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Personalities, Part 2 (Our Myers-Briggs & Enneagram Types & More): Episode 58

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Welcome to part two in our series on personality types!

Last week we discussed the general appeal of personality tests and delved into the concepts of introversion and extroversion (we recommend listening to that episode first if you haven’t already – CLICK HERE to play it now).

This week we reveal our Myers-Briggs and Enneagram types (drumroll….) and continue the conversation as it relates to parenting, partner relationships and more.

Listen now using the player below (click here if you can’t see it), and read on for how you can take the same tests we took in time for next week’s big reveal show!


Myers-Briggs & Enneagram Personality Tests

These are the tests we took, and we’d love you to take them too if you haven’t already! These are the tests and results we discuss in this week’s episode.

  • MYERS-BRIGGS test from 16personalities.com
  • ENNEAGRAM test from ecclecticenergies.com

After you take the tests, we recommend the full Myers-Briggs type descriptions found here, a more in-depth explanation of the Myers-Briggs letters found here, and the descriptions of the nine Enneagram types found here (scroll to bottom of the page).

Other links we mentioned (or should have) in this series

  • The ENFP’s Guide to Dating Rationals (Heidi Priebe for Thought Catalog)
  • Knowing myself, knowing others: my uncomfortable – but revealing – afternoon with the Enneagram (MeaganFrancis.com)
  • Megan Tietz and her Sorta Awesome podcast co-hosts LOVE this topic. Check out their shows on Enneagram and Myers-Briggs types
  • Our friends Kelsey and Erica of The Girl Next Door podcast helped inspire this show with their Personalities & More Compari episode
  • On The Happiness Project Gretchen Rubin defines her four tendencies framework here, and has a fun quiz to determine yours here
  • Meagan’s articles at QuietRev.com, and Susan Cain’s book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking

So, tell us! What’s your type? Can you help Sarah solve her Myers-Briggs identity crisis? Leave us a comment below (or just hit “reply” if you’re reading this by email)!

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Comments

  1. Dana says

    July 6, 2016 at 2:21 pm

    Meagan, I’m a Campaigning 2 myself. Hearing you talk about yourself was like the voices in my head! These 2 tests are going to help my therapy along quite a bit!!

    Reply
  2. Katrina says

    July 8, 2016 at 10:04 am

    I have totally had different answers to various Myers-Briggs type tests too!! I am (most recently in 16 personalities), an ESFJ. However, I have been an ESFJ, ENFJ, ENSJ and INFJ…I have been told it’s because I have a very “balanced personality” and so, depending on my mood and life circumstances when I take the test, my answers veer ever so slightly and because I’m pretty balanced in some departments (ie. Between sensing and intuition), it doesn’t take many slightly changed answers (depending on my mood etc) to change me from one to the other.

    Reply
    • Sarah Powers says

      July 8, 2016 at 4:41 pm

      Katrina I’m so glad to hear it’s not just me! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Erin says

    July 9, 2016 at 1:53 pm

    Sarah, like you, I waver with in the I–J Honestly, I think motherhood has made me more sensing/feeling than I used to be. It doesn’t come naturally- but I find myself responding to situations differently now that I have had the experience of raising children.

    Reply
  4. Melissa W says

    July 28, 2016 at 8:22 pm

    When I took the test today it said ISFJ but a few months ago I was ISTJ so I was listening to Sarah’s dilemma saying “Yes yes EXACTLY!” I think I wobble on feeling vs thinking because I think through things and KNOW how I feel/believe but I am very careful about not offending others and “agreeing to disagree” instead of pushing my opinion. So maybe I’m just non-confrontational and it comes across as caring? And I DO care sometimes but others times I’m rolling my eyes on the inside and keeping my mouth shut. LOL
    I was also a 1 on the Enneagram but with 9 wing.

    Reply
  5. Carmen K says

    September 30, 2016 at 11:14 pm

    I’m late to the game on commenting as I’m just making my way through the past podcasts but having taken many of these tests through the years and even administering the DISC test (you should try it too! It’s used a lot by HR departments as its not licensed like Myers Briggs and is testing more how you exhibit your personality to others then how you internalize things like Myers Briggs). I just wanted to add that if you find results varying it can be because you think/act differently to different people and environments. When I’d administer DISC to staff I was always clear that they should think of their response as it would relate to their work life. Also when major things happen in your life things will change. I had coworkers that saw shifts when promote to managers or went through something like a divorce.

    I also wanted to recommend reading up on the Five Love Languages books if you enjoy the personality profiles. I think it was one of the most useful ones I’ve done as it helps you identify your preferred way of showing and recieving ‘love’ and acceptance. The author wrote one about kids love languages as well. It’s nice to know yours but I found it even better to understand what motivated my husband when we would but heads about things. I need to reread them now that my children are getting older as I think their types will be interesting.

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I gently open the kids’ bedroom door and stand on the bottom bunk, reaching my hand into the top bunk to place it on Rhett’s head. His breath is slow and steady; he’s still deep asleep. Closing my eyes, I take a deep breath, preparing myself for the day ahead. 

Opening my eyes, I tickle his head, “Hey buddy, it’s time to get up,” I whisper. “I’ve got breakfast on the table.”

“It’s so early,” he grumbles, curling into a ball. 

“I know, but it’s time,” I say, anticipating what he will say next.

“Can you carry me?” he asks. 

I start to protest; that he’s too heavy and big enough to do it by himself. But I pause, knowing he’s asking me to step back a bit—that he hasn’t made the jump to a “big kid” just yet. And maybe, while there aren’t three easy steps to parenting, he’s reminding me I can do this—one step at a time.

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Find the episode wherever you get your podcasts, or click this image at the link in our bio!

