Is Melissa McCarthy’s personality type driving her successful career? Her latest success is God’s Favorite Idiot, now rated number two on Netflix. Are you not loving this new show? I find that most of Melissa McCarthy’s work is stellar, and who hasn’t watched Bridemaids like ten times? Hell, I still watch the hit TV show Mike and Molly, when I want to laugh and cry. I’m a total fan girl because this lady lives her truth and says Fit to those who don’t believe in her realness. So refreshing!
Melissa Mcarthy is a talented and beautiful soul. So what drives all of this talent? Let’s dive into Melissa McCarthy’s personality type from traditional typology and then from personality typing with a spiritual understanding.
When someone really believes in what they’re saying, but it’s crazy, it’s like my favorite thing on earth – Melissa McCarthy
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Now back to the story
There’s a greatness in not caring what people think – Melissa McCarthy
So What Is Melissa McCarthy’s Personality Type
It appears the personality type community agrees that Mellisa McCarthy’s personality type is an ESFP, Extroverts – People are her muse; she loves spending time with others. She is playful and energetic,
Sensing – Those with an ENFP personality type are people grounded in reality who prefer to deal with real-life problems rather than contemplating ideas,
Feeling – This trait helps Melissa consider others’ feelings and will contemplate her feelings when making a decision.
Perceiving – She is flexible, open-minded, and spontaneous.
Typologists have concluded this type to be known as the Entertainer, Performer, Partier, Ambassador…
Interestingly enough, this trait is dominated by women; according to the Personality Type Institute, which focused on the US population, ESFPs make up 8.2% of the American population, with ESFP women prevailing over men. It’s the third most frequent personality among women.
A Broad Overview of ESFPs:
Outgoing, fun-loving, and optimistic.
Free-spirited, spontaneous, and great with people.
Observant, engaging, and full of energy.
Skilled at finding the best in others and know how to work with people to get things done.
Have a preference for optimism and dislike negativity, conflict, and fuss.
A Snapshots of Strengths and Weaknesses
Strengths
Cheerful, fun to be around
Bold
Supportive
Positive
Weaknesses
Easily bored
Doesn’t like conflict
Sensitive
Neglect long-term focus
Love Relationships
Personality traits will dictate the direction of any relationship, be it in love, friendship, and family. ESFPs love life and treat their love the same way. They love being in love, the excitement, newness, and spontaneity of new love. What they don’t like so much is when a relationship becomes too controlling or when the mundaneness sets in; this type may say goodbye – a common romantic description for these types.
I think if anyone tells you the odds are slim, just keep walking. Just do whatever the hell you want to do, because they don’t know what they’re talking about. When you love something, and you work really really hard at it, you can do it – Melissa McCarthy
Melissa McCarthy’s Personality Type With a Spiritual Understanding
I’ll agree to some extent with these descriptors from a traditional standpoint, but I find a lot of it stereotypical. As you know, I’m all about getting to the who of who you really are. Let’s go beyond the simplistic snapshot of an ESFP personality typing and get into Melissa McCarthy’s multidimensional type aspects.
First, the names given to this type, while I get the gist, people want a quick explanation, and these names drive headlines, but honestly, not all ESFP are entertainers, ambassadors, or even worse, partiers; what does that even mean. I can guarantee you Carl Jung and the mother-daughter duo Myers-Briggs didn’t have this in mind when speaking of ESFP.
I’m a bit obsessed with women that are so incredibly solid in their shoes that they don’t care what other people think of them. I just think there’s something so interesting about that kind of confidence – Melissa McCarthy
Spiritually Speaking About Melissa McCarthy’s Personality Type
Spiritually, ENFP types have an energy driven by a distinct aura of positivity, happiness, liveliness, activity, health, and vitality. An abundance of positive energy pours into their physical and nonphysical aspects. Saying “yes” to life drives this type to achieve so much. They take an affirmative, vital and fearless approach to life using the strength of heart and mind, always seeing the magic in life – it’s who they really are when healthy and balanced.
