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Naar aanleiding van een test te hebben gemaakt kwam er bij mij uit dat ik als persoonlijkheid  "Advocaat" ben. Hieronder een verder uitleg.

Deze persoonlijkheid is zeldzaam en maakt minder dan een procent van de bevolking uit. Ze drukken echter toch een stempel op de wereld. Ze hebben een aangeboren gevoel voor idealisme en moraal, maar wat hen onderscheidt van andere idealistische persoonlijkheden is hun daadkracht en vastberadenheid - Advocaten zijn geen luie dromers, maar mensen die concrete stappen kunnen ondernemen om hun doelen te bereiken en blijvend een positief verschil kunnen maken.

Advocaten hebben de neiging om het helpen van anderen te zien als levensdoel, maar terwijl mensen met dit persoonlijkheidstype boeiende reddingspogingen en liefdadigheidswerk kunnen doen, ligt hun echte passie in het tot de kern van de zaak komen, zodat anderen helemaal niet meer gered hoeven te worden.

Help me jou te helpen

Advocaten beschikken over een zeer unieke combinatie van eigenschappen: hoewel ze met vriendelijke stem spreken, hebben ze uitgesproken meningen en zullen ze onvermoeibaar vechten voor een idee waarin ze geloven. Mensen met deze persoonlijkheid zijn beslist en hebben een sterke wil, maar gebruiken die energie zelden om er zelf beter van te worden. Advocaten handelen met creativiteit, verbeelding, overtuiging en gevoeligheid - niet om voordeel te halen, maar om dingen in balans te brengen. De leer van algehele gelijkheid en karma zijn zeer aantrekkelijke concepten in de ogen van de Advocaat, en ze hebben de neiging om te geloven dat niets de wereld zo zou helpen als het gebruik van liefde en mededogen om de harten van tirannen te verzachten.

Ieder mens moet beslissen of hij zal wandelen in het licht van het creatieve altruïsme of in de duisternis van destructieve zelfzucht. 
-MARTIN LUTHER KING

Advocaten vinden het makkelijk om contact met anderen te leggen en hebben een talent voor warm en gevoelig taalgebruik, het spreken in menselijke termen, in plaats van pure logica en feiten. Het is logisch dat hun vrienden en collega's ze relatief sociale persoonlijkheden vinden, maar ze zouden er goed aan doen te onthouden dat Advocaten tijd voor zichzelf nodig hebben voor ontspanning en opladen, en ze moeten niet teveel schrikken als ze zich plotseling terugtrekken. Advocaten besteden veel aandacht aan de gevoelens van anderen, en ze verwachten dat ook van anderen - soms betekent dit dat je ze een paar dagen met rust moet laten.

Leven om nog een dag de strijd aan te kunnen gaan

Het is echter wel belangrijk dat de Advocaat ook eraan denkt voor zichzelf te zorgen. De passie van hun overtuiging kan ze goed voorbij het breekpunt brengen, maar als hun enthousiasme te ver gaat, kunnen ze zichzelf uitputten, gestrest raken en hun gezondheid verwaarlozen. Dit wordt vooral duidelijk wanneer de Advocaat kritiek en conflictsituaties te verduren krijgt. Hun gevoeligheid dwingt ze alles te doen waar ze toe in staat zijn om deze schijnbaar persoonlijke aanvallen te ontwijken, maar wanneer de situatie onvermijdelijk is, kunnen ze vaak op een irrationele en niet-constructieve manier terugvechten.

Voor de Advocaat is de wereld een plek vol ongerechtigheid - maar dat hoeft ze niet te zijn. Geen enkel ander type persoonlijkheid is beter in staat om een beweging te creëren om iets dat krom is weer recht te maken, of dit nu klein of groot is. Advocaten moeten wel in de gaten houden dat ze ook voor zichzelf moeten zorgen terwijl ze de last van de wereld op hun schouders nemen.

ARTWORKSOLUTIONS TEST

Bij de test hierboven kwam de persoonlijkheid "Advocaat" naar boven. Hierbij horen bepaalde personality letters. Voor mij zijn dit INFJ. De test was in het Engels en daarom hieronder verdere uitleg vanuit de test zelf. 

