I Am Committed For Achievement

According to the results of the Strengths Quest assessment, my top five themes are adaptability, achiever, maximizer, strategic, and empathy. I must say that I found out a lot about myself through completing this assessment. While it seemed to be new information, it turned out that I have noticed these characteristics in myself over my academic career.

Based on the Clifton Strengths Assessment my top five strengths are strategic, deliberative, learner, maximize and individualization. As an individual, I rarely look into my weakness. I believe that when your too focused on your weakness, you forget about your strengths. Everything the book said is true, and we need to take the time to look at our strengths and make it perfect. It is true that in this world or the school system, we are taught to look at our weakness and correct it so that we can become stronger in our life. This book brings out the truth that I longed to hear for a long time. Invariably, I hear my professor tell their students that for them success in life, they must practice and look at our weakness. This book proves it wrong because for us to become successful, we must stay to our strengths’ path.

Strengths Finder 2.0 identifies my top five strengths are adaptability, restorative, individualization, communication and strategic. I must use these strengths every day in my job and my home life. These strengths are apparent in all areas of my life both at work and home.

My top strength identified was the Achiever theme. Achiever describes the need for constant achievement. Achievers have the capacity and the drive to keep taking on new challenges and strive toward new goals (Rath, 2007). This description is accurate in that I enjoy a new challenge and like to keep busy working towards anything with some sort of successful outcome. I welcome the opportunity to do something better, more perfectly, or more complete which motivates me to a higher level (Rath, 2007).

Upon completion of the StrengthsFinder survey, I discovered that my five greatest strengths were Achiever, Discipline, Responsibility, Relator, and Competition. However, I was skeptical about the initial results until I read what each strength entails. I found most of the information given to be accurate. According to the description of those strengths, I discovered that I use them daily without realizing it.

Tom Rath began working with a group of scientists in 1998 to start a conversation about our strengths (Rath, 2007). A 40-year study, led by Donald O. Clifton, helped to create a language of common talents, and in 2001, included this assessment into their bestselling management book Now, Discover Your Strengths (Rath, 2007). During their study, they found out that “people who do have the opportunity to focus on their strengths every day are six times as likely to be engaged in their jobs and more than three times as likely to report having an excellent quality of life in general” (Rath, 2007, pg. iii). A major problem with this was a majority of people were either unsure of or unable to explain their strengths (Rath, 2007). When developing StrengthFinder 2.0, the ultimate goal was to build upon your true strengths which take practice and hard work (Rath, 2007).

This also leads into the feedback I received on my Competency Assessment tool regarding working with teams internally and externally, paying attentions to other people’s needs and maintaining good relations while being an example to others, following through and unfolding organizational values. These findings also coincided with the Strengths Finder Assessment I took at my current place of employment. According to this assessment, my five strengths are Empathy, Relator, Consistency, Harmony and Includer. Gallup stated that Identifying, developing, and using your strengths and talents would help you become a more effective leader.

When one thinks of the word “strong,” he or she thinks about weightlifting, muscles, and physically demanding tasks. But when I hear the word “strong,” I think of power, or what makes one powerful. What makes me powerful are the qualities that further build me up as a person. The StrengthsFinder Inventory identifies my powerful qualities through my top five themes, which are Significance, Achiever, Responsibility, Focus, and Relator. My Signature Themes present my five most prevailing themes of talent, in the rank order revealed by my responses to the StrengthsFinder Inventory. They are very important because they can ultimately lead to my successes in the near future. Who says being physically fit is what makes me stronger? My strengths

Discovering ones strengths is an important process that every young adult should strive to achieve, that is why I was excited to take the Gallup Strengthfinder Assessment. This test aims to highlight each individual’s unique assets, which is possible by completing a short evaluation. Then the poll produces the top five signature themes out of thirty-four possible options. Like many, I was very eager to learn something new about myself. This came as no surprise once I received my test results which are closely related to knowledge.

My outgoing personality reflects how I enjoy laughing and making others laugh. Having a sense of humor will let others know that it is okay to have fun, while still getting the job done. Unlike not having a sense of humor it can cast an atmosphere of awkwardness between individuals. Warmth is another of my strengths, by giving a warm smile I can set the tone of the day for an individual. For example, if a client is already having a bad day a simple gesture such as a smile may brighten their day by enhancing positive feelings. I like to be genuine, because I do not want to pretend to be someone I am not. By being true to yourself you will be true to your

Based off my result after taking the VIA Survey of Character Strengths survey my first strength is my judgment, my effective use of critical thinking, and my open-mindedness. I agree with this because I actually spend more time thinking things through and assessing the cost and rewards than I do with the action I was originally thinking about. The Second Strength was Fairness, equity, and justice. I do agree with this strength but its description is not how I would describe it. I treat all people fairly and how I would want to be treated. I may give everyone a chance but ultimately I believe you get what you give; if you treat others good will get the same in return. I completely agree with the third strength- Hope, optimism, and future-mindedness.

I possess the goal determination; I am determined to finish my work, do my homework, and do my best work at all times. I possess the goal self motivation, such as when I take exams at the end of each semester. Also I possess perseverance; I persevere when pressure and tension is high on getting something done in a short manner of time. Finally, I possess the goal organization; My locker is neat, I have everything in its own notebook or binder. These are four character goals of G.R.I.T I possess.

My core value from the strengths assessment was courage, as it reiterated in the face of opposition exercising perseverance, honesty and bravery (all in my top 5) will allow me to accomplish goals internally and externally within the company I choose to work for.

378). According to Wood & Hays (2013), StrengthsFinder 2.0 includes “177 paired descriptors. Each question presents a pair of self-descriptive phrases configured in a scale that represents the poles of a continuum” (pg. 378). The client taking the assessment will receive their top five strengths out of 32 strengths identified by this assessment, which meets the second goal of this program. This assessment is based off of positive psychology ideals and aims to empower users by emphasizes and teaching them to utilize the strengths they possess. While this assessment isn’t meant to be used to make career decisions or diagnosis (Wood & Hays, 2013, pg. 378), it would be helpful for our clients to understand their personal strengths and how they can relate that to their career and professional sphere of influence. This assessment will empower our clients to focus on what they do well instead of potential ideals that have been imposed on them by societal influences about the

The word strength brings numerous thoughts to mind such as: power, muscle, durable, advantage and potency to name a few. All of these words give a positive connotation to strength. Strength is, generally, speaking a exceedingly useful tool. Before taking the strength finder test I would probably associate the word strength with physical capabilities. However, through this Strength Finder course I have found a new and much more empowering perspective of this word strength. My strengths according to this assessment are: Futuristic, Belief, Communication, Activator and WOO. All of these strengths are natural talents I personally posses yet if I never work on them and improve them, they will be nothing more than a natural talent instead of empowering strength. Three areas of my life in which I can work to improve these gifts are: relational, academic and professional.