The “Field Marshal / Mobilizing” Personality type, or the ENTJ personality type, describes a person who is an Extrovert (E), who perceives the world through their Intuition (N), who relies on Thinking (T) to problem solve and make decisions, and who views the world from the vantage point of Judgement (J).
If you are an extrovert, you enjoy interacting with the outside world around you, as well as the people in it. You thrive from this interaction, and very much prefer it to being alone with your thoughts. You like to use your intuition to give you information that goes beyond the facts of a given situation, and you like to use logic and consistency to help you solve the problems that you face. You view the outside world from the viewpoint of your own structure of personal beliefs, ideals, and values.
The parenting style of a person with an ENTJ personality is one filled with organization and problem solving. You are the parent who successfully juggles the schedules of your entire family, so that everyone gets to where they need to go on time, and with everything that they need. Have to make sure one child gets to soccer practice, and the other one gets to the library to work on a school project in the same afternoon? No problem! You take these kinds of organizational challenges in stride. You run your household with the same adherence to planning and organization, and this is how you make sure your child’s, and your family’s, every need is met. You have a very clear and specific set of rules and limits, that your child has been made aware of, and you consistently enforce consequences when those lines have been crossed. When your child comes to you with a problem, you work with your child to plan a strategy that you both believe has the best chance of successfully solving that problem. If that means stepping into a situation yourself, you are prepared to do that. However, you prefer to give your child the room to develop his own independence.
A child who grows up with an ENTJ parent sees his parent as a superhero. His ENTJ parent is the one who comes to his rescue when he has a problem, who makes sure that the home is well maintained, and the one who manages to get him to where he needs to go even on days that have a tight schedule. He learns that organizing is important, and a vital part of what keeps life going smoothly. He has had plenty of opportunities to try things on his own, and these experiences have made him into a confident and independent individual. The structure that his ENTJ parent has provided him with made him feel secure about life, because he knew what to expect, and what was expected of him. He may become an excellent strategist, thanks to the all of the battle plans he helped to create with his ENTJ parent.
If your child has an ENTJ personality he will grow up and seek out a career that allows him to achieve success. He will enjoy the challenge of climbing the corporate ladder, and will not hesitate to create new strategies that will help him to do that faster, and better. As an adult, he may become a Military Leader, an Attorney, a Business Consultant, or will find a job in Network Integration.