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Director Abbie
Or LSE as ESI.
Maybe, but it's hard to reconcile a well composed use of Fi with a Te leading type. Feeling is supposed to be a neurotic area for a thinker. Rick Grimes character has a Te neuroticism at times on the walking dead; it gets him into trouble and he seems to have a strong need to read people and put all the pieces of their personality together in order to trust them (Ni), which LSEs don't really have. Rick's also pretty much Se creative because he deals with situations as they come and as they are. I don't remember Game of Thrones that well, but Sean Bean seemed very centered around Fi. I think the couple times he made mistakes was with his Te, especially since that's what got him ... accused of treason. Course, I don't know about Washington, but it sounds like he was some kind of Fi introvert, at the very least. SLI is possible too. But then we're suggesting that benefit pairs can appear pretty similar. Not that that's bad, but it's also a common socionics pattern in a lot of threads.
There's a yahoo question on this where somebody seems to have studied George Washington's personality a bit - https://answers.yahoo.com/question/i...4060635AAlomNR
George Washington was a man who was very passionate but tried not to let his passions show. In this sense he was seen as a quiet man. He was very proud too. The kind of pride we are talking about here is a sense of honor. This was shown in that he would do everything he said he would do. He showed a sense of humility when he was appointed Commander in Chief of the Continental Army when he said that he did not feel that he was capable for the task but would take it on with all of his strength.
Some historians say that this was a false humility and in a sense they are right but it wasn't meant to be disingenuous. It was a sincere attitude of gratefulness for the opportunity to serve. he was trying to convey the fact that he respected Congress's opinion and that he would do his best to live up to their expectations. His conviction about public service his whole life was if you "campaigned" for it or "tooted your own horn" to get the job then that in itself sowed that you were not qualified. He subscribed to the old proverb "Let another man praise you and not your own lips."
George Washington was not cocky in an outward sense but he did have a great deal of self confidence and would (sometimes rashly) commit himself to plans that were based on this confidence alone in his abilities.
He was rarely loud but he had a notorious temper that he constantly tried to keep in check. He was successful most of the time but in the heat of battle it could show up big time if someone was not following orders.
Two examples are the Battle of Kips bay in NY and the battle of Monmouth in New Jersey.
At Kips Bay in the fall of 1776, the British landed a huge fighting force at Kips Bay on the island of Manhattan. There were many inexperienced soldiers and militia guarding the entrance to the bay. The British Navy opened fire with cannon on there feeble entrenchments and the American soldiers began to retreat in panic. General Washington rode his horse hard to the front lines and cursed and swore up a storm as he saw the retreat. He even drew his sword and was trying to use to flat of it to stop the retreat single handedly. He got to where he was about 100 yards from the advancing enemy when one of his aides convinced him it was unsafe to remain. Very reluctantly, General Washington rode to safety.
In the battle of Monmouth in June of 1778, one of Washington's most experienced officers, General Charles Lee, who was not convinced Washington's plan for this battle was wise, apparently ordered a full retreat from Battle. Washington was bring up the reserves of the Army when he saw the retreat. When he caught up to General Lee witnesses say that the air turned blue and the leaves shook on the tree as Washington dressed Lee down. One phrase that he reportedly used was that he called Lee a "Damn Poltroon". He was livid and then he ordered the troops to advance again and they were very successful in battle that day.
Washington was NOT loud (except when his temper got the best of him). Those who just had occasional contact thought him to be cold and aloof. This was mostly caused by his attempts to always exhibit self control.
When Washington was in a "party"atmosphere he was a very charming man who loved to sit a talk for hours about farming and other things. He was also one of the best dancers of the day and he did not hesitate to dance with any lady who wished (and most of them did). When he was in a situation where he could relax and not have to worry about protocol he was very fun to be around.
I always liked Washington. I've always felt leaders should be like him, but I guess I demand a lot when it comes to leadership. Some people believe all it takes to make a leader is to get people to do what you want them to; I've never understood how someone like that could be called a leader when they are only thinking about themselves. But a lot of times a pretty play on people's sensibilities is all that's required to get mass groups of people to do what someone wants them to. You think they'd want to find someone to represent them, rather than let a leader choose what they will represent.