Strengths: A Personal Analysis

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.

When I took my strengths test I was not necessarily shocked with what I received, more with what I did not receive. I thought for sure that I would have received positivity because people are always telling me how positive I am. Through learning about my strengths I have come to realize that all five of my strengths together may be the cause of my positive attitude, and all five of my strengths working together constantly are what people see. My strengths are restorative, communication, input, strategic, and achiever.

Personal strengths are abilities, talents, and characteristics that God has given us. Psalm 139:14 says, “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well”. God has given everyone amazing characteristics that most people would describe them as. Even though most people don’t like talking about their own positive characteristics, we all have amazing gifts and talents. When I was talking to my friends, they gave me three characteristics that they see in me. The abilities that God has blessed me with are, a strong athlete, a good friend, and servant-hearted. I have thought about what these mean to me and I am going to describe each of them.

An example of an assessment that I completed to identify my strengths was the Strengths Based Leadership assessment created by Tom Rath and Barry Conchie (2008). As shown in Table 1, my five strengths, according to the Strengths Based Leadership Report, are restorative, includer, achiever, woo and positivity. Restorative is a strength that was defined on the report as making newcomers feel welcomed (Rath & Conchie, 2008, p. 3). This strength also included attempting to enhance my performance and efficiency (Rath & Conchie, 2008, p. 3). People with this strength also tend to gravity towards others who are honest and give constructive criticism (Rath & Conchie, 2008, p. 3). This strength manifests in my work and life through speaking with newcomers and consistently asking my

I have a variety of strengths which include being a hard worker, being determined, showing commitment, being a quick thinker and being adaptable to any situation. These strengths constantly push me towards success. Hard work and determination allow me to expand my boundaries and attain my goals. In the past, I have used these strengths to complete the toughest course I took in high school with an average of 90%. Moreover, my high levels of commitment to any activity that I participate in is also an asset. In fact, I have been privileged to mentor younger children at my temple, dedicating 2 hours to them every Sunday. When faced with problems, being a quick thinker, allows me to think critically and solve issues with efficiency. Adaptability in

This course has changed my views dramatically on how to represent myself professionally. Equally important, I now have a feel for the interviewing procedure, and the preparation necessary beforehand. In the future, I will perform the research necessary to prepare for interview questions as a student and a job candidate. Additionally, I now have a keen awareness of my strengths. I now understand the importance of possessing an awareness of my strengths. Knowledge of strengths helps a candidate explain why he or she is the best choice for the position. Throughout the span of this course, my strengths and weaknesses as a candidate have become clearer to me, and I am currently striving to become a better candidate overall.

I believe leadership is an important factor of the band that allows for a specific member to inspire and motivate others to a mutual goal while still being of equal importance to the outcome of that goal. An officer is someone to look up to for learning and understanding. A leadership position is almost like being an idol (although an equal) to the other students and meant to bring the team to the top.

After attending many interviews over this year, I have been asked “What are my strengths” numerous times. After careful consideration, the two characteristics that I feel are my greatest strengths are my passion for teaching, and the fact that I am coachable. According to Benekos (2016), Passion for teaching includes the ability to teach students how to learn and to instill enthusiasm and interest in learning. Since I was a little kid, I have always had a love of numbers. From playing with numbers, to calculating numbers, to talking about numbers, I have always been very fond of numbers. As an adult and mathematics teacher now, I try to instill my students with that same love and enthusiasm that I have for numbers. Everyday that I am in the

I am applying for section leader because, I feel I can give back to the program. This program has grown me as a person exponentially. My personal strengths are that I have endured allot. Being in scouts has taught me there are 2 parts to being in a group. First you are a follower, you grow as an individual and learn new skills. The second part is being a leader, to now take what you have learned over the course of time and show it, and teach others . I feel as if I have grown as an individual following others, that I can now take the next step into the leading aspect of an organization.

I was interested by the results discovered at the completion of the StrengthsFinder Survey. While I found the strengths listed surprising at first, after reading the descriptions I could see how they fit my personality and life experiences. I believe it will be a challenge learning how to utilize each individual strength into my life and career, but it will be worthwhile to take the things I’m already good at and use them to my advantage. My top 5 strengths were reported to be harmony, communication, responsibility, discipline, and consistency (Clifton, Anderson, & Schreiner, 2006). I will work to integrate and utilize these strengths into my professional life.

The StrengthsFinder Survey showed me that my five strengths were: strategic, futuristic, responsibility, relator, and belief. I feel like these strengths have made m into the woman that I am today, and will also continue to help me mold into the woman I will become. I feel that I am strategic, because I always seek out the main goal in everything that I do (Gallup, 2010).

Growing up in a society and environment that always focused on the weaknesses one had and the things one lacked, I never really did take time to think about my strengths. It did not seem to matter. The priority was to improve weaknesses and not strengths. However, in order to decide a major and essentially, a potential career choice, I had to, for once, consider my strengths and what I excelled at rather than lacked at. After taking time to think and consider the past memories and scenarios in which my strengths that consisted of harmony, responsibility, relator, individualization, and restorative might have appeared, I realized that these strengths have been used before. I know that I will definitely use these strengths and can improve them

Boom! Sara shakes. She is now at her fifth day of her job. A blacksmith. Sara lives in a society where everyone is treated equally. She gets a schedule for who she can and can’t talk to during the week. The schedule also has certain words she can only use. It seems like everyone in this community is happy. At 14 years old, you get assigned two friends. One girl and one guy. You have to discuss your day with them everyday at exactly 5:00 pm. If you’re late, there will be many consequences. Sara’s two friends are Jack and Ashley. She isn’t very fond of them but she knows she has to be. It is now time for them to meet. Ashley and Jack start to talk about how many their lives are. They begin to ask, “Sara, how is your life been?” Sara starts to cry and walks away.

My current strengths include; my honesty and passion towards my work. I have always been positive and confident regarding my aims and targets. Along with these, I am a good decision maker, due to which I can make right and quick decisions. Moreover, I have ability to motivate others and do team work. I am also a responsible person, when I make a target; I work day and night to achieve my goal.

First of all, I believe that one of my strengths is that I am a highly disciplined person as I push myself every day to get up and get things done in time. I’m highly confident of who I am and what I am capable of. Indeed, I always have a desire for excellent academic performance in my current school that I have to spend more time studying not harder, but smarter. This is the key secret to my academic awards every year since primary school. I could contribute my learning experiences as well as self-discipline to LAS learning community. My second strength is responsibility. Being responsible to myself is very important as It shows that I am a grown-up man. For instance, throughout my high school years, I’ve been chosen to become a class president. I hope that my responsibility will prove that I am able to live abroad and take care myself.