“success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.” ~ ENTP Sir Winston Chruchill

Enthusiasm, flexibility, and an analytical mindset compose a personality that is unique and views the world through a completely different scope than anyone else. A devotion to knowledge and an eagerness to argue combine to form unparalleled passion. If I have a project that I really care about or a value I strongly believe in, I will defend it with my life. If I am not energetic about an idea, what point is there in putting any energy toward it? This attitude allows me to put great effort toward the things I am devoted to, but if I cannot find the importance, I cannot justify wasting time and energy on it. For example, in high school if I could get an A without studying or handing in quality work, I didn’t (health class, seriously?). I already knew the information, so what benefit could I possible obtain? But when it came to AP Literature I did everything I could to ensure that each paper I turned in was my best work because I was challenged and knew that writing is a required skill. The ability to adapt to different environments shows off the flexibility that ENTPs could not survive without (at least I couldn’t). Optimism coupled with a love of possibilities creates the view that new situations are just new problems to solve. ENTPs strive for constant stimulation; a repetitive schedule drives us crazy. While many attributes of this personality type may create a seeming flighty and inconsistent person, the objective and logical aspects ground our fanatical ideas in facts and reason. I pride myself in my ability to evaluate a situation and be completely removed. I remain objective whether it is during a debate or family game night. I never thought of myself as an absolute analytical person, because even though I love to analyze theoretical problems, I never excelled at mathematical problems. That all changed when I entered my first statistics class and my analytical side found its calling. I was completely oblivious to the new depth of analytical thought revealed by the shock of excelling in advanced statistics. These strengths create a unique individual who is passionate, adaptive, and rational.