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< Back A Young Type Coach’s Journey Joe Arrigo What can a 32-year-old Type Coach say about the first 2 years? How did he get here and what has been revealed along the way? A large part of this presentation is focused on how to facilitate the convergence of the Old Guard and New Guard of Type. Joe Arrigo is a newbie to the professional Type space. What started as a mild interest exploded into an obsession and a coaching business. His goal is to help people find their place in the world by bringing clarity to their personality type. Previous Next

Personality can be described as the habitual ways in which people think, feel, and act on most occasions, or all the qualities and characteristics a person exhibits. A person's behaviour can be described as actual acts, observable, and the result of a complex mix of factors. What is Personality Type? *Content is adapted from the MBTI Practitioner Learning Module. Personality can be described as the habitual ways in which people think, feel, and act on most occasions, or all the qualities and characteristics a person exhibits. A person's behaviour can be described as actual acts, observable, and the result of a complex mix of factors. Psychological type is the term used to describe the 16 personalities in the Myers-Briggs system, based on the work of mother and daughter team Katherine C. Briggs and Isabel B. Myers. Briggs and Myers studied the theory of personality presented by Carl G. Jung in his seminal work ‘Psychological Types’, (1921). They applied his ideas to family and friends and furthered their understanding, developing the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) instrument to help make Jung’s theory understandable and useful in people’s lives. Drawing on her mother’s research, Myers began writing items and testing them using a small criterion group whose types she was confident of. Through this process, she developed increasingly robust forms of the MBTI instrument. Importantly, the Myers-Briggs system describes healthy, normal, and natural differences between people and provides a positive language to discuss and respect them. The terms ‘psychological type’ and ‘personality type’ are used interchangeably to mean the same thing. Psychological type is one feature of Jung's broad understanding of psychological functioning. Jung observed that normal, healthy people had opposite ways of dealing with the world and processing and evaluating what happened around them. Based on both his observations and extensive clinical experience, he concluded that people tended to use their mind in opposite ways in several areas. Jung's Psychological Type Theory The Mental Processes Jung observed that individuals tended to have opposite ways of perceiving (taking in information) and judging (coming to conclusions or making judgements about what they have perceived). He called the two opposite ways of perceiving Sensation (sensing in MBTI usage) and Intuition . The opposite ways of judging he termed Thinking and Feeling . Sensation, Intuition, Thinking and Feeling are referred to as the mental processes . Jung stated that people use all four of these mental processes in daily life but tend to be naturally drawn to just one of the oppositive ways of perceiving and one of the opposite ways of judging. These two preferred mental processes are central to Jung's theory of psychological types. Opposite Orientations Jung had earlier observed that individuals tended to focus their attention and energy on, and to be more energised by, one or two opposite orientations: Extraversion: Orientation toward the outer world of people, objects, and activities. Introversion: Orientation toward the inner world of ideas, memories, thought, reflection and experiences. Everyone typically prefers one of these opposites over the other and uses it most comfortably and automatically. Development of the Types These three opposite ways of using one's mind (Extraversion or Introversion, Sensing or Intuition, and Thinking or Feeling) are the essence of Jung's type theory and subsequently of the MBTI instrument. Jung, Myers, and Briggs all believed that each individual has an innate disposition to develop a preference for one or the other side of each pair of opposites, to use their preferences more comfortably and more often that their opposites, and to develop personality characteristics that result from exercising their preferences. Further, they stated that their interactions among these personality preferences form distinct personality types. The Role of the Environment It can be inferred from Jung's writings that he saw the environment as influencing personality development. Family, cultural norms, education, training, and other environmental factors may support, suppress, or modify the ways people use and express their innate preferences. Both nature and nurture play a role in individual development. The MBTI assessment is designed to assist respondents in identifying the nature part of their personality - their innate dispositions. The characteristics associated with the mental processes and orientations E/I S/N T/F J/P Where you focus your energy and attention Directing energy mainly toward the outer world of people, objects, activities, and action. People who prefer Extraversion like to focus on the outside world. They direct their energy and attention outward and are energised by interacting with people and taking action. Directing energy mainly toward the inner world of thoughts, impressions, and ideas. People who prefer Introversion like to focus on their own inner world. They