#themomhour #motherhood #mompodcast #podcastsformoms #parenting #parentingpodcast #podcastlove #trypod #podcastersofinstagram #shepodcasts #housework #reallifehousework #feelings #homemanagerinsecurities #momin21stcentury
This is me, at the age of 20. In over my head, lea This is me, at the age of 20. In over my head, learning to mother a sweet but mystifying baby boy while most of my friends were in the middle of their junior year of college. I had a stubborn optimistic streak and a supportive family in my corner, but not much else.

When I look at the girl I was then, I'm so glad that optimism won out and that Jacob is here today. Motherhood was a life-altering experience that shaped everything about the person I became.

But when I think about the lack of practical and active societal support that girl and her baby received nearly twenty-five years ago, I'm sad and angry. What (inadequate) assistance was offered came tinged with a sense of failure and shame. And the movement working tirelessly to protect the rights of my unborn baby largely seemed to ignore my personhood except as a means to keep him alive.

Even for the much more privileged, it's a tough time to be a mother. The needs of moms (and by extension, living children) are ignored, and we all pay the price.

At The Mom Hour, we are Pro-Mom. We value our entire community and celebrate that this group represents a diverse set of backgrounds and beliefs. Our goal is to always be part of a dynamic and inclusive conversation, not an echo chamber or soapbox.

We also believe that mothers have immense value in their own right, not merely as a vessel for new life, or the means by which to kept that life fed, warm, clean, disciplined, entertained, and educated for the next 18+ years. Motherhood is not a consequence or a political tool. Mothers should not be the collateral damage of other people's beliefs. We are important, worthy of consideration, and worthy of care.

When I look back at the girl in this picture, I wish I'd known how valuable I was: not just for what I could do for the baby on my hip, but simply because I existed. 

I hope you all know it now, and that it colors not only the way you treat yourself but the way you treat other moms.

Because we all deserve it, and now more than ever, we need each other.-M

p.s.: I wrote about the origins of belief and the benefits of challenging them over at @meaganfrancis today. Would love to hear your thoughts.
New episode! What we remember from childhood help New episode!

What we remember from childhood helps build our narrative of who we were - even if those memories are fuzzy or slightly flawed. Today Meagan and Sarah get in the way-WAY-back machine and reflect on what we were like as kids and teens. As a child, Meagan was dreamy, imaginative, chatty, and obsessed with balloons (!!), while Sarah was studious, quiet-but-sociable, responsible, and circumstantially prone to tears. We touch on how our personalities developed as we grew up, whether we were “popular” or not, and if we felt clueless or confident come high school. Join us for this fun More Than Mom to get a glimpse into our growing up years (at least the way we remember it!).

Find the episode wherever you get your podcasts, or click this image at the link in our bio!

#themomhour #motherhood #mompodcast #podcastsformoms #parenting #parentingpodcast #podcastlove #trypod #podcastersofinstagram #shepodcasts #growingup #childhoodmemories #memories
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1️⃣ In Episode 365 we shared listeners’ best family travel tips, and so many moms talked about stocking up on snacks (you can’t have too many, they said!). ONE listener shared that their family does the opposite: bring almost zero snacks so that kids are plenty hungry when it’s time to stop, and so that those gas station purchases seem even more special. We tried the latter today and it worked GREAT for my kids. We had some very uninteresting, nutritious snacks in the car, and then we let them each pick two things from our first convenience store stop. They were THRILLED, and I didn’t overbuy on stuff nobody wanted.

💡 Takeaway: Sometimes the opposite of what everyone else is doing is right for you! 

2️⃣ Meagan and I made a conscious decision last year to move away from recommending Amazon (and profiting from those recommendations) as the solution for *everything*. It’s not a boycott at all - just a gentle redirection  of our influence toward small, local, or even just *different* retailers. In my personal life, I have moved away from Amazon for almost all recurring everyday essentials, and it has felt right for me. HOWEVER: When stocking up for a road trip, bless the everything store and Jeff B take all my money. These seatback caddies with touch screens for iPads are cheap and may not last beyond this trip but they’re working GREAT.

💡 Takeaway: The 80/20 rule is a-OK. If you need permission to break your own rules, consider this it.

Safe travels, friends. ♥️
One of our most popular blog posts EVER is refresh One of our most popular blog posts EVER is refreshed for 2022! Click this image at the link in our bio to read the just-structured-enough approach Sarah took during those long AZ summers at home when her kids were 6, 4, and 1.5. 😎 

#stayathomemom #preschoolers #summermomlife #arizonasummer #summerschedulefortoddlers #summerscheduledforpreschoolers #samplesummerschedule #summerdaysathom
How To Organize End-Of-School Artwork & Papers

✏️ Stop looking for the perfect system.
✏️ Don't overthink it.
✏️ Remember that you have all summer. Or maybe it's a fall project.
✏️ It's fine. You're doing fine. Everything will be just fine.

This week on the podcast I talked about these accordion portfolios from Lakeshore Learning (no brand relationship whatsoever) that I use for keepsake papers and art. I also said - and it bears repeating - ANY OLD BIN WORKS TOO. It's not about the vehicle, friends.

I also shared that while Meagan and I tracked our home management tasks the week of May 31 and I mentioned *starting* this process that week, by the time we recorded on June 16 my end-of-school paper piles were alive and well and still not put away. I can now report that we leave for a week on Saturday and I can GUARANTEE it won't be done before then. So best-case = July at this point.

Do you have specific questions for me about storing End Of School (or anytime) kids' keepsake art and papers? I'll pop into stories today and take some questions if it would be helpful. I can promise most of my answers will be a version of "don't overthink it, it's all going to be okay" BUT I am happy to use my decade+ of school parenting to share experience if it helps.

Happy Summer, all. You're doing great.

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