34 Quotes That Sum Up What It Truly Means To Be An ENFP

“ENFPs hold the pervasive belief that there is always something left to look forward to. This does not at all translate to constant happiness. Though this type gives of a light-hearted, fun-loving air, they actually take life quite seriously.”

— Heidi Priebe, thoughtcatalog.com

“For the ENFP, experiences are not ends in themselves but vessels through which they can uncover deeper, more complex truths about life. Therefore, the more experiences they draw in and process in a meaningful way, the more fulfilled the ENFP feels.”

— Heidi Priebe, amazon.com

“ENFPs are warm. They’re welcoming. They’re kind. But what they are not is comfortable with personal disclosure.”

— Heidi Priebe, thoughtcatalog.com

“ENFPs are not always quick to jump into serious relationships but this is more often an issue of compatibility than one of commitment. ENFPs connect relatively quickly with most people. But they want more than a surface-level connection and a few common interests: they are searching for a specific,…”

— Heidi Priebe, thoughtcatalog.com

“When it comes to our goals and desires, [ENFPs] are the least chill people imaginable.”

— Heidi Priebe, thoughtcatalog.com

“A healthy ENFP is aware of their physical needs and takes care of their body. An unhealthy ENFP goes to extremes – either totally neglecting their physical needs or absolutely obsessing over them.”

— Heidi Priebe, thoughtcatalog.com

“A healthy ENFP understands that social interaction is important to them. An unhealthy ENFP denies this and thinks that they can ‘go it alone.’”

— Heidi Priebe, thoughtcatalog.com

“Leave an ENFP alone for three hours and they often re-emerge with limbs shaking from too much coffee and fourteen new ideas that they’re bursting to share with others.”

— Heidi Priebe, thoughtcatalog.com

“ENFPs often feel torn between their intense love of people and their intense love of alone time. They are highly likely to identify as ambiverts, seeing both introverted and extroverted traits in themselves.”

— Heidi Priebe, thoughtcatalog.com

“[ENFPs] have a fluid system of values that tends to morph and change as they take in new experiences.”

— Heidi Priebe, thoughtcatalog.com

“ENFPs speculate first and feel second.”

— Heidi Priebe, thoughtcatalog.com

“Even though we’re highly expressive and sometime come across heedless, we are very level-headed and deep thinkers.”

— Heidi Priebe, thoughtcatalog.com

“ENFPs are passionate, but it doesn’t mean we’re irrational.”

— Heidi Priebe, thoughtcatalog.com

“When an ENFP says they love you, you can guarantee their heart is turning a thousand miniature cartwheels every time you enter the room. The thought of you drives them wild and their ‘I love you’ roughly translates to ‘My heart is basically BURSTING OUT OF MY CHEST every time I think about you, whic…”

— Heidi Priebe, thoughtcatalog.com

“You’ll never feel weak or incapable with the ENFP in your life. You’ll have no excuse to sit back, wallow in a pool of self-pity and let your true potential pass you by. The ENFP will bring out the best in you.”

— Heidi Priebe, thoughtcatalog.com

“This type goes for what they want unabashedly and pursues each of their passions single-handedly. They will not fit into the palm of your hand; this type has wings that they intend to spread wide. They have goals and they intend to aim high. If you are looking for a quiet, docile partner, do not go…”

— Heidi Priebe, thoughtcatalog.com

“ENFP units frequently form companion bonds for life, but any attempts to limit your ENFP unit’s freedom to explore and pursue what interest them will result in resistance and likely resentment from your ENFP.”

— Sarah Brady Wagner, thoughtcatalog.com

“There is no off switch on your ENFP unit. If you find your ENFP overwhelming, simply tell them you need some time to yourself and your ENFP unit will happily find someone else to annoy in the mean time.”

— Sarah Brady Wagner, thoughtcatalog.com

“If your ENFP goes missing for an extended period of time it is possible that you have accidentally activated ENFP’s fear of commitment. In this case, provide your ENFP with a heartfelt communication via phone or email. Your ENFP will at that point most likely return to at least discuss what caused t…”

— Sarah Brady Wagner, thoughtcatalog.com

“Your ENFP is a functional walking idea generator.”

— Sarah Brady Wagner, thoughtcatalog.com

“Your ENFP will not only seek new ideas, but will also seek to be deeply informed about those ideas.”

— Sarah Brady Wagner, thoughtcatalog.com

“Your ENFP is prone to random bouts of sentimentality and a preference for familiar sensory experiences.”

— Sarah Brady Wagner, thoughtcatalog.com

“ENFPs experience life predominantly inside their own minds and often misidentify as introverts.”

— Heidi Priebe, thoughtcatalog.com

“ENFPs enjoy their adventures the most either before they happen – while they’re envisioning the possibilities of what COULD happen – or after they’ve happened, when they’re able to enjoy reflecting on them.”

— Heidi Priebe, thoughtcatalog.com

“ENFPs are often stubborn to a fault and would usually rather terminate a relationship than abandon or neglect a crucial part of their identity for the sake of harmony.”

— Heidi Priebe, thoughtcatalog.com

“ENFPs like to talk about what could happen in the future, regardless of whether or not it is likely to develop (‘What do you guys think about AIs gaining complexity and taking over society? Do you think they could be better rulers than humans? Why not, though?’).”

— Heidi Priebe, thoughtcatalog.com

“ENFPs analyze things by questioning the nature of facts and searching for possible alternate explanations for why things happen the way they do.”

— Heidi Priebe, thoughtcatalog.com

“ENFPs often zone out of their physical environments and regularly fail to notice environmental details or events that are going on around them.”

— Heidi Priebe, thoughtcatalog.com

“The most important thing to remember about Idealists is this: one and all, they are incurable romantics.”

— David Keirsey, amazon.com

“Though their values are liberal and their methods unconventional, ENFPs are incredibly driven folk who almost always have a clear-cut goal in mind. They don’t want to go wherever the wind blows them – they want to embody the storm. And they’ll take down whatever stands in their way.”

— Heidi Priebe, amazon.com