The Hidden Spiritual Personality Traits That Unlock Your New Beginning

Maybe you’ve done everything “right.”
You built the life that was expected of you—steady job, the nice home, checked all the boxes, got the accolades and awards. It all looked perfect on paper. And yet… the quiet truth is that you feel empty.

You wonder: Is this really it? Why do I feel empty? Why does this life, beautiful as it looks on the outside, feel like I’m living in someone else’s movie?

You are not alone. Studies show that while 95% of people believe they understand themselves, only about 10–15% are truly self-aware. Which means the rest of us spend decades being who other’s think we should be instead of actually being ourselves.

And I believe I know why:
Old-school personality typing only tells half the story. Without acknowledging the spiritual dimension of who you are—your Divine design and “inner genius”—life feels limited, ego-led, and disconnected from your highest calling.

But hidden within your traits are sacred blueprints. They aren’t random. They are the seeds of your new beginning.

 

The soul doesn’t reinvent—it reveals. New beginnings are never outside of you; they’re written into your Divine design.

When New Beginnings Feel Untouchable

Years ago, I hit a seven-year stretch I call my life tsunami. 🌊

I lost everything—the kind of loss where well-meaning people tilt their head and say, “So you hit rock bottom.”

For decades, I had lived by external codes: my parents’ beliefs, business paradigms, even religious constructs. I played my part, chased accolades and awards, got the corner office, the six figures… But inside I was exhausted. No matter how much I achieved, it was never enough.

Maybe you’ve felt that too—that gnawing feeling that the life you’ve built isn’t your own. It’s out of alignment with the truth of who you really are.

At some point, these questions creep in:
Who am I? Why am I here? How do I begin again when nothing seems to fit?

For me, the tsunami forced an unraveling. I sat on coaches’ couches, signed up for masterminds, tried ALL the fixes. Nothing worked. I still felt lost—adrift and unmoored from myself.

Sound familiar?

Enter Spiritual Personality Typing℠

Everything began to change when I started working with Dr. Nix, a spiritual psychologist. I told her again and again: “What’s wrong with me. I keep repeating the same sabotaging behaviors.”

She gently smiled and said: “You’re not broken, Nina. You’ve just need to remember, the raw and real you, not societies portrait of you”

It was a lightbulb moment. ✨

I realized that what I was missing was not discipline, more striving, or outside validation—it was soul… the Divinely inspired me! 

Psychology explained my behaviors, but it didn’t explain the unseen genius spark within me (and within you).

That realization birthed what I now call Spiritual Personality Typing℠—a union of Myers-Briggs psychology with spiritual wisdom. A system that honors both your logical mind and your Divine design. Because we are not here to escape the human experience—we are here to evolve through it.

Your personality traits aren’t random quirks—they are sacred blueprints, chosen by your soul to evolve in this lifetime.

Your Hidden Traits … Your Soul’s Design in Disguise

Here’s a revolutionary truth I discovered: we choose our personality type before we arrive in this lifetime.🔮

Each trait we carry is purposeful. Each holds an energetic frequency impacting how we perceive, act, and evolve. Your personality is not contained in a box or limited—it’s the very map your soul uses to grow in this lifetime.

That’s why I reframed the classic “functional stack” into a spiritually evolved stack. Here’s what it looks like:

• 🌟 North Star (Dominant): Your guiding light, tied to your inner genius. Everything else revolves around this sacred trait. Ignore it, and you dim your brightest light.

• 🤝 Harmonious (Auxiliary): The balancing trait—your stabilizer. When your dominant runs wild, this is what brings you back to center.

• 🌱 Emerging (Tertiary): Often hidden until midlife, this trait wakes up later and reshapes how you see yourself. It’s why many people believe their type “changed.” In truth, it’s simply expanding.

• ⚡ Opposing (Inferior): The challenger, often the hardest to accept. It can sabotage you—or expand you. It’s the shadow that sharpens the brilliance of your North Star.

For me, my North Star is Extraverted Intuition. Innovation, possibility, seeing patterns others can’t—that’s my genius. But my Opposing trait is Introverted Sensing, obsessed with tradition, safety, and “what was.” For years, it sabotaged me.

Now? I see it as sacred tension. History grounds my innovation. The past becomes the soil for new ideas. Divine Intelligence wastes nothing, not even our inner conflicts.

How Hidden Spiritual Personality Traits Unlock New Beginnings 

Here’s the paradox:

• Traditional typing is logical or it’s been reimagined through society, and big business.

