Thursday, April 8, 2010

Jung Typology Test

So I have been in an introspective mood lately. Being locked up in the house during a cold winter will do that to a person I have learned. Job hunting can also do that.

A friend of mine sent me a link to this quiz. It it supposed to tell me my ideal career.

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

Apparently I am an INFJ - An Idealist - Counselor

A description from the following site http://keirsey.com/handler.aspx?s=keirsey&f=fourtemps&tab=3&c=counselor says.....

Counselors have an exceptionally strong desire to contribute to the welfare of others, and find great personal fulfillment interacting with people, nurturing their personal development, guiding them to realize their human potential. Although they are happy working at jobs (such as writing) that require solitude and close attention, Counselors do quite well with individuals or groups of people, provided that the personal interactions are not superficial, and that they find some quiet, private time every now and then to recharge their batteries. Counselors are both kind and positive in their handling of others; they are great listeners and seem naturally interested in helping people with their personal problems. Not usually visible leaders, Counselors prefer to work intensely with those close to them, especially on a one-to-one basis, quietly exerting their influence behind the scenes.

Counselors are scarce, little more than one percent of the population, and can be hard to get to know, since they tend not to share their innermost thoughts or their powerful emotional reactions except with their loved ones. They are highly private people, with an unusually rich, complicated inner life. Friends or colleagues who have known them for years may find sides emerging which come as a surprise. Not that Counselors are flighty or scattered; they value their integrity a great deal, but they have mysterious, intricately woven personalities which sometimes puzzle even them.
Counselors tend to work effectively in organizations. They value staff harmony and make every effort to help an organization run smoothly and pleasantly. They understand and use human systems creatively, and are good at consulting and cooperating with others. As employees or employers, Counselors are concerned with people's feelings and are able to act as a barometer of the feelings within the organization.


Blessed with vivid imaginations, Counselors are often seen as the most poetical of all the types, and in fact they use a lot of poetic imagery in their everyday language. Their great talent for language-both written and spoken-is usually directed toward communicating with people in a personalized way. Counselors are highly intuitive and can recognize another's emotions or intentions - good or evil - even before that person is aware of them. Counselors themselves can seldom tell how they came to read others' feelings so keenly. This extreme sensitivity to others could very well be the basis of the Counselor's remarkable ability to experience a whole array of psychic phenomena.


Ideal fields for my personality are Social Work, Education, Librarian, Law, Psychology/Counseling, Design or Science....

The Counselor (INFJ) can be found in the field of education as a professor , teacher, counselor, or educational consultant. Sometimes they feel a strong calling toward the religious life as clergy, nun, or director of religious education. Social service jobs, such as social worker, social scientist, or mediator can fit their needs. Some Counselors work in human services, marketing, or as a job analyst. Others are drawn to the arts as a novelist, designer, or artist.

Interesting...all fields I have had an interest in or already worked in...... I kinda dig the Nun part...now that's a new one for me :)

Is it me? Perhaps....I guess we are never really the best judges of these things....

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Spring is here......


I have returned from hibernation.....





Spring
by Bill Vartnaw


Spring & for all the craziness
& death, I find I’m still in love
with, among others, myself


O, adventurers would find
me boring as they venture up their mountain
I’m nowhere near their trail, still
spring courses through me
like a fifth cup of coffee
in an hour


I walk monoxide sidewalks,
searching for something in the windows to redeem
my idle habits—mere objects
have never held me for long, unless
they have meaning to engage my wit,
otherwise they’re just someone else’s elevators
going up to a price tag
I’m not willing to pay. The traffic
(& yours truly)
always has had a mind of its own that honks
when it thinks it’s right


Do I ignore responsibility? We can think we do
Everything that is done to/by/for us…
Well, we can choose the moon. It enters
our lives on such a regular basis
we nearly take it
for “granite”?
Then, one night
much like any other, except it’s this night
under this deepening blue sky
with all its bright twinkling thisses
The… moon
appears—
big & pale
crescent yellow,
just above the hill—
reflecting off electric skyscraper windows…
Everything I feel tells me:
Honk! what is distance
when Spring is coursing through


©2008, Bill Vartnaw