Comments on: From the outside in

By: Sue London

Sue London — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:56:11 +0000

Yep, me with the Tony Robbins, too! Haven’t read Brian Tracy or much Robert Kiyosaki. New things to read! Yes, we obviously need a place to list this stuff…

By: ockhamdesign

ockhamdesign — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:24:30 +0000

No I have’t read that one yet. I’m currently reading 9 Things You Simply Must Do by Henry Cloud.

I still ove all the Tony Robbins stuff from his beginnings neuro-linguistics programming to his current result-based methodology. Tony Robbins work really changed my life at 20.

I’m still enamored with all the Brian Tracy stuff, especially his Luck Factor. I like the Robert Kiyosaki stuff even though it’s very finance oriented.

By: Sue London

Sue London — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:48:26 +0000

One of my favorite books out of the kajillion I’ve read is “Finding Your Own North Star” by Martha Beck. Have you read that one?

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:09:00 +0000

If you’re finding anything out there (especially on the web) that might be useful to the rest of us, please consider doing a post about it, or adding a “recommended reading” area to your sidebar!

By: ockhamdesign

ockhamdesign — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:31:12 +0000

I appreciate your comment. I read so many INFP blogs and forum posts hoping to figure out what to write about that would be useful.

I love personality psychology. I’ve also read a zillion self-help books since I was 20. Some of those books are really amazing, but a lot of what they teach would be awesome for me if I was an ENTJ or an ESFJ. All my blog posts so far have been leading towards figuring out how I can communicate what I’ve learned so it works for INFPs.

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:55:27 +0000

Most INFP writing on the web is either of the “aren’t we special and wonderful?” variety, or the “help I’m a basket case let me tell you about it ad nauseam” sort. I deeply appreciate your blog because you are writing about the day-to-day, about keeping on an even keel, about understanding your own weaknesses and making the most of your strengths. I’m at a time in my life when I need to stop trying to fit into the mold of other personality types and find balance in who I am. Thank you for modeling this here. Every post gives me another little spark of much-needed insight into what it means to be a functional, contented INFP.

By: ockhamdesign

ockhamdesign — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:47:48 +0000

For me, “until I complete it” can take years and some things just drag on and on.

I see INFPs get labeled as ‘flaky artist types’ whether it be writer, photographer, poets, etc. That’s such a generalization for me. We are flaky artist types, but we’re not ONLY flaky artist types. It’s just a part of us, not the whole.

So do the things that needs to be put in your traveling trunk pile up as you end up taking on too many things?

By: Crysti Couture

Crysti Couture — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:33:33 +0000

I love how you can really analyze your self in this post! It is definetly hard for me to set a certain time for milestones. I usually just keep going until I complete it.

Coincidence, as an INFP we are labeled as ‘writers’ and through writing about my results, so many other INFP’s both on Twitter and the Blogosphere have responded to my little post!

“Shoebox of memories to sort or as large as their entire house” made me smile, I’ve got a vintage traveling trunk full of photos, my son’s hospital tags from when he was born, and hundreds of carefully organized letters from high school!