Marketing, Plus Sociology - and was in Marketing/Sales as both an exec sales person, Mgs, and ultimately VP - that preferred the clients to the office and later a COO -
Well the recognition - is the carrot - especially when it comes with a bonus!
Independent in my own home office, on the road with client calls all over USA and Canada.
We are successes that simply need cooperation and confidence.
As an enfp, I really want to be a teacher, I love interacting with kids (I also want to be an artist but as a side thing, not like a main source of income).
Great channel. Love all the great tips and observations about us ENFP’s.
I think you nailed it - any job working with people and helping people has been what I like best! I'm a masssge therapist for the past 12 years working for myself solo, also considered being a social worker or therapist before too...definitely have a lot of creative interests as well and been trying to sell my art online to raise money for programs rhat help fosterkids + former foster kids leaving the system. Been enjoying your videos, keep posting 🖤
You are an ENFP DATING an ENFP....?!? Whoa, how's that going? I didn't think that could work. Maybe another video to make for next time on that subject. Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it. Subscribing! ;)
+tedtalksrock I actually did! It's in there if you search my videos :)
I've dated two ENFP's! One was great, the other we kind of fed each others worst characteristics.
as an ENFP who's dated two other ENFPs in my lifetime, it's a lot of adventure and talking about feelings!
tedtalksrock I only date enfps without even trying lol. Had a 4 year relationship with another, now dating another enfp/entp split like me
Better than an ENTP... NO FEELINGS WHATSOEVER
“Perhaps concerned friend or family member of an ENFP” Hit DEEP!
-ENFP
You nailed the variety piece of this personality type! I actually found that variety in non profit fundraising. It’s the only thing I’ve done my career and you do like to be around people. Fundraising is all people skills!
OMG you def went into ENFP mode when you spoke about your shirt!!! I’ve been waiting for the explanation too!!!
This is so spot on! Hey, an Architect can really be a good career choice. Just try to avoid large firms w/ too much structure + INTJ types (typical architect types). It can be a very varied, interesting career + the profession badly needs extroverted people-people. I have run my own show as well, but got walked all over too much. I laugh so hard about not wanting to give or get orders + the control factor.
I'm an enfp and i'm doing well as lawyer until now but i get tired often because i use a lot my thinking
Mohamed Adbib I can relate with you! Fellow lawyer (and accountant) here. Do you litigate? I'm more of a legal advisor.
@@Dozeonseven same!!
Wonderful information. I feel like I understand a lot more about my career goals. Thanks for the video!
You're very welcome!
I've just come to the realisation I'm an enfp makes sense too as I've had about 15 jobs and still deciding what I want to study again... Been in hospitality, retail, graphic designer, admin, sales and now I'm thinking of nursing or something in health care.. All my life been thinking why is it so hard for me to know whats for me. Why do we struggle so much with this.. Good to know I'm not alone!
Passions arent dictated by personality type but they are influenced. For example. ENFPs tend to lean towards both mental challenges (Ne) and emotional ones (Fi) I guarantee a good majority of ENFPs fantasized about being a superhero when they were younger. Not for the glory, not for anything of the pragmatic or practical sort. But because superheroes have the ability to do what they feel is right. Careers that tickle the intuition and emotion and morality, are most likely to interest ENFPs. Where as an ISTJ would enjoy jobs that stimulate their values of routine, consistency (Si) and structure, rules (Te). I would say ISTJs are most likely to be fine with a desk job.
Hey! I agree with whatever you said. What about enfps as doctors (any speciality or specialities like emergency medicine?)
Lmao I actually tried 3 majors before I settled for this one and I am still doing another artistic career on the side 😭😭
Now that I ve learnt what type I am I find this video so amusing haha
Love this video! I've struggled trying to find the right career and this really helped me thank you!
This was really helpful!! Thanks!!☺️
Teaching gives me the variety I need. I don’t use the same lesson plans over again usually because different kids have different interests and needs. Win win!
That's great
Studying to become a teacher! I love to work with people and help them advance in their knowledge.
I am currently a teacher, but I struggle with the red tape of public education and feeling like I can’t be my true self all of the time because I work in a conservative state...
I'm kinda having a major life struggle right now because I'm just not satisfied with the thing I'm studying right now and I have noo idea what to do for a living oh god and I wasted so much time already...
I'm in the same boat. I should technically be a senior finishing up my studies in university, but I've bounced around to so many different majors that I'm back to a sophomore class wise. I've settled on Engineering Management, but this too doesn't feel as good as I know it should. The search continues...
I'm a psychology major. I've bounced around different colleges, and states. I get so restless where I stay too long. I make so many great friends, but I see myself leaving... I love psychology, but I have no idea which direction to take.
Bruh I feel you :’( I’ve been 5 yrs in college w no degree - and here I am looking for someone to just tell me what to do * I like others giving me orders lol* anyways it’s gonna be ok - I think we struggle w long term goals and maybe we should set some and that’ll clear a path - what do I know thooo helppp
same. but by reading all this posts from all these other enfps i feel like it´s totaly normal for us xD just what we have to go through xD so let´s just chill and continue trying sht till we find something we like ? my suggestion. i hope i can stick to that xD cause i´m too totaly in desperation mode
This explains why I chose an interdisciplinary degree mixing History, English & Social Science. It was too boring to just choose one ☝️ topic, & that there are more and more interdisciplinary options is a huge benefit for us, because we are so curious too. I do believe our curiosity is a large part that helps our intuition sharpen as well. Thanks for these videos, because it does help to know your own self and those who resonate in the same way as well. Have a great day & keep up the good work!!
