If enneagram advice isn't enough for you or you haven't figured out your enneagram type, you can still work on your personal development using these MBTI tips. Try to incorporate one into your life each week, and you may very well find yourself becoming a more well-rounded individual.
Developmental Tips for the Compassionate Assimilator (ISFJ)
Developmental Tips for the Compassionate Assimilator (ISFJ)
- Although you prefer to reflect carefully before acting, at times try taking a calculated risk and “jump in”. This can help you capitalize on unfamiliar or unexpected opportunities.
- When making a decision, logically analyze the pros and cons of your options.
- Make trade-offs between taking a personal, immediate approach to matters and being more objective and efficient in what you do.
- Think about what might be happening in 3-5 years and make a long-range plan. Be willing to revisit and change your plan.
- Challenge yourself to look for new ways of doing familiar tasks.
- Although you prefer to reflect carefully before acting, at times try taking a calculated risk and “jump in”. This can help you capitalize on unfamiliar or unexpected opportunities.
- When completing a task observe how people are reacting and interacting. Note how they connect with others and adjust your approach to match.
- When making a decision that affects people who are important to you, ask them to share their opinions and thoughts. Add their personal responses and preferences into your decision-making criteria.
- Think about what might be happening in 5 years and make a long-range plan. Be willing to revisit and change your plan.
- Challenge yourself to look for new ways of doing familiar tasks.
- Accept and appreciate the process of logical analysis. Create a system for evaluating situations and ideas that includes logical pros and cons.
- When preparing to share your thoughts, add logical points and reasons for implementing your ideas.
- As you are building ideas and coming up with a vision of ‘what could be’, ask for constructive feedback early in the process. This will help you see the situation right away from multiple perspectives. If you get feedback later, you may find it frustrating to re-think your well-defined plan.
- Link your ideas to realities by adding in a series of concrete, practical implementation steps.
- Stop to enjoy the moment without becoming lost in your thoughts. Take a photo, draw a picture, write a descriptive passage or do some other activity that keeps you anchored in the moment.
- Accept and incorporate the process of personal analysis. Imagine how people might interpret your actions and what concerns they might raise.
- As you are building ideas and coming up with a vision of ‘what could be’ ask for constructive feedback early in the process. This will help you see the situation right away from multiple perspectives. If you get feedback later you may find it frustrating to re-think your well-defined plan.
- When sharing your thoughts, look and listen for cues that people may not be understanding and accepting your vision. Share more concrete details and examples and use fewer metaphors or theoretical explanations.
- Link your ideas to realities by adding in a series of concrete, practical implementation steps.
- Stop to enjoy the moment without becoming lost in your thoughts. Take a photo, draw a picture, write a descriptive passage or do some other activity that keeps you anchored in the moment.
- When examining situations, collect and analyze conceptual and theoretical data as well as factual data. This additional data will lead to a better analysis.
- When coming up with a solution to a situation consider potential implementation problems and challenges. Work on following through and putting solutions into action.
- Once you have completed a logical evaluation of an idea or situation take time to also consider who is involved in the situation and observe how the situation is affecting them personally.
- Notice and offer appreciation when others do something to help you.
- Learn to develop rapport with others by figuring out their preferences. Use small talk and share some personal information to build relationships when it is appropriate.
- When examining situations collect and analyze factual as well as conceptual data. This additional data will lead to a better analysis.
- When coming up with a solution to a situation look for practical implementation problems. Work on following through and putting solutions into action.
- Once you have completed a logical evaluation of an idea or situation take time to also consider who is involved in the situation and imagine how the situation might affect them personally.
- Notice and offer appreciation when others do something to help you.
- Learn to develop rapport with others by figuring out their preferences. Use small talk and share some personal information to build relationships when it’s appropriate.
- When choosing what to do, look for and consider less obvious options and ideas.
- Make a plan that builds on your long-term as well as short-term success.
- Create a list of logical pros and cons when making a decision. Weigh options objectively as well as personally.
- Speak up about your needs rather than hoping others will naturally consider your perspective.
- Accept that others naturally approach situations logically. Work on not interpreting this approach as a personal affront.
- When working towards your ideals, check out the realities and practical constraints of the situation.
- Map out a sequential, practical plan for accomplishing a goal.
- Create a list of logical pros and cons when making a decision. Weigh options objectively as well as personally.
- Speak up about your needs rather than hoping others will naturally consider your perspective.
- Accept that others naturally approach situations logically. Work on not interpreting this approach as a personal affront.
- Use your casual, in-the-moment approach selectively since others may misinterpret this approach and think you are not being serious.
- Recognize many people assess situations impersonally. Listen to this perspective and gather data to make more rounded decisions.
- Make your decisions more balanced by making a list of logical pros and cons.
- When making choices and taking action, consider the long-term as well as short-term implications and consequences.
- When helping others, consider what you could do to provide additional assistance or services that will be helpful in the future.
- Use your casual, in-the-moment approach selectively since others may misinterpret this as irresponsible or flippant.
- Make your decisions more balanced by imagining how each option will affect the people involved and adding this data into your analysis of the situation.
- To hone your process of personal analysis, listen carefully to others to hear how they are interpreting the situation or your actions.
- When making choices, consider the long-term as well as short-term implications and consequences.
- When solving problems, instead of just getting things up and running, consider slowing down to make a more complete overhaul when necessary.
- Make your decisions more balanced by imagining the logical implications and consequences of each option as well as looking at personal and humanistic considerations.
- To hone your process of objective analysis, practice making a logical argument to defend a decision.
- Take time to identify and analyze the gap between where you are now and where you want to be in the future.
- When asked to complete a task or project, don’t overestimate what you can do. Accurately assess the facts and practical constraints of the situation.
- Map out a sequential, practical plan for accomplishing a goal.
- Make your decisions more balanced by imagining how each option will affect the people involved and adding this data into your analysis of the situation.
- To hone your process of personal analysis, listen carefully to others to hear how they are interpreting a situation.
- Take time to identify and analyze the gap between where you are now and where you want to be in the future.
- When asked to complete a task or project, don’t overestimate what you can do. Accurately assess the facts and practical constraints of the situation.
- Map out a sequential, practical plan for accomplishing a goal.
- Take a broader perspective before deciding. Consider alternative courses of action as well as the obvious ones.
- Look at long-term as well as immediate implications and consequences of your actions and decisions.
- When making a decision create a list of logical pros and cons.
- You likely feel responsible and want to participate in many social and community groups. Recognize your limits and create time to meet your own needs.
- You will want to resolve conflicts. However, some problems are not easily solved. Sometimes it is important to agree to disagree and move forward.
- Collect more facts and details before deciding.
- Look at immediate as well as long-term implications and consequences of your actions and decisions.
- When making a decision create a list of logical pros and cons.
- Balance your desire to be helpful with practical considerations. You can’t be everything to everybody.
- You will want to resolve conflicts. However, some problems are not easily solved. Sometimes it is important to agree to disagree and move forward.
- Consider several options before deciding.
- Look at long as well as short-term implications and consequences of your decisions.
- Ask people how a decision will affect them and take this information into consideration.
- Listen carefully to people. Hear their concerns without trying to solve their problems.
- Give positive feedback and encouragement when you see something done well.
- Collect more facts and details before deciding.
- Look at immediate as well as long-term implications and consequences of your decisions.
- Ask people how a decision will affect them and take this information into consideration.
- Listen carefully to people. Hear and respond empathically to their concerns without trying to analyze or solve their problems.
- Give positive feedback and encouragement when you see something done well.