Reflection Paper On Strength Reflection

Tom Rath’s “Strengths Finder 2.0” on-line assessment identified that my top five strengths are: Strategic, Focus, Futuristic, Significance, and Learner. I see the Strength Finder Assessment as a great opportunity to get to know my personal strengths and it motivates me to work and practice my talents rather than trying to fix my weaknesses. Looking only at my strengths is a new type of skills-building which allows me to stay focus on my talents.

After receiving the results of the strength finder assessment my initial reaction was a bit awkward. Considering the attached notice of how I should proceed with caution while viewing the results. Instantly, I felt as if I did something wrong while picking what describes myself. Unfortunately, more than a few of my strength finder responses were neutral, which made the results less personalized. Once relieved that there was no right nor wrong answer to fail the quiz. Gladly, I was then able to pay more attention and recognize that the five strengths populated for me were bold and meaningful terms that actually represents my life right now. My top five strengths are as follows. 1. Competition 2. Activator 3. Input 4. Strategic 5. Restorative.

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).

My paper will discuss personal revelations about myself arising from the Clifton Strengths Finder Assessment , delineate the particular thought, behavior, and emotion patterns within the strengths of connectedness, empathy, belief, relator, and developer distinctive of my unique talents , and finally discuss personal application for further development of these innate gifts.

I was very surprised with the results of this test because of its accuracy. All five of my strengths relate to me, although the order of them may be a little off. These top five are easily the most accurate towards describing me. I believe relator and adaptability are the two that fit me best and they are my number five and number two.

“By the end of the day you must achieve something tangible in order to feel good about yourself. No matter how much you may feel you deserve a day of rest, if the day passes without some form of achievement, no matter how small, you will feel dissatisfied.” (PH.Ds, Clifton, O., Anderson, E., Schreiner, L., Pg 26) When I read this quote in our StrengthsQuest text I felt as if I was describing my own personality while starring at myself in the mirror. If there was a sentence to explain “Chrissy” this would be it, or at least a very good candidate when summarizing my number one strength. After completing my StrengthQuest survey online and analyzing my results with the three people who

I like to be Faced with any given scenario they can quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues.. I improve things about myself and other people or situations. I am “fascinated by problems that puzzle,confound or frustrate most people”. My other strength is Belief. I have certain core values that are unchanging. My family is my top priority and I am driven by my talents. The strengthsquest helped me understand who really I am. I am always been an independent person who wants to complete every wish my family dreams about. A person who’s only goal in life is to make my life proud. It helped me understand what are my quantiles that my friends and family like about me. It showed me what are my strong point are like my beliefs. It also helped me what my strong leadership skills

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.

Strength’s Quest Before taking the Gallop StrengthFinder test, I had an idea of the areas in which I thrive best. However, I lacked the ability to put these actions into specific traits. I had trouble understanding what characteristics I possess that enable me to succeed at certain tasks, but shy away from others. According to the test, my signature strengths include Individualization, Deliberative, Strategic, Achiever, and Competition.

When taking the Clifton Strengths Finder test I agreed with my results, for the most part, the only thing that I disagreed with was how when put together my strengths come together in areas that only work if others are involved and for me who is not really a sociable person that does not sit well with me.

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.

I was very nervous to begin my self-assessment from the reading assignment. I am not one to point out my weaknesses, but this self-assessment was very helpful in determining which areas I need to better myself. I have learned I am scaled as “Good” in categories such as listening, critical thinking, planning, prioritizing, and organization. I am scaled as “Okay” in areas such as writing, speaking, seeking support from others, focusing, and ability to change.

As humans, and particularly individuals, we all have personal strengths that we bring to our interactions with others as well as areas that perhaps need some more time and attention in order to improve upon them. In this journal, I’ll be focusing on four areas of strength I believe I have, as well as four areas the require further growth and personal change.

The CliftonStrengths inventory was a great method to highlight my best traits. There was not much that shocked me as I have been called by others the strengths that the CliftonStrengths revealed. The survey indicated that I am Empathetic, a Developer, an Intellectual, Adaptable, and a Learner (Gallup Inc. 2017). The only trait which confused me was adaptability. I usually find that I am not good with change and often struggle to realign myself in new situations. Though, the fundraising process revealed to me that I am indeed adaptable. I found myself able to handle the ebbs and flows of group work. I was hesitant at first because in the past, I have not had very great experience with group work. This experience challenged my beliefs because

During this week I also examined some of my strengths thanks to the VIA survey of Character Strengths assessments. My top 5 strengths are in fairness, teamwork, forgiveness, open-minded, and humor. I feel like the results were accurate and I really wouldn’t go against them because I know it will be difficult for me to rank my own strengths. Fairness and teamwork will help me in any competition that I go into by myself or with others. Forgiveness will help so that I will not hold any grudges that will hold me back or make me biased on a decision. By being open-minded I can make more friends and not really be at odds with people. Having humor can help keep me positive and help reduce stress. I can’t remember a difficult situation in my life, but I feel that my humor has helped me the most in life.