proteanmix, what say you to, for instance,
this interview with Beyonce? She really doesn't strike me as softspoken, vulnerable or people-pleasing enough to be an ISFP (for comparison, check out
Christina Aguilera).
I saw the Beyonce interview, and I watched about 5 mins of the Christina interview. There are a couple other Beyonce interviews on youtube, one in particular she talks about how her character in Dreamgirls freed her and gave her permission to be more agressive.
How would an ESFP handle this versus an ISFP?
Some ISFP traits from Personality page
* Keen awareness of their environment
* Live in the present moment
* Enjoy a slower pace - they like to take time to savor the present moment
* Faithful and loyal to people and ideas which are important to them
* Individualistic, having no desire to lead or follow
* Take things seriously, although they frequently appear not to
* Special bond with children and animals
* Quiet and reserved, except with people they know extremely well
* Trusting, sensitive, and kind
* Service-oriented; they're driven to help others
* Extremely well-developed appreciation for aesthetic beauty
* Likely to be original and unconventional
* Hate being confined to strict schedules and regimens
* Need space and freedom to do things their own way
* Dislike mundane, routine tasks, but will perform them if necessary
And ESFP traits:
* Live in the present moment
* Are stimulated and excited by new experiences
* Practical and realistic
* Warmly interested in people
* Know how to have a good time, and how to make things fun for others
* Independent and resourceful
* Spontaneous - seldom plan ahead
* Hate structure and routine
* Dislike theory and long written explanations
* Feel special bond with children and animals
* Strongly developed aesthetic appreciation for things
* Great people skills
I'm trying not to base this on the ISFPs/ESFPs I know and let Beyonce and Christina speak for themselves. If you watch Christina's and Beyonce's demeanor during the interviews, I don't get extraversion from either one of them.
Let's take the ISFP "developed appreciation for aesthetic beauty." Christina is constantly on someones worse dressed list for her garish outfits and clownish makeup. Beyonce plays it safer, but is rarely called out for being a steaming hot mess like Christina sometimes is. Beyonce has helped to create her own fashion line and fragrance. LadyinWaiting thinks that these show her trying to stay in the spotlight, but I think it's the appreciation for aesthetic beauty.
In another Beyonce interview on youtube, she speaks about the spaces in which she feels comfortable. She says that she feel freer when she's singing in church because that's what she's familiar with, what she grew up with. Would it matter very much to an ESFP what their performance space was, as long as it somewhere they can perform?
I also linked to an article (and I found others but I wanted them to be from credible sources), that says she most comfortable in the country with her shoes, sans makeup with her family than on the red carpet. She's constantly saying how important her family is to her, how even though she's her own person, she enjoys the business relationship she has with her parents.
So now I'm going to lyrics: In "Me, myself, and I" she writes about making a conscious effort to start living life on her own terms and not anyone elses. She outlines what she's endured for the sake of the relationship, how she trusted this scheming guy over what her instincts told her. "
Dangerously in Love" is so Fi'd out it made my stomach churn the first few times I heard it. She wrote that about her relationship with Jay-Z. Listen to her lyrics on her CDs and they're just not outwardly focused. She rolling around in her own emotions, then doing her Se thing not the other way around.
I'll try to find some good ESFP lyrics that showcases their Fi, for some reason all I can think of is David Lee Roth or something.