direct their energy and attention inward and are energised by reflecting on their own and others' ideas, memories, and experiences. Extraversion (E) Focus attention outwards Trust and are most comfortable in the outside world Energised by interacting with others and from taking action Ideas develop by talking them out with others Works things out by talking Have a broad range of interests and friends Expressive Do not like to spend much time in own company Like to interact with large groups and many people Learns best by talking things through Are comfortable taking the initiative at work and in social situations Introversion (I) Focus attention inwards Observe before deciding whether or not to interct Trust and most comfortable in their inner world Learn best by observing, reading, writing, reflecting Works things out internally Energised by thoughts and taking in experiences Think through ideas before discussing them Have a deeper and smaller range of interests and friends Contained Content to spend a considerable amount of time in own company Like to interact with small groups Tend to focus in depth on a few interests Take the initiative when required by the situation or when the issue is important Watch our animation video 'Extraversion v Introversion' What type of information you prefer to use & trust Focusing mainly on what can be perceived by the five senses. People who prefer Sensing like to take information that is real and tangible - what they perceive using the five senses. They pay close attention to what is going on around them and are especially attuned to practical realities. Focusing mainly on perceiving patterns and interrelationships People who prefer Intuition like to take in information by seeing the bigger picture, focusing on the relationships and connections between facts. They look for patterns and are especially attuned to seeing new possibilities. Sensing (S) Focus on what can be experienced and verified Observe and remember specific facts and details Trust experience Prefer to attend to and trust tangible and real information Like to have the details Want to see a practical use Are focused on the present Like to verify information Tend to remember details and facts Observant Realistic Build carefully and thoroughly toward conclusions Understand ideas and theoeries through practical applications Intuition (N) Focus on patterns, meanings, and interconnections Observe and remember relationships among ideas and events Trust inspiration Move quickly to conclusions, follow hunches Want to clarify ideas and theories before putting them into practice Prefer to attend to and trust ideas and inspiration Like theories and ideas Are focused on the future Trust inspiration and vision Like to try out ideas Tend to see the big picture Enjoy using imagination Watch our animation video 'Sensation v Intuition' How you make decisions or evaluate things Basing conclusions on logical analysis with a goal of accuracy and impartial truth. People who prefer Thinking like to decide things by looking at the logical consequences of their choice or action. They want to mentally remove themselves from the situation so they can examine the pros and cons objectively. They enjoy analysing what's wrong with something so they can solve the problem. Their goal is to find a standard or principle that will apply in all similar situations. Basing conclusions on values-centred criteria with a goal of personal and social harmony. People who prefer to use Feeling like to decide things by considering what's important to them and to others involved. They mentally insert themselves into the situation to identify with everyone so they can make decisions that honour people. They enjoy appreciating and supporting others, and look for qualities to praise. Their goal is to create harmony and treat each person as a unique individual. Thinking (T) Step back from the situation to get an objective view Consider universal principles when deciding Use logic: cause and effect reasoning, pros and cons Analytical Reasonable Fair - want everyone treated equally Can be 'tough-minded' Tend to step out of a situation and look at it objectively Find that empathising interferes with satisfactory decision making Strive for a clear, objective standard of truth See log and reason as the best criteria for decision making Like their decisions to be implemented once the decision is made Have difficulty accepting the validity of a Feeling approach Feeling (F) Step into the situation to connect with those involved Use empathy to understand everyone's point of view Are guided by personal and social values Find that using impersonal principles ignores individual differences Use values: what is important to them and to others Tend to step into a situation and identify with it Strive for understanding, harmony and positive outcomes for all See every person and situation as unique, use empathy to make decisions May delay implementing a decision by looking for a win-win solution See the Thinking approach as cold and unfeeling May appear 'tender hearted' Fair - want everyone treated as an individual How you deal with the world around you Preferring the decisiveness and closure that result from dealing with the outside world using one of the judging processes (T or F). People who prefer Judging like to live in a planned, orderly way. They tend to make decisions based on the current available information, come to closure, and move on. Their lives tend to be structured and organised, and they like to have things settled. Sticking to a plan and schedule is very important to them, and they enjoy getting things