Personal Statement: Defender

According to the 16 Personalities, I am the Defender personality (ISFJ, -A/-T). Only 13% of the world’s population. Halle Berry, Vin Diesel, Beyoncé Queen Elizabeth II, Kate Middleton, Anne Hathaway, and Selena Gomez are all Defenders.
Defenders are supportive, reliable and patient, imaginative and observant, enthusiastic, loyal and hard-working, and have good practical skills. I can see most of these personality traits with myself. I love to help others whenever I can. When it comes to work especially at my job as a Student Intern for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) I am meticulous and careful with each task. I can be an imaginative personal although I have a very practical imagination. In the description for enthusiastic

I can be shy which causes me to not let my thoughts known. Sometimes I find myself getting my feelings hurt because I take things literal. I do find myself stressed and frustrated because I keep my feelings and emotions to myself. I like to keep my life’s details very private. I have a tendency t overload myself with tasks because I do not have the heart to simply tell people no. Here is a big weakness of mine: reluctant to change. I hate change. It stresses me out and I find it very difficult. I can be a warm-hearted person which allows me to let certain things slide. I do this in hopes things will get better one day. Although these are considered weaknesses, I can also see where they could possibly be turned into strengths with a little

They support coworkers as well as the customers they serve. Defenders careers usually progress smoothly because of their hard work, dedication, and meticulousness. They experience few ups and downs in their career. Although, Defenders are unlikely to seek managerial positions they have no problem moving along in a structure hierarchy. Defenders do not need recognition from others because their recognition comes from a successful finished product or the positive impact they had on others.
According to Keirsey I am a Guardian. Guardians are factual, dependable, steady, cautious, law-abiding, logistical, respectable, concerned, and detailed. Once again, I feel all these keywords describe my personality. There are four types of Guardians. They are: the Guardian Supervisor (ESTJ), Guardian Inspector (ISTJ), Guardian Provider (ESFJ), and Guardian Protector (ISFJ). Based on the 16 Personalities quiz I am a ISFJ. Therefore, I would be a Guardian Protector which only makes up 10% of the