The Spirit Within

A Myers-Briggs Overview using 199 Famous Examples

"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom." – Aristotle

This website provides the first two chapters of the book, The Spirit Within. It is for people unfamiliar with Myers-Briggs temperament types or anyone who has taken a temperament test without getting much out of the experience. It is for everyone who wants to learn more about themselves and other people.

The book will guide you in identifying your temperament type and understanding people with other temperament types. Knowing your temperament type will lead to a greater acceptance of yourself and appreciation of the differences in others. It will help you avoid and resolve conflicts and realize why misunderstandings happen at home and at the workplace.

While other Myers-Briggs books are presented like textbooks that must be studied, The Spirit Within explains key concepts in two pages or less followed by examples from the lives of historical figures. These personal glimpses into real people we all know of replace the vague descriptions that are sometimes true and sometimes not.