Krista Babbitt
APT pulls together people who have something in common, personality type, which crosses companies and careers.  I have a chance to get outside of my own experience which helps me return to it refreshed.  I mingle with students brought to an event by career counselors and educators and am reminded of the value of sponsoring a student intern in a corporation to give them experience (and to help ensure I have a skilled workforce available in the future).  I meet a fellow member for lunch who coaches private clients and I get a new idea for how to handle those coaching moments which come my way.  Associating with people who do a wide variety of work is more energizing and challenging for me because we start with our common love of type and build from there.

Tony Ingle
APT has allowed me the chance to meet and interact with a group of dedicated MBTI professionals who are perhaps one of the most well-connected groups of people in the country if not the world.  If I have a question regarding any nuance of MBTI theory or practice, I have two or three people I could contact immediately.  I truly consider this group to be a resource to the world in that regard.

Laura Sarisky
APT has allowed me to network with other type practitioners in the community whose knowledge I can tap into when working with clients.  Volunteering as the Treasurer with the board of the RTP chapter this year revealed to me the hard work, dedication and energy that others in the community bring to the planning of type related events, which has motivated me to learn even more about type and it's application to my work.

Carol Shumate
As a solo type practitioner, I have gained a huge network of colleagues, collaborators, and clients through serving on our chapter's board.   That led to my current position as Marketing Director with APT International, which has further expanded my practice. I no longer consider my work a "solo" act.

Elizabeth Wolgin
Service in APT has helped me identify some of my deepest desires and refine my career path to reflect these.  This happened through relationships with fellow MBTI practitioners/colleagues and close involvement with the chapter's programs, all of which generated new possibilities and learnings for me personally and professionally.

It has been my privilege to serve as the board  president with a wonderful cohort of volunteers  during 2005.  

Here are just a few of the things I am proud to  recap about this past year, which should make  next year even better!

Krista Babbitt

• Easy credit card payment for membership and events

• A full year of Programs already planned for 2006

• Great prices on events, including special prices for chapter members 

• Awards at the APT International Conference for 4 chapter members:  Tracey Daley, Carol Linden, Carol Shumate and Walter Smith

One of our members pointed out something about the Association of Psychological Type that gave me an increased sense of appreciation for our membership. In this age of competition for mind-share and market space, one quality stands out about our members:  enthusiasm.  Most of us have a career or focus other than Type. We’ve joined the APT-RTP chapter, attended programs, and written newsletter articles because of our love for and commitment to the enrichment brought by Type to a variety of professions and life applications that are really limitless. There is no pressure on us to belong to APT-RTP because it is a business requirement or professional must.  Instead, we join so we can hone our skills and help ensure the availability of affordable education for anyone who is interested in learning more about personality type in our area.

Thanks for being a part of APT-RTP this year. Join me going forward in extending a warm welcome to our new president, Elizabeth Wolgin who brings great interpersonal and organizational skills to the chapter board.

Krista Babbitt, President

Dear Typie ,  

What is the difference, if any, between women’s intuition and intuition on the MBTI®?

~ An Inquiring Mind

Dear Inquiring Mind,

That is a good question. Let me give first give you a sample of the reactions I received to your question.

•  "I'm thinking that "women's intuition" refers more to "F" than it does to "N". It's about being willing to trust the "soft data" and not require "hard data" in order to act on something or sense that something is needed.”

•  I imagine that both "SF" and "NF" women exhibit what our culture calls "women's intuition".”

•  "’iNutution’ from a Myers-Briggs and, I imagine, Jungian perspective is not necessarily about people at all. It's about looking for patterns and underlying meeting and using language that is more figurative and conceptual than concrete.”

•  “Are we talking about NT or NF....or would SF also be perceived as intuition when it may come from the F stuff rather than the N stuff.  I think a lot of women's "intuition" may relate more to Feeling than Intuition.  I guess what I mean is that if women's "intuition" is about an event or just knowing how much money to spend for a piece of furniture that's N...If it's about knowing who to sit next to whom at dinner to avoid a fight...that's F.  I intuit that my answer may be confusing you...that's my N.  I also don't want to confuse you...you're a nice guy...that's my F.  Isn't this Fun!”  

•  “The intuition on the MBTI has one clear definition, the other does not!  The Intuition on the MBTI has two distinct forms, Ni and Ne.  Both describe a specific way of perceiving information, are a mental process, and are not gender specific.”

•  “I have no idea what the "official" definition of "women's intuition" is, if I had to guess it would be some sort of collective wisdom that all women are able to tap into?  More of a feeling than a mental process?  A feeling that warns us, that tells us what to pay attention to that tells us what to trust, etc?  I think another difference is that women's intuition is probably more experience based (own or collective) whereas MBTI intuition is something you DO.  Even little kids display it, as opposed to the other kind. 