Really enjoyed this video! Ive has some uncertainty for the field I chose, and I was nervous that this video would list off careers unrelated to mind. Instead, the information was really insightful and helped me think about some ways I can view my field differently
Happy to hear that
I HATE unnecessary red tape!!!
I always thought there is sth wrong with me not able to accept rigid boses 🤣 I love myself more now🤣
YESS!!
Well.. i'm an ENFP and this is so accurate. I'm an industrial engineering student who want to become a writer. On the other hand i'm planning on taking applied psychology as my master degree while learning dancing and baking. Oh, and beside being a student, i also teach calculus in my university. Pls send help.😂😂
Hi! I’m also an ENFP 🤯 & I’m working on getting into my first career, but I feel ready for something new, something fun! I always think acting would be the perfect route, because I could take on many roles, be different people with different jobs! It would give me the change and chance to do something new, kind of like what was mentioned!
My life literally makes sense now!!! Thank you oh my gosh
I am going into cosmetology and I love it because I can do so many different things with my license and even with in each category, there’s 1 million different things you can do.
I'm an ENFP and I love it. I work as a recruitment assistant in an architecture firm and the variety of people I get to meet everyday is AMAZING. I've been working here for more than a year and I never get bored. I meet architects, engineers, artists, painters, admin staffs and more! Even plumbers and carpenters and glass cleaners- my God the spectrum of people I get to interact with ❤ My hyperactivity is productive but the downs is just REAL DOWN MOMENTS and I think I may freak some people out lol. My boss knows how to manage people, even me so the work environment is really good. And the fast paced artsy environment is the perfect workplace. I don't see myself working in a deskjob at all. My boyfriend is an INTJ and we have real different personalities but still make it work cause he knows how to handle my crazy. But its also cause my scattered thoughts somehow get organized when i lay then all out and he helps me figure things out. 🙂
I’m so happy I took a personality test I relate with so many of the comments and videos I’ve been watching , just happy to know Im not alone any more
I liked working in the warehouse in a big automotive manufacturer. So many jobs to do and be good at. Yes, variety is a must. At the same time having the option to settle into the same job for awhile was nice.
Went from cosmetology to now I want to drop out of that, then veterinary and fostering, last night was maybe I should go into the military because I need discipline, now I’m like I should just go into criminology and psychology because that’s what I’ve always been into LMAO my brainnn whattt
Hoh did you decide?
I love the paintings to your left, I'd love to know the artist or what style they are.
+Tabitha Sidandi thank you. I actually bought all the art you see in my videos during a trip to Nicaragua in 2015. I spent about a week going to markets and practicing my Spanish negotiating. To be honest I don't know art well, just what I like, so I couldn't tell you the style. If you go to Nicaragua I can definitely tell you where to go though :)
It looks like Leonid Afremov’s type of painting. He’s my favorite artist. He paints with the pallet knife instead of a brush and uses bold colors.
Yes, this makes so much sense. Variety, project oriented.
woah i’ve just discovered i’m an enfp and this has helped so much!! thank you thank you thank you
Thank you for your useful sharing. As an ENFP, my passion is basically learning new skills and having new experience. My hobbies range from sports, dance, music, travel, extreme activities and gaming, to books, designs, mathematics, arts, research and writings. I am an undergraduate students right now and I could find everything facinating. It's great that I never feel bored or negative, but I feel stressed when I can't make a choice for myself to focus on, especially for my career choice.
What would you do or change if you were me?
Hello,so what did you end up doing did you handle it?
As an "enfp" i would strongly advise to take a endeavor that need a high emotional investment .
Artist is the best match , as for variety , it s really broad concept and has a wide range possibility 😍😍😍 ( before esthetism, aim for the communication of feelings )
Music is cool too, even if it is hard it is the perfect challenge for self confidence
( i like piano , violin ,guitar , trompette)
Digital painting and traditional drawings , are great to communicate emotions
Acting is cool as voice acting.
But damn it is hard to stick to one idea 🤣🤣🤣
Also ,I don't know what I want , cuz I like sciences math too, 😱😱🥺
Affirmation is EVERYTHING!!
Funny...my 27-yr AF service-career really did provide the variety, and the fulfilling people environment. Since AF retirement ('13) and entering industry I have yet to find fulfillment. Maybe better stated, I've failed to pursue more fulfilling work. Great vid! Thank you. Gene
Great Video, love the shirt and the advice.
Thanks! I'll pass the kind words over to Gabu :)
Awesome!
I was a hairdresser for 40 years and that was a great job for me!! And it’s different every time different people different hairdos different cuts lots of variety lots of people it was wonderful and I retired I got married now I travel ride my horse and hang out!
That's awesome!
OMG this is so spot-on. Thank you for sharing!
You're welcome! :)