What kind of person are you?:

A sensitive and idealistic personality that pays attention to underlying meanings and relationships. Is intent on and has insight in understanding the motivation and inspiration of others. Is focused on organisational tasks with a social character and attaches much importance to a sense of purpose in life and work.

What are the most suitable Global Goals for you:

Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning
Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Goal 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies
Goal 17: Revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

The description of YOU:

The INFJ personality type is very rare, making up less than one percent of the population, but they nonetheless leave their mark on the world. As Diplomats, they have an inborn sense of idealism and morality, but what sets them apart is the accompanying Judging (J) trait - INFJs are not idle dreamers, but people capable of taking concrete steps to realize their goals and make a lasting positive impact.

INFJs tend to see helping others as their purpose in life, but while people with this personality type can be found engaging rescue efforts and doing charity work, their real passion is to get to the heart of the issue so that people need not be rescued at all.

Helping and easy connecting

INFJs indeed share a unique combination of traits: though soft-spoken, they have very strong opinions and will fight tirelessly for an idea they believe in. They are decisive and strong-willed, but will rarely use that energy for personal gain - INFJs will act with creativity, imagination, conviction and sensitivity not to create advantage, but to create balance. Egalitarianism and karma are very attractive ideas to INFJs, and they tend to believe that nothing would help the world so much as using love and compassion to soften the hearts of tyrants.

INFJs find it easy to make connections with others, and have a talent for warm, sensitive language, speaking in human terms, rather than with pure logic and fact. It makes sense that their friends and colleagues will come to think of them as quiet Extraverted types, but they would all do well to remember that INFJs need time alone to decompress and recharge, and to not become too alarmed when they suddenly withdraw. INFJs take great care of other's feelings, and they expect the favor to be returned - sometimes that means giving them the space they need for a few days.

Take care of yourself

Really though, it is most important for INFJs to remember to take care of themselves. The passion of their convictions is perfectly capable of carrying them past their breaking point and if their zeal gets out of hand, they can find themselves exhausted, unhealthy and stressed. This becomes especially apparent when INFJs find themselves up against conflict and criticism - their sensitivity forces them to do everything they can to evade these seemingly personal attacks, but when the circumstances are unavoidable, they can fight back in highly irrational, unhelpful ways.

To INFJs, the world is a place full of inequity - but it doesn't have to be. No other personality type is better suited to create a movement to right a wrong, no matter how big or small. INFJs just need to remember that while they're busy taking care of the world, they need to take care of themselves, too.

Conclusion, shortly:

Few personality types are as passionate and mysterious as INFJs. Your imagination and empathy make you someone who not only cherishes their integrity and deeply held principles but, unlike many other idealistic types, is also capable of turning those ideals into plans, and executing them.

Yet INFJs can be easily tripped up in areas where their idealism and determination are more of a liability than an asset. Whether it is navigating interpersonal conflicts, confronting unpleasant facts, pursuing self-realization, or finding a career path that aligns well with your inner core, you may face numerous challenges that at times can even make you question who you really are.

What you have read so far is just an introduction and less than 5% of what we can tell you about the INFJ personality type. You may have muttered to yourself, "wow, this is so accurate it's creepy", or "they know more about me than people I'm closest to". And you may even be a little uncomfortable because you are really not used to being understood.

This is not a trick. You felt understood because you were. And no, we did not spy on you - rather, we spent years studying INFJs' life stories, experiences, and responses to hundreds of our surveys. Step by step, insight by insight, we discovered exactly how INFJs think, and what they need to reach their full potential.

This is how we know that many of the challenges you've faced and will face in the future have been overcome by other INFJs. You are not alone in this. You simply need to learn from mistakes and successes of others.

But in order to do that, you need a roadmap that fits your needs. Life is too short to stumble around grasping at scattered and contradictory advice that may work for 95% of the population, but not you. We now need to go much deeper into the INFJ mind and answer "why?", "how?" and "what if?"

