Idealist Portrait of the Champion (ENFP)


Like the other Idealists, Champions are rather rare, say two or three percent of the population, but even more than the others-
they consider intense emotional experiences as being vital to a full life.

Champions have a wide range and variety of emotions, and a great passion for novelty.

They see life as an exciting drama,

 pregnant with possibilities for both good and evil, and

they want to experience

all the meaningful events and

fascinating people

                              in the world.

The most outgoing of the Idealists, Champions often can't wait to tell others of their extraordinary

experiences.

Champions can be tireless in talking with others,

like fountains that

bubble and splash,

spilling over

their own words

 to get it all

  out.        

       

And usually this is not simple storytelling;

Champions often speak (or write)

in the hope of

revealing some truth about human experience,

or of motivating others with

their powerful

convictions.                   

Their strong drive to speak out on issues and events,

along with their boundless enthusiasm and

natural talent  with language,

makes them the most vivacious and

                    inspiring

                of all the types.

Fiercely individualistic,

Champions strive toward

a kind of      

             personal authenticity,

         and this intention

always to be themselves

is usually quite attractive

                                                  to others.

At the same time, Champions have outstanding intuitive powers

and can tell what is going on inside of others,

reading hidden emotions

and giving special significance

to words or actions.

Their attention is rarely

passive or casual.

On the contrary, Champions tend to be

             extra sensitive and alert,

always ready for emergencies,

 always on the lookout for

what's possible.

Champions are good with people and
usually have a wide range of personal relationships.

They are warm and full of energy with their friends. They are likable and at ease with colleagues, and handle their employees or students with great skill.

They are good in public and on the telephone,
and are so spontaneous and dramatic
                                                         that others love to be in their company.

Champions are positive, exuberant people,

and often their confidence in

the goodness of life

and of human nature

makes

good things

                                      happen.     

Joan Baez, Phil Donahue, Paul Robeson, Bill Moyer, Elizibeth Cady Stanton, Joeseph Campbell, Edith Wharton, Sargent Shriver, Charles Dickens, and Upton Sinclair ...are examples of Idealist Champions.