Their dominant trait, or what I call the essential self, is found in their sensing trait (Se). A preference that helps Melissa get the most out of life no matter what. It’s why they are thought of as naturally relaxed, with a happy-go-lucky attitude and a desire for spontaneity. From a spiritual perspective, I believe those with (Se) traits have a very Zen relationship with the physical world. ESFPs aren’t fixated on all of the stuff that could go wrong. They zoom into the beauty of the world, the magic, daily miracles, and what could manifest. If something or someone gets in the way of this, they go around it, unafraid of what’s on the other side.
Additionally, Melissa finds communing with individuals to be extremely enjoyable. Time spent with others is heart-warming. It’s the pairing of their essential self (Si), a primary trait, with their auxiliary preference, which I call, a harmonizing tait, a support best friend to the essentials elf, creating a joyful soul.
I have two great kids and the dreamiest husband on the planet, and everything else is just a work in progress – Melissa McCarthy
Love Relationships and Melissa McCarthy
If you’re an ENFP reading about your type’s romantic relationships online, you read that your persona has a hard time committing; you don’t want to think about the future or make long-term plans. Ok, that could be true, but who said we have to do all these things to have mutually beneficial, loving relationships? Of course, I’m not advocating changing relationships like you change shoes. But what I am saying is, if two people come to a relationship and agree on what “your relationship” should look like, it’s no bodies business what you do. I include religious dogma, family, friends, and social expectations.
When you live by dogma, societal conditions, or another’s expectations of who you should be, you separate yourself from your true self, the who of who you really are. Is it any wonder the divorce rate is so high? Not true for Melissa McCarthy, as she’s been happily coupled for 22 years. A real-world example of breaking away from typecasting personalities, and it’s why I recommend don’t believe everything you read online!
A New Personality Type Paradigm Unveils the Difference Between Traditional and Spiritual
First, I want to say I didn’t go into great detail about an ESFP’s traditional typing persona because there a hundreds if not thousands of discussions on the topic. The intention here was to reveal a type from a deeper, more profound, and complex perspective. I get it; most of us want a quick answer, a fast fix to most things in life. But I caution you on taking this approach to personality typing. It has, it will, and continues to be a very dangerous path to be walking. You are neither simplistic, superficial, or stereotypical. In fact, this is the antithesis of who you really are. So I want you to beware of what you read and who you trust. Listen to your heart. If it feels good, read on; if it doesn’t, keep on scrolling! This advice includes me. 😉
I’ve never felt like I needed to change. I’ve always thought, ‘If you want somebody different, pick somebody else – Melissa McCarthy
Recap: Is Melissa McCarthy’s Personality Type Driving Her Successful Career?
Personality typing is a beautiful tool to delve deep into your why. Here I look at Mellissa McCarthy through the lens of traditional personality. A patriarchal view full of logical look-sees; strengths, weakness, and relationships. And then, I go on to describe a new paradigm in personality typing through the lens of typing with a spiritual understanding.
More About Spiritual Personality Typing
Did you find; Is Melissa McCarthy’s Personality Type Driving Her Successful Career to be eye-opening? I’m here to share a new philosophy to get you excited about your personality. I hope you begin to see your personality as a magical tool and realize its importance to a meaningful life.
Make understanding your personality type a priority. It’s the best relationship you can cultivate in this lifetime.
Of course, with all good things in life, if you do the work, take responsibility, and make personality typing with a spiritual understanding, a daily ceremony, you’ll reap the rewards. Once you do, you’ll realize the only way for your higher self to express itself is through a healthy persona – the two can’t exist without each other.
It’s a profound awakening, moving you closer to your truth, unshackling you from a purposeless existence into a new reality of unlimited possibilities. You’ll be ready for any occasion, situation, or event – travel, relationships, career, and most importantly, a meaningful life.
I know this to be true because this is precisely how it works in my life.
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