INFJ STRENGHTS

Creative - Combining a vivid imagination with a strong sense of compassion, INFJs use their creativity to resolve not technical challenges, but human ones. People with the INFJ personality type enjoy finding the perfect solution for someone they care about, and this strength makes them excellent counselors and advisors. Insightful - Seeing through dishonesty and disingenuous motives, INFJs step past manipulation and sales tactics and into a more honest discussion. INFJs see how people and events are connected, and are able to use that insight to get to the heart of the matter. Inspiring and Convincing - Speaking in human terms, not technical, INFJs have a fluid, inspirational writing style that appeals to the inner idealist in their audience. INFJs can even be astonishingly good orators, speaking with warmth and passion, if they are proud of what they are speaking for. Decisive - Their creativity, insight and inspiration are able to have a real impact on the world, as INFJs are able to follow through on their ideas with conviction, willpower, and the planning necessary to see complex projects through to the end. INFJs don't just see the way things ought to be, they act on those insights. Determined and Passionate - When INFJs come to believe that something is important, they pursue that goal with a conviction and energy that can catch even their friends and loved ones off guard. INFJs will rock the boat if they have to, something not everyone likes to see, but their passion for their chosen cause is an inseparable part of their personality. Altruistic - These strengths are used for good. INFJs have strong beliefs and take the actions that they do not because they are trying to advance themselves, but because they are trying to advance an idea that they truly believe will make the world a better place.

INFJ WEAKNESSES

Sensitive - When someone challenges or criticizes INFJs' principles or values, they are likely to receive an alarmingly strong response. People with the INFJ personality type are highly vulnerable to criticism and conflict, and questioning their motives is the quickest way to their bad side. Extremely Private - INFJs tend to present themselves as the culmination of an idea. This is partly because they believe in this idea, but also because INFJs are extremely private when it comes to their personal lives, using this image to keep themselves from having to truly open up, even to close friends. Trusting a new friend can be even more challenging for INFJs. Perfectionistic - INFJs are all but defined by their pursuit of ideals. While this is a wonderful quality in many ways, an ideal situation is not always possible - in politics, in business, in romance - and INFJs too often drop or ignore healthy and productive situations and relationships, always believing there might be a better option down the road. Always Need to Have a Cause - INFJs get so caught up in the passion of their pursuits that any of the cumbersome administrative or maintenance work that comes between them and the ideal they see on the horizon is deeply unwelcome. INFJs like to know that they are taking concrete steps towards their goals, and if routine tasks feel like they are getting in the way, or worse yet, there is no goal at all, they will feel restless and disappointed. Can Burn Out Easily - Their passion, poor patience for routine maintenance, tendency to present themselves as an ideal, and extreme privacy tend to leave INFJs with few options for letting off steam. People with this personality type are likely to exhaust themselves in short order if they don't find a way to balance their ideals with the realities of day-to-day living.

INFJ CAREERS

INFJs are likely to find that most corporate career paths are not designed for them, but for those focused on status and material gain. This doesn't mean that people with the INFJ personality type struggle to see viable options though. In fact, they are likely to face the opposite problem - many INFJs struggle to begin a career early on because they see ten wildly different paths forward, each with its own intrinsic rewards, alluring but also heartbreaking, because each means abandoning so much else. First and foremost, INFJs need to find meaning in their work, to know that they are helping and connecting with people - an INFJ Ferrari salesperson is a non-sequitur. This desire to help and connect makes careers in healthcare, especially the more holistic varieties, very rewarding for INFJs - roles as counselors, psychologists, doctors, life coaches and spiritual guides are all attractive options. INFJs' needs don't end at meaning though - any productive work can be rationalized to be meaningful, as any productive work helps someone, somewhere. INFJs crave creativity too, the ability to use their insight to connect events and situations, effecting real change in others' lives personally. For INFJs, money and Employee of the Month simply won't cut it compared to living their values and principles. Two Roads Diverged in a Yellowed Wood These needs are hard to meet in a corporate structure, where INFJs will be forced to manage someone else's policies alongside their own. For this reason, people with the INFJ personality type are more likely to, despite their aversion to controlling others, establish their independence by either finding a leadership position, or simply starting their own practice. As independents, sole proprietors in the parlance of business, INFJs are free to follow their hearts, applying their personal touch, creativity and altruism to everything they do. This is the most rewarding option for INFJs, as they will step out of the overly humble supporting and noncompetitive roles they are often drawn to, and into positions where they can grow and make a difference. INFJs often pursue expressive careers such as writing, elegant communicators that they are, and author many popular blogs, stories and screenplays. Music, photography, design and art are viable options too, and they all can focus on deeper themes of personal growth, morality and spirituality. Where INFJs fall flat is in work focusing on impersonal concerns, mundanity, and high-profile conflict. Accounting and auditing, data analysis and routine work will leave people with the INFJ personality type fidgety and unfulfilled, and they will simply wilt under the scrutiny, criticism and pressure of courtroom prosecution and defense, corporate politics and cold-call sales. INFJs are clever, and can function in any of these fields, but to be truly happy, they need to be able to exercise their insightfulness and independence, learn and grow alongside the people they are helping, and contribute to the well-being of humanity on a personal level.

