Short Descriptions:

       "Theme is supervising, with an eye to the traditions and regulations of the group. Responsible, hardworking, and efficient. Interested in ensuring that standards are met, resources conserved, and consequences delivered. Talents lie in bringing order, structure, and completion. Want to keep order so the organization, group, family, or culture will be preserved. Thrive on organizing and following through with commitments and teaching others how to be successful."³

       "Practical, realistic, matter of fact with a natural head for business and mechanics. Not interested in subjects they see no use for, but can apply themselves when necessary. Like to organize and run activities. May be good administrators, especially if they remember to consider others' feelings and points of view." ⁴

       "ESTJs take their energy from the outer world of people and external events. They prefer dealing with facts and the present, and makes decisions using logic. Their life is organized on a logical basis. They are therefore practical, and likely to implement tried and trusted solutions to practical problems in a businesslike and impersonal manner. They prefer to ensure that the details have been taken care of rather than spend time considering concepts and strategies.
       ESTJs are doers who roll up their sleeves, dig in, and proceed directly to get the job done. They use logic and analysis as guiding principles for their lives. They are quick to decide and set a plan of action. They marshal resources in an organized fashion, implement, and follow through. They like closure. They focus directly on tasks to accomplish and are able to anticipate the steps needed to complete an assignment. In doing so, they see what might go wrong and take necessary preventive action. They monitor events continually and make sure that commitments, both their own and those of others, are honored and the job gets done. They are at their best in situations that have some structure to them and involve activity not contemplation, and in which an end product is desired."⁵

       "For ESTJs the driving force in their lives is their need to analyze and bring into logical order the outer world of events, people, and things. ESTJs like to organize anything that comes into their domain, and they will work energetically to complete tasks so they can quickly move from one to the next. Sensing orients their thinking to current facts and realities, and thus gives their thinking a pragmatic quality. ESTJs take their responsibilities seriously and believe others should do so as well."⁶

       "ESTJs direct their energy towards the outside world of actions and spoken words. They introduce a logical organization and structure into the way things are done. They prefer dealing with facts and the present, and are likely to implement tried and trusted solutions to practical problems in a businesslike and professional manner."⁷

       "The theme is supervising. They excel at brining order to organizations, groups, and family to which they belong. Practical and realistic. Gifted in business and mechanical crafts. They like to manage. Productivity and efficiency are among their top goals."⁸

       "Hearty, business-like energy. Decisive, logical decision makers. Direct, no nonsense and practical. Conservative, functional dressers. Tips for communicating with ESTJ: Be assertive and to the point (bottom line it!) Be prepared to support your ideas with logical reasons. Appeal to their innate sense of fairness." ⁹

       "You are often unable to control your emotions in full. You can easily loose your temper with friends and relatives if they do not follow your instructions and tuition or if someone's behavior goes against your logic and understanding. When you are in a bad mood you can be very direct. You are often unable to plan things in the long term. You often find yourself overloaded with work that seems to appear from out of nowhere and therefore you often need to work out important points beforehand. Sometimes it is difficult for you to foresee forthcoming danger or misfortune in planned affairs. The fact that you did not foresee it often irritates and can even throw you off balance." ¹⁰

ESTJ Under STRESS

       "ESTJs fear a bankrupt nation that abandons its heritage and its obligation to a prescribed set of standards. Like all SJs, ESTJs feel the need to earn their place in a just society. ESTJs believe that membership is ensured through responsible serving and the threat of being forsaken or cast out will make them feel insecure. They will worry about dereliction of duties and betrayal. The resulting stress can cause ESTJs to redouble their efforts at controlling disorder. In an effort to correct what they feel is out of place, they will direct their anger and frustration at what they consider the irresponsible behavior of others. At these times, others may feel the ESTJ is not responsive to their point of view and is jumping to unjustified conclusions.
       If stress continues, the ESTJ may become physically immobilized and experience illness, unpleasant bodily sensations, and fatigue. Feeling incapacitated, the ESTJ dreads the thought of being deserted and begins to feel increasingly unappreciated and left out. Their grievance list usually includes those to whom they are responsible; thus it may appear that the ESTJ is neglecting their own obligations by blaming others. While exempting themselves from their own responsibilities, the ESTJ may henpeck and nag others. This can cause those who feel hindered by the ESTJ's complaints to feel defiant and to rebel further." ¹¹

       "Under great stress, ESTJs may feel alone and unappreciated and be unable to communicate their feeling of distress and despair."¹²

Stress Management for ESTJ (Feeding the Fourth)

       Do activities that require you to ask, "How many ways does this affect me?Does it fit with who I am?" in an subjective and emotionally engaged manner, such as using words that have an emotional charge for you and playing Spiritual Hopscotch