done. Preferring the flexibility and spontaneity that result from dealing with the outside world using one of the perceiving processes (S or N). People who prefer Perceiving like to live in a flexible, spontaneous way, and want to experience and understand life rather than control it. Detailed plans and final decisions feel confining to them, they prefer to stay open to new information and last-minute options. They enjoy being resourceful in adapting to the opportunities and demands of the moment. Judging (J) Like to plan in advance Scheduled Like to organise their lives Want to arrive at closure quickly Tend to try and organise and structure the outer world Are energised & satisfied by getting closure Like to be organised and planned Make short and long term plans Can be seen as decisive Stressed by last minute rushes Tend to compartmentalise and order things Methodical Plan in advance to ensure that they achieve their goals Want to adhere to plans once they are made Plan so as to avoid last-minute pressure and stress Perceiving (P) Like to go with the flow Tend to be flexible and spontaneous Prefer to continue to gather information rather than come to closure Tend to want to experience life as it comes Prefer to leave options open Feel constrained by plans and structure Adapt, change course Can be seen as casual or laid back Energised by last minute rushes Tend to see things as open ended Appear spontaneous Dislike being locked in by too much advance planning Want freedom to change plans when new options arise Often find approaching deadlines energising and motivating You are the best judge of your type, so it’s up to you to make the final decision about your type. Your MBTI type preference is just an indicator of your possible type. Also, remember, whilst learning about your own type is very useful for personal development, it is also important to learn about the other types so that you can relate to them better. Once you have decided which of the two attitudes and four functions are your likely preferences, read the description about it. If you have still not decided which four letters best suit you, read a few descriptions and see which one best describes you. Explore your type The 16 Types in Brief The four letters of your MBTI type combine and interact with each other to give your whole psychological type. There are 16 possible combinations that result when one preference from each of the four pairs of opposites (E-I, S-N, T-F, and J-P) combine. These combinations are called personality types , or psychological types, and are designated by the four letters representing their four component preferences. Each type is greater than the sum of its parts, the preferences interact dynamically to create a hierarchy of preference within the processes (S, N, T, and F), from most to least preferred. The specific ways in which the preferences in each type interact were identified by Jung and expanded on by Myers and Briggs. The dynamic nature of personality type is the essence of the Jung psychological theory and the MBTI framework. Here are short descriptions of each of the 16 Personality Types in Brief . Each type will have things in common with adjacent types, with types in the same half of the table and in the same column or row. You may see aspects of yourself in several of the descriptions, however there should be one that describes you at your most comfortable.

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British Association for Psychological Type's Creator Hub and Personality Type Creator Hub Our creator hub is a platform for members to volunteer for BAPT or collaborate with us to develop and promote creative content about psychological or personality type. Get in touch with us to discuss opportunities to volunteer and to share your ideas to promote type. BAPT is a small, not-for-profit organisation run entirely by volunteers. From the Board of Trustees, to webinar presenters, workshop facilitators, managing social media, organising meetings and events, managing our finances, partnering with international type associations, links to business, editing our newsletter, managing memberships, use of digital technology, everyone here dedicates their time on a volunteer basis. That’s why, to continue our work, we rely on help from people like you. Our Creator Hub showcases work that has been developed by our members for BAPT. We are always looking for Content Creators to join our volunteering team for ongoing or one-off initiatives. These include things such as: Contributing to our newsletter Writing articles for our flagship magazine, TypeFace Volunteering at in-person events Helping to do day-to-day tasks and administration Help out with the organisation of the annual conference Bring your specialist skills e.g. editing videos, social media management, graphic design, etc.. Co-curation of type articles, books, information and type websites Developing type content Facilitating workshops Presenting a topic at a type webinar… and more! If you’d like to join our group of volunteers in their quest to keep the type community connected, then we’d love to hear from you. Get in touch and let’s get talking. Thinking v Feeling Creator Hub Apr 19, 2024 1 min read Introvert or Extravert? Creator Hub Jan 12, 2024 1 min read Type Watching at the Cinema Creator Hub Sep 17, 2023 1 min read Sensation v Intuition Creator Hub Sep 17, 2023 1 min read