INFJ SUBORDINATES and MANAGERS

As subordinates, INFJs are likely to chafe under hardline rules, formal hierarchies and routine tasks. People with the INFJ personality type value diplomacy and sensitivity, and the more democratic and personal their manager's style is, and the more they feel their independence and input are valued, the happier they'll be. INFJs act on their convictions, so when they do something, it's something that has meaning to them - if those actions come under criticism, even justified complaints, but especially unwarranted ones, their morale is likely to tank spectacularly. A manager's values need to be naturally aligned with their INFJ subordinates for both parties to be most effective. Though usually idealistic, if they feel in conflict, INFJs can lose touch with that sense and end up all too bitter. But if it's a balance they can handle, with a little encouragement every now and then, INFJs will be hardworking, trustworthy, and more than capable of handling their responsibilities and professional relationships. As managers, INFJs are often reluctant in exercising their authority, preferring to see their subordinates as equals, coordinating and supervising people, leaving the technical systems and factual details to more capable hands, and working hard to inspire and motivate, not to crack the whip. That's not to say that people with the INFJ personality type have lax standards - far from it - as INFJs' sense of equality means that they expect their subordinates to be as competent, motivated and reliable as the INFJs themselves. Though sensitive, understanding, principled and just, able to appreciate individual styles and to make accurate judgments about others' motivations, if a subordinate's actions or attitude undermines INFJs' ethics or values, they will find little comfort in these qualities. INFJs have no tolerance for lapses in reliability or morality. But, so long as no such lapse occurs, INFJs will work tirelessly to ensure that their subordinates feel valued and happy.

INFJ in the WORKPLACE

INFJs have pretty tall demands when it comes to a satisfying work environment. Not only does this personality type need to be able to express their creativity and insight, INFJs need to know that what they are doing has meaning, helps people, leads to personal growth and, all the while, is in line with their values, principles and beliefs. Oftentimes the best way for INFJs to achieve this is to not have to answer to others' rules at all - to be their own boss, neither above nor below anyone else, just directly interacting with the people and ideas that are important to them. All that being said, INFJs are a clever and inspired group, and with a few of the right conditions, most any position can be made to work.

INFJ COLLEAGUES

As colleagues, INFJs are likely to become quite popular, being seen as positive, eloquent and capable friends, identifying others' motives and defusing conflicts and tension before anyone else even senses a disturbance. INFJs are likely to prioritize harmony and cooperation over ruthless efficiency, encouraging a good, hardworking atmosphere and helping others when needed. While this is usually a strength, there is a risk that others will take advantage of INFJs' commitment to their responsibilities by simply shifting their burdens onto their more dedicated INFJ colleagues' desks. It should also be remembered that at the end of the day, INFJs are still Introverts (I), and their popularity isn't always welcome - they will need to step back and act the lone wolf from time to time, pursuing their own goals in their own ways. An unhealthy version of this tendency may pop up if INFJs sense that their values are being compromised by a more ethically relaxed colleague.