Welcome to INFJ.com!

You probably want to know who I am, and what qualifies me to author this site.  Hi!  My name's Vicky Jo, and I have preferences for INFJ!  (In unison now -- "Hi, Vicky Jo!")  I'm trained in the Interstrength Method^TM, which includes MBTI® certification as part of its program.  I have experience with all five of the models I will be referencing -- MBTI Dichotomies, Temperament, Interaction Styles, Cognitive Processes, and Beebe Archetypes.  Furthermore, I've read extensively on these topics for several years, not to mention attending meetings, conferences, and workshops (and presenting them!).  So I'm really creating this site for myself as much as anything.  I'll be quoting and citing a variety of sources, so it's not just my voice you'll hear!  (I confess I also sneak a little bit of life coaching in along the way.)

It's worth noting that I don't include much "ISs do this" and "TJs do that" on this site.  This is the wrong site if that's what you're looking for. I feel type is systemic and wholistic, and too much letter talk ends up being restrictive rather than empowering.  That especially goes for that last letter -- J/P -- which has all manner of inaccurate stereotypes associated with it.  

I utilize a slightly different approach to type than most type users.  I don't box people in using four dichotomies the way the MBTI is designed to do.  I'm trying to get people out of boxes they may be in without realizing it! I strive to treat the functions as verbs, and believe we all have the potential to develop those verbs.  (I dislike restricting anyone's potential!)  At the same time, I believe we're born a certain type, and we flower into that type through the course of our lives and through its many seasons.  (Perhaps this seems like a paradox, but isn't that the nature of being human?)  

Type simply describes what one is naturally good at, so I look to it as a model of development.  It's also a description of our limitations, so you won't find much "alphabet soup" here, and I treat the code as a starting point rather than an end-point.  

What possessed me to tackle this web project?  Okay, twist my arm and I'll tell you.  #1 Because I got tired of people misunderstanding what the INFJ pattern looks like or how it manifests.  #2 It seems that people are hungry to learn more about type, but they don't know how to access or utilize this knowledge on a day-to-day basis.  #3 Because I got tired of type being treated like "trait" theory, and wanted to fight back against broad, sweeping (need I say inappropriate?) generalizations based on limited understandings of type. As you will soon discover, I have some passion around applying type, especially when it comes to exploring my own particular type code, and this website seems like the best outlet for expressing myself.  

You can get started navigating this site by clicking on the dolphin at the right or on the bottom right side of this block. 

I add additional data whenever the spirit moves me -- I have little collections, computer documents, varied scraps of paper, and xeroxes piled around that someday may coalesce into a new page, a new paragraph, a new phrase.  There's no grand strategy -- the 100+ pages on this site somehow mushroomed into what you see now.  Eventually I'll give it all a facelift.  If you'd like to make a small donation to help defray my costs (I pay for everything out of my own pocket), you may do so here: Click here to donate.

For those who want to be on the "cutting edge" of Type theory, I recommend my own CD introducing the sophisticated eight-level model of psychological types:

Type Insights: The 8-Level
Model of Psychological Types

I have a feedback form at the bottom of most pages, if you'd be kind enough to give me some.  I also provide a recommended reading list.  I recently added a blog so I can post items without re-designing the entire website.

Please sign my guestbook and share something about INFJ (being one or observing).  There's also a form to provide your email address if you want me to notify you when I add significantly to the site (naturally I will not abuse your email address).  I threw a group together on Facebook for folks who want to be notified of my updates.

Last spring I initiated a monthly call-in meeting called "INFJ Front Porch Chats."  We've covered some interesting topics thus far.  Look for the link in the navigation menu to learn more about them, sign up for them, and listen to recordings of previous Chats we've had.

If you're interested in having a professional facilitation to discover your best-fit pattern and really own and apply it, visit my website Type Insights.com  I offer coaching services, teleclasses, career assessments, and even guided active imagination (which is ideal for accessing your own iNtuition).  Click here to sign up for a free strategy session via phone.  If you don't know what life coaching is, here's a link to a college paper that one of my Catalyst clients wrote to give some sense of the process.  

Thanks for visiting!  I hope you get something worthwhile from the time you spend here. Please let me know your thoughts!

-Vicky Jo Type Coach & Self-Discovery Specialist sometimes known as "The Type Fairy"

P.S. I get lots of encouragement about finishing this site.  Ha!  In the first place, I doubt it will ever be "finished."  If there's a particular conversation you're hungry to have, drop me a line and consider co-active coaching with me.  If you haven't experienced life coaching before, you will be amazed.