Inner Self Reflection

Throughout the course of this semester, I hope to gain a better understanding of my true identity. With reading and analyzing future literature excerpts, I will be able to learn about my experiences and outcomes in my own life, and how I present myself to the world. Having a deep understanding of myself can benefit me in all aspects of my future; as a result, my identity can shape who I am. After completing a personality test in class, I learned that I am a Defender. By exploring my strengths and weaknesses, including my possible career paths and parenthood, this will give me the stepping stone to learning more about my inner self. The ISFJ, highly recognized as the Defender, is an accurate description of how I identify myself in the world. Similarly to literature, characters represent themselves based on their own identities. By learning about one’s strengths and weaknesses, it can allow for potential growth in one’s inner self. One major strength of an ISFJ is the willingness to be imaginative and observant. The ISFJ personality tends to generally look for the best in people.With a calm demeanor and the ability to listen to everyone’s point of view, the personality is often a place for protection and comfort for other personality

The Defender’s possible career paths tend to be in education, medicine, and social work. Since the personality has a strong desire to help others, it is common for ISFJs to work in these areas. I have a strong interest in the medical field. From the personality test, I often place empathy over judgement. This result tells me that I have the gift of helping people without being envious. I enjoy working on things in which I will see first hand positive effects, rather than bragging about my accomplishments. By placing my attention to medicine, I will be able to nurture the less fortunate; similarly to a famous ISFJ, Mother