Are you new to personality type? Here are some useful pointers from the Myers-Briggs Foundation and our recommended principles for good practice in personality type assessment and development. Hello! Puzzled? Questions? Are you new to personality type? Here are some useful pointers from the Myers-Briggs Foundation and our recommended principles for good practice in personality type assessment and development. Apply type knowledge in everyday life, for example, personal growth, family and relationships , and work and careers . S e lf-understanding, improved relationships, better communication, and an appreciation for personal ity differences are just some of the benefits gained from learning about personality type. You can learn to be more effective in your use of type through understanding and appreciating personality differences in constructive ways. When you take the MBTI instrument or find a certified type practitioner to work with, make sure that you are taking the real Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessment. Options for taking the MBTI assessment: Personal Feedback: You can take the MBTI assessment with personal feedback. This begins with an online administration of the MBTI instrument, and includes a highly experienced, certified professional who assists with the interpretation of the results during a feedback session. Search BAPT's Register of Type Practitioners Online: Take the MBTI online now at MBTIonline.com . The publisher of the MBTI instrument, The Myers-Briggs Company, has developed an automated process where participants verify their type preferences without the aid of a practitioner. Individuals who take the MBTI assessment in this way may want to have a follow-up discussion with an MBTI professional to ask questions and learn how they can apply type knowledge in everyday life . Find an MBTI Professional: Read Myers-Briggs Foundation guide on evaluating and finding an MBTI Professional available at MBTIonline.com. Search BAPT's Register of Type Practitioners For Children: Parents or legal guardians who would like their children (ages 7 through 18) to learn about personality type can do so at peoplestripes.org. T he Murphy-Meisgeier Type Indicator for Children® (MMTIC®) is a self-report assessment developed to identify children's personality type preferences. Parents can have their children Take the MMTIC Assessment service with personal feedback conducted by a certified MMTIC professional. What to expect when you take the MBTI assessment: You will take the assessment online. There are no right or wrong answers. The MBTI instrument is not a test . You select the answers that fit best for you. Results are most often given in person or virtually through an interpretive feedback discussion with a certified MBTI practitioner. This feedback process allows for personal interpretation that enhances the understanding of MBTI results. When using the MBTI online service, offered by The Myers-Briggs Company, the integrated self-guided feedback system is designed to help you understand and verify the accuracy of your results. A follow-up conversation with a professional is suggested but not essential. Scored results come in the form of an MBTI Profile Report that is either delivered via the web or given to you in printed form. This report is confidential and is treated accordingly by the professionals who deliver the report to you.

< Back Sue Blair Director of Education and Special Projects ESTJ BAPT.education@personality-type.uk Sue brings a wealth of knowledge in Psychological Type having been involved with Type communities around the world for over 20 years. She has a professional background in sales and management. She was Business Development Manager at the technology subsidiary of British Airways before leaving to raise a family in New Zealand. Unsurprisingly, life changed considerably at this point. Raising children is predictably challenging, time consuming and thought provoking with stress, exhaustion and joy thrown into the mix. The parenting role was definitely a massive training ground with a steep learning curve which continues, no matter how old your children are. A love of Type developed as it became the golden thread through the parenting journey that helped each of her family members to thrive. After completing the MBTI qualification programme she set up her own company, Personality Dynamics. For the past twenty-four years she has worked as a coach, presenter and facilitator in a wide range of situations; starting with parenting courses and going on to work with youth development, careers advisers, educators at all levels and also going back to corporates running team building and leadership programmes. Her work has always centred around Type. She is also the creator of The Personality Puzzles, these are coaching card resources now used worldwide by coaches and therapists to create meaningful conversations whilst supporting learning about Type. There are versions of the cards for adults, teens and educators. Her interest area whilst working on the BAPT board is Education. She admits that it is quite a challenge trying to get time with educators and build a working understanding of Type. When it does happen the rewards, both personally and professionally, are huge. She would like to open up conversations with anyone who is involved and/or interested in Education. She would like to invite anyone who has experience in this field to be in touch. If we can help one child, one family, one teacher or one school then it is worth the effort. Please be in touch to share your experiences. It would be great to build a community of people who can support and resource each other. She looks forward to being in touch with anyone who shares her enthusiasm or desire to create a better environment for our young people and those who care for them.