Intuition, according to the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, Fifth Edition, is the immediate apprehension of the mind without the intervention of reasoning. This is quite similar to Jungian intuition and intuition found on the Myers-Briggs. It has long been assumed that women come to their decisions without using reasoning and men make decisions based on reasoning. In other words, women use intuition more and men use thinking more.  Our American culture tends to identify women’s intuition more with feeling (F) than with intuition (N) on the MBTI® which is what some of our respondents have pointed out.  There is also the misconception in our society that men “think” and women “feel.” It is interesting to note that the latest statistics on the MBTI® show that there is almost an even split between men and women when it comes to thinking and feeling. About 51% of men are thinkers and 49% are feelers. Likewise, 51% of women are feelers and 49% are thinkers. These are much closer splits than previously thought. A thinking woman may have a difficult time in our culture because she does not exhibit the nurturing role as does a feeling man who exhibits a more feminine than a macho role.

Women’s intuition may be a construct of our society. Carl Jung expressed concern that Western culture places such a high premium on the thinking function and totally devalues the feeling function. Therefore, men are important because they think and women are not. The truth is that intuition whether it is a feeling function or an intuitive function can be accessed by both sexes and all types. Obviously, some types will have an easier time accessing these functions than other types, but all of the functions are available to all of us.

The NC Research Triangle Park Chapter (RTP) of the Association for Psychological Type (APT) is proud to announce the launch of a new and exciting program:  Credit Card acceptance and eCommerce services for your business through Practice Pay Solutions.  

Since 1997, Practice Pay Solutions (PPS) has worked with thousands of home based therapist, coaches, and speakers.  From the comfort of your home or business, PPS allows you to easily accept credit card payments and do eCommerce business through your website 24/7/365!

• Dinner with the Best MBTI Trainers when they come to present to our chapter

• Potential to be recognized for a Leadership Award from APT International

• Six Board meetings per year with encouraging and stimulating conversation

• Chance to select future program events and to set a focus for advancing local type development

• Opportunity to use & develop skills you do not always get to apply in other settings

• Vice President 

• Treasurer 

• Program Chair

If you have suggestions, ideas, or constructive criticism of RTP/APT, please let us know. We want to serve you better.  Contact Carol Shumate.

Elizabeth Wolgin, President, ewolgin@cisco.com
Krista Babbitt , Past President, Krista.Babbitt@SAS.com
Carol Linden , Co-VP of Programs (acting), Carol.Linden@SAS.com
Ann Loomis, Program Chair, abloomis@bellsouth.net
Carol Shumate , Co-VP of Communications, Paraphrase@nc.rr.com
Walter R. Smith, Co-VP of Communications, wrsmith587@adelphia.net
Mary Charles Blakebrough, Acting Treasurer, mcbreakthrough@mindspring.com
Mary Charles Blakebrough , Ex-officio, mcbreakthrough@mindspring.com

LEARN . . . CONNECT. . . BE INVOLVED . . . GROW PROFESSIONALLY

Join the Association of Psychological Type/Research Triangle Park Chapter

• Network with an exciting and fun group of type enthusiasts and professionals.

• Learn from national presenters and major thinkers in the field of psychological type at scheduled programs and events. 

• Benefit as a member with reduced rates for programs and events.

• Have access to a comprehensive library with numerous psychological type resources – books, training program notebooks with reproducible masters, and conference tapes. 

• Keep up with all the APT/RTP news and happenings with Triangle Type – the association newsletter. 

Click here for our 2005 membership application.

• Post your events on the Calendar of Type-Related & Member-Sponsored Events.
• Get your books and/or articles mentioned in Triangle Type.
• Network at our programs.
• Get low prices on all chapter-sponsored programs.

• Publication in one of the best and most attractive online newsletters in the Type Community with a circulation of over 200 in North Carolina and throughout the country. The newsletter is sent to APT Central as well as to other chapters. And since it is on the internet it is accessible to others.
• The services of two excellent editors who will help you write the best article possible. This is like getting a mini writing course for free.
• Name recognition and the ability to contribute in a significant way to the understanding of Type.

How it all works...  

1. Send an email to Walter R. Smith  and tell him what you want to write.

2. He will reply and tell you when we can use the article and when to submit it.

3. When your article is received it will be edited and sent back to you. If you agree with the edited copy, fine. If you don’t, tell us and we will work with you to make the article what you want it to be.

'Looking forward to hearing from you.