• Spiritual Personality Typing helps you reveal your soul’s blueprint, which is characteristically authentic, founded on your true self.

When you see yourself this way, new beginnings stop being something you chase outside yourself. You realize they’re already within you, hidden in plain sight—coded into your traits, waiting to be remembered.

 

Personality typing doesn’t put you in a box; it frees you to finally see the genius spark you’ve carried all along

A Soulful Step Forward (Journal Prompts)

If you want to begin again—not by recycling old roles, but by remembering your true self—start here:

1. Create a True Self Journal. Note your dominant, auxiliary, tertiary, and inferior traits. Reflect on them from both a traditional and spiritual perspective.

2. Spot inherited patterns. Where are you still living by someone else’s story (parents, culture, religion)? Circle what no longer aligns.

3. Ask yourself: Where has my inner genius been trying to shine… and where have I ignored it?

These reflections won’t fix everything overnight. But they will start to anchor you in the truth: you were never broken—you were only disconnected from your design.

Final Thoughts

Here’s what I’ve come to believe:
Your new beginning won’t be found by pushing harder, hustling faster, or striving for more. It begins by remembering what’s already yours.

Because the soul doesn’t reinvent itself.
The soul reveals itself.

If this resonates with you, my book Unpack Your Personality: Let Your Inner Guide Be Your Travel Guide expands these teachings step by step. It’s the perfect next step if you’re ready to embody your sacred personality type and finally live in alignment with your truest self.

Travel A Tonic for Self-Discovery

Can you see why I staunchly believe that travel is a tonic for the soul? Travel offers a real-time opportunity to observe your personality type in action. It’s an enriching environment—a living classroom for self-discovery—that exposes you to diverse experiences. This encourages self-reflection, fosters personal growth, and provides countless opportunities to step outside your comfort zone.

This post offers a sneak peek into my book, Unpack Your Personality: Let Your Inner Guide Be Your Travel Guide. It’s part memoir (my story of self-discovery through travel), part introduction to Spiritual Personality Typing℠—a reimagining of Myers-Briggs (MBTI) through the lens of spiritual alignment—and part personalized travel guidebook. The idea is that all of these roads lead to self-discovery.

Please know that I curate these posts to be both meaningful and educational, designed to help you navigate the needs of your sacred personality type on the road, in business, and in life. If you’re interested in exploring your unique travel personality type, feel free to contact me me for a one-on-one travel session.

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It’s always my intention to encourage you and plant seeds to help you think differently. To tap into the unique aspects of your true self through spiritual personality type. By doing so, we can collectively raise the vibration of the planet. If you know someone—a friend, co-worker, or family member—who is struggling with self-understanding or seeking their true self, please share this post with them. You never know who might need this message today.

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Dive Deeper? I Got You

If this speaks to you even a little bit, check out my podcast interview Reinvention Rebels with host Wendy Battles
🎧  Reinvention at 66: Nina Zapala’s Journey to Embrace Imperfection and Ignite Her Purpose
👉 Listen here.

Thank you, Wendy, for believing in my mission — even before I fully believed in it myself. 🩵

Additional Resources:

👀  For additional learning watch more on my YouTube Channel. Click here

🔖 The Souls Role In Rediscovering You: click here for the link.

🔖 Be Grateful For Your Personality Type: read it here.

📚 Or grab a copy of my debut book: Unpack Your Personality: Let Your Inner Guide Be Your Travel Guide

Find Yourself

Who Is Nina Zapala?

Hey, I’m Nina Zapala—creator of Spiritual Personality Typing℠, a new way to connect your mind and spirit so you can actually show up as your real self. My mission? Plant seeds for a fresh kind of thinking—where self-expression isn’t just allowed, it’s unstoppable.

I’m also the mind behind the (un)Brand: a soul-first, zero-cookie-cutter approach for founders who are done with branding clichés and performance games. No more approval-chasing. No more shrinking to fit in. The (un)Brand helps you show up fully—characteristically authentic, unapologetic, and 100% you.

With decades in branding, community, and cause marketing (and 300+ articles to prove it), I help women take back their identity and purpose. My book, Unpack Your Personality Let Your Inner Guide Be Your Travel Guide., is your invite to trust your gut and journey inward.

Let’s be real—someone rocks blue hair or pitches a bold idea, and most people roll their eyes or back away. My work? Burns old scripts. Instead we light up what makes you exquisitely different.

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