http://infp.tribe.net/thread/40cc204c-1f5d-49ae-b925-5559da098290?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://infp.tribe.net/thread/40cc204c-1f5d-49ae-b925-5559da098290#dd8ebb3b-b30e-4059-afaa-0c02d93eb290 Apologies for the self-promotion -- and yet I offer the least expensive career package I know of that tackles exactly those questions. Check it out here: http://www.typeinsights.com/selfdiscovery_careers.html I'm also an MBTI practitioner, and I teach clients the models of type. I don't just verify assessment results, which are so often wrong. There's information about that on my site too. Although for what you want, you can get pretty far with just the career package. :-) FYI I've worked with several teenagers -- one of them for two years now. She values working with somebody who won't tell her what to do, but encourages her to find answers for herself. -Vicky Jo (author of www.INFJorINFP.com) PS: I also offer a powerful values package, which seems ideally tailored for INFPs: http://www.typeinsights.com/valuesdiscovery.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:03:36 GMT http://infp.tribe.net/thread/40cc204c-1f5d-49ae-b925-5559da098290#dd8ebb3b-b30e-4059-afaa-0c02d93eb290 Vicky Jo 2009-07-02T17:03:36Z http://infp.tribe.net/thread/40cc204c-1f5d-49ae-b925-5559da098290#ba3a7f72-dd46-4e54-ac47-ee5db42d9476 It's interesting how often this question has come up in tribes I'm in. First up, let's go with what you like. Likeling is a good basis for a job, and it will be easier for you to accel in something that you like. For where you are, one of the best computer/digital arts colleges in the world is fullsail - in florida. www.fullsail.edu then there's two others of the best in the world, in my neck of the woods - SF Bay Area: www.academyart.edu and www.expression.edu I would contact these colleges and look into getting loans and grants. Next, if you hav'nt had an official personality test, I would take a personality test (like Myers-Briggs) and see what pops up - you might be surprized. The personality test, depending on who gives it to you, will cost from $40-$100; but it's a one-time cost, and I guarantee it's money well spent. If you've already taken an official personality test, now's the time to get it out. Once you take the test, you'll probbably get some hints, and the people who give you the test may give you some suggestions free. If not, you can take your test to a carreer counselor, and they'll be able to guide you in the right direction using your test. Carreer counselors usually charge $80-$200/hr, but you won't be there for more than an hour or two anyway. There is a real chance that there is a department or agency near you that works for free or low cost that helps people get jobs. You can take your test to them. Check into the employment development department in your government pages. Or, ask a librarian. They'll know. And if you're worried about the cost about the test or job/carreer counselor, ask your parents/guardians/etc. SERZIOUSLY, if you're doing something that will help you get a job, they'll support you. Best of luck ! Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:33:09 GMT http://infp.tribe.net/thread/40cc204c-1f5d-49ae-b925-5559da098290#ba3a7f72-dd46-4e54-ac47-ee5db42d9476 Ray 2009-07-02T04:33:09Z http://infp.tribe.net/thread/40cc204c-1f5d-49ae-b925-5559da098290#9ead811d-7398-4a2c-b3a2-1a38e2eca0ab Im pretty much 100-percent an INFP. I am a teenager, going to community college soon. I worry alot, to the point were its almost paranoia sometimes lol. I can be lazy, but when I get up off my ass, I realise certain qualities about me. I've always been very shy. Shy were i hardly talk in some places. Im not good with public speaking, and Im also very forgetful/ easily distracted too. I think I have ADD? But anyways, i have a minimum wage job, at a fast food restaurant. I do okay, but its deifnitely not what I want to do for the rest of my life. I don't make enough money or get enough hours right now, and I do think its because im not the best worker. I am not the fastest and again, I act like i have ADD alot lol, but i do decently. Anyway, main point is that it just worries me because I have problems with these minimum wage jobs I get, because of all those above things: Being shy, being slow at times. I am going into community college on a loan, and planning to go for a bachelors degree, but I can only move if i save up enough money, and find another decent job, and work my ass off. I really dont know what I want to do though in the future. I start to get let down though, because if every job involves trying to move very fast and dealing with all these people, I just won't excel. I am used to it, and can do ok, but I dont EXCEL. I cant move up, or become manager. Or a lead position. Ive always been good at drawing. I got into photoshop and stuff like that a while ago. I love art ,but I guess that..... I worry a job in this field wont get me enough money, I might be in an out of jobs. Ive considered graphic design. But again, I dont know if that is something that will keep me stable. But I have a feeling Id be good at it. Anyway, I was looking for suggestions or advice from people. Thanks for reading :) Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:29:26 GMT http://infp.tribe.net/thread/40cc204c-1f5d-49ae-b925-5559da098290#9ead811d-7398-4a2c-b3a2-1a38e2eca0ab jes 2009-07-02T01:29:26Z