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The British Association for Psychological Type's Values. An Ethical Voice for Type. An Ethical Voice for Type BAPT is an independent voice for psychological type. There are a lot of commercial providers of type models out there, but we are a group of people who use type for our own development and support coaches and other practitioners who use type. It matters to us how type is used. It matters to us that we operate according to our four core values. Inclusive BAPT aims to be a safe space for everyone to explore the ideas and application of psychological type together. No psychological model is perfect, but we think that Jung was on to something. And we want to enable the different voices to be heard. While we began life as a user-group for the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI®) we recognise that there are now many high quality type instruments and sites out there, and we want to include the enable the different users of all of them. Accessible We are a not-for-profit organisation, but we want to be accessible to all, whether you’re a professional user of type or someone who’s realised how brilliant this model is for understanding yourself an other people. So we think membership offers amazing value right now, and we are developing new models of membership to make sure everyone can access what we have to share in an appropriate way. Sustainable We’ve been around since 1989, thanks to the energy and commitment of a pretty small band of enthusiastic people. We want to be here long term and to use our resources wisely so we can keep serving the type community in the UK and continue to work in partnership with type associations globally. We are committed to being as collaborative as possible, so that you too, can contribute to the future of type. Ethical Type is a great model. But it can be badly used. Human beings like to use difference as a way of beating one another up; but we stand clearly for an ethical use of type which is founded on three principles: Focus on the Person - you are the expert on yourself: type is a way that can help you unlock that expertise. It’s there to serve you, not to manage you or box you in. Use the Language of Preference - although type uses polarity language, no one is (say) either an extravert or an introvert; no one is a ‘senser’ or an ‘intuitive’. We’re always both - but we all tend to have a preference of one over the other. This gives us a starting point for development, not a definition to trap us or categorise others. Put Type into Practice - as users or practitioners, we need to live by the highest standards, which means being prepared to change and develop ourselves, not just using type as another way of judging others or providing excuses for our own weaknesses. Our full ethical statement

< Back 19 Ways to Fix All Your Relationships Sterling Bates Learn 19 methods and activities to ensure your relationships are ready for the new normal in the wake of covid-19. The multiple-model method for fixing relationships includes direct and practical methods to improve your own relationships and the relationship of your clients. Sterling’s combination of technology, mathematics, business, marketing, OD and psychological types led him to found Step Research, a psychology software company. Previously at Disney for 13 years in IT and Marketing. On the APTi board for 4 years. Previous Next

There is a lot of information about personality or psychological type available on the web. Here you will find our curated links to type websites and other associations of psychological types in the US, Europe and Australia. Links Personality Assessment & Development There is a lot of information about personality or psychological type available on the web. Here you will find our curated links to type websites and other associations of psychological types in the US, Europe and Australia. Myers & Briggs Foundation Isabel Briggs Myers Memorial Library is the largest collection of information and materials dedicated to the MBTI instrument and personality type in the world. Mary & Isabel's Library Online (MILO) MMDI Personality Test - Mental Muscle Diagram Indicator Psychology Junkie Type Academy Media Portal for Dario Nardi Personality Junkie Personality Hacker The Myers-Briggs Company (US) The Myers-Briggs Company (UK) MBTI online (take the MBTI) Type School Global Type Organisations There are several type organisations operating across the globe, with BAPT being the UK-based one. We encourage you to also explore the websites of our international partners listed below. The other type associations currently are: APTi AusAPT France

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The Myers and Briggs Foundation describes the Myers-Briggs system as consisting of four preference pairs that reflect different aspects of personality—opposite ways to direct and receive energy through Extraversion (E) or Introversion (I), take in information with Sensing (S) or Intuition (N), come to conclusions using Thinking (T) or Feeling (F), and approach the outside world through Judging (J) or Perceiving (P). 16 Types: Key Words The Myers and Briggs Foundation describes the Myers-Briggs system as consisting of four preference pairs that reflect different aspects of personality—opposite ways to direct and receive energy through Extraversion (E) or Introversion (I), take in information with Sensing (S) or Intuition (N), come to conclusions using Thinking (T) or Feeling (F), and approach the outside world through Judging (J) or Perceiving (P). Most people find that one preference, in a preference pair, best describes their natural way of doing things, where they feel the most comfortable being themselves, outside of any roles they play in life. When the letters for each of these preferences are combined, 16 distinct personality types form which consist of different characteristics unique to that type. Find out more about the 16 Types at TypeCoach The 16 Types in Brief