as far as I have seen, has been the insufferably traditionalist, inflexible and hard-nosed

disciplinarian who taught your sixth grade algebra class. This is clearly an unfair depiction,

but those who try to give a more desirable description of the ESTJ often just describe

a short sighted and unambitious ENTJ. As with all of these videos, I aim to describe

the core of the ESTJ profile and the typical ESTJ as an individual just as capable or incapable

of becoming a hero of the history books as any other personality.

To begin, let’s break down what constitutes the ESTJ functionally.

They are a Judging type, meaning that they prefer extroverted judging and introverted

perceiving. This means that they base their judgment criteria on objective, outside information,

while simply observing and drinking in their subjective information and experiences. You

could say that they are more aggressive towards the outside world and more receptive towards

their inner experience. Their preferred way of doing this is through

extroverted thinking and introverted sensation. Extroverted thinking is inductive. It forms

conclusions based on objective data, which they then aggressively try to fulfil. Meanwhile,

Introverted Sensation perceives reality as it is, but invests its perceptions with subjectivity

and recalls these subjective memories in similar situations. It is recording, or if you like,

cataloguing or recalling. Third, they are very similar to the ISTJ;

both prefer Te and Si. The ESTJ however, prefers Te more than Si. Nevertheless, they are in

some sense the same type, or at least sister types. I personally like to call STJ types

the "Scientists", because they thoroughly examine reality and compare it with all the

past experiences they've collected in their database. They then form logical conclusions

from this breadth of objective data. Of course, "Scientist" is merely a nickname to help me

remember the STJ nature, and does not mean STJs are more likely to have an interest in

actual science. The ESTJ then, is a quote "scientist" for

whom the objective data and its resultant conclusions hold more sway than their subjective

perceptions. It is primarily concerned with fulfilling its obligations than in recording

and exploring information gleaned from reality.

As such, the word I like to use to encapsulate the ESTJ nature is "responsibility". As far

as I understand, the core element of this personality is the inductive formation of

conclusions about the world: essentially, they develop a world-law or formula for how

things logically must be, and then seek to live according to this law, as to not do so

would be illogical and nonsensical. In other words, they form conclusions from objective

data, and then feel obligated to live according to those logical conclusions; they have a

solemn responsibility to do so, so long as the conclusions remain sound. They do this

despite any inner, sentimental protests they may have. Their inner sentiment is repressed

and seen as a weakness. The world law must be obeyed no matter what, it only makes sense

to do so. As such they feel that they ought to be held

completely accountable for all their actions, good or ill, reasonable or flawed. Nothing

will get done in their favor unless they hunker down and produce, working according to their

understanding of the world. In other words, "stick to your guns" and "you reap what you

sow". Once they form a conclusion they ought to stick to it, accepting full responsibility

for their actions, reaping whatever they sow by their brilliance or incompetence. They

also expect the same responsibility of others, and get frustrated when people pose sentimentally

charged arguments, excuses or sob stories, which they perceive as the cowardly or petty

avoidance of responsibility for their actions. It's now easier to see where the stereotype

came from; they can appear hardnosed and disconcertingly strict or harsh. Although, most ESTJs, as

with any type, do not submit to their preferences pathologically. A typical ESTJ isn't going

to go about shoving their formula down everyone's throat. But they will naturally take the perspective

that people ought to stick to their guns, reap what they sow, suck it up and not fall

back on sob stories to excuse themselves, even if they don't go broadcasting this opinion

or consider it an essential part of themselves. On the other hand, the ESTJ may purposefully

express their opinions in as bigoted and offensive a way as possible. This is an expression of

the ESTJ's tertiary Ne, because in this situation the ESTJ knows full well that their statement

will be offensive to people. They state it so offensively to make fun of those who can't

handle the truth, while they just as easily could have stated it in a more politically

correct way. I make mention of this as an example of the often unnoticed clever, multifaceted

Ne side of the ESTJ. They are by no means narrow-minded, humorless, backwards disciplinarians.

On the contrary, they have a tertiary perception of future possibilities and multiple facets

of an issue, despite how their dominant Te may make them appear. Underlying their personality

is the cleverness, innovation, and cognizance of a typical Ne type.

Finally, it is important to mention the adverse effects of their dominant Te. This causes

a repression of the Fi function, responsible for forming judgment criteria based on personal,

subjective sentimental values. As mentioned before, the ESTJ strives to keep their logical

obligations despite any nagging sentimental protests. Its repression also extends to how

they view other people, as they find it difficult or aversive to give any weight to others'

personal values. This is why they abhor sob stories, because it's an expression of personal

feeling and sentiment, which feelings are repressed under the importance of keeping

one's obligations. They may find it difficult to empathize with others or understand what

they're going through, because they naturally believe that objective data ought to hold

the greater sway for things in the world to go right.

So, in summary, the ESTJ is responsible, submitting to their logical conclusions, expecting nothing

less of themselves and others than to get down in the dirt and produce without whining

about it. Underlying it all, they have a clever and innovative spirit and humor. Unfortunately,

they have trouble with recognizing their own or others personal values and feelings, making

it difficult for them to empathize with others and more likely to deeply offend them or mow

them over. The best list of example ESTJs can be found

at CelebrityTypes.com, and includes Bernard Montgomery, Henry Ford, Hilary Clinton, Dr.

Phil, Ann Coulter, Tom Clancy, Uma Thurman, Emma Watson, and Judge Judy.

Thanks for watching, and for all the ESTJs out there: thanks for trying to keep us on

the straight and narrow.