VIA Strengths Survey Paper

Strengths Finder 2.0 uses an online assessment to evaluate the individuals unique talents by having the taker rate how they view a particular question in 20 seconds or less (Rath, 2007). After taking the assessment, my five strengths were determined to be achiever, maximizer, input, arranger, and

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.

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.

How do your Strengths Finder talents support the primary planning, organizing, leading, and controlling activities of a manager?

This week’s assignment started by directing us to complete a self-assessment, which I felt was a well laid out chart with established skills and a level in which to rate yourself from 1 being poor up to 5 being good. I think it was a good exercise, giving us a better insight to our strengths and weaknesses. I do in fact think that I learned something new about myself and could more easily answer the question of “tell me your strengths and weaknesses”, which is often asked at interviews or promotion boards.

Rather than focusing on what the child can’t do, focus on what he can do. Recognising that the child has the initiative to take on experiences that empowers his development. Implementing inclusive, strengths based activities exercises the way children can recognise their competencies, this also involves the relationships you entitle with parents and fellow educators to aid the child's development. Partnerships offer valuable insights in regards to finding information about the child, it is important that when working together that opinion, perspectives and decisions are equally valued and respected.

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After completing the VIA online inventory and reviewing my results I was not very surprised by the outcome. Some of the strengths that were displayed through this inventory are traits I really pride myself on having. The three traits that are considered my biggest strengths are; 1. Fairness, 2. Judgment, and 3. Prudence. All three of these traits are very closely related and are things I see in myself. I am a very careful person (prudence), since I never want to get in trouble or do something I would regret, I believe that everyone should be treated the same no matter some discriminating factors they have (fairness), and I am always very strategic about examining situation and being sure to see all sides (judgment).

In doing this SWOT paper I realized just how much I put others before myself. As I thought about what to put in each category I noticed all of my ideas were questioning what I do for others. This paper made me realize how important it is to take time for myself and tend to my own needs as well. Without helping myself I cannot effectively help others. I noticed it was easier for me to come up with my weaknesses over my strengths. I think that may be because its important to me to see my weaknesses over my strengths so I keep my mindset on always trying to improve. But there is a downfall to that mindset which is always worrying if I'm good enough. Having that worry has a lot to do with my diagnosed depression and anxiety. I have several ideas

Next, exploring prospective career paths and connecting them to my strengths was interesting. Connecting my strengths to prospective career paths of interest was interesting because this allowed me to see if I would fit into that job well or not so well. My top five strengths are maximizer, significance, achiever, futuristic, and harmony. First, for strength and conditioning, I identified my top five strengths to that particular career. For maximizer, I would use my knowledge about strength and conditioning to maximize and enhance an athlete’s performance. For significance, I want to make an impact on athlete’s lives by making them better athletes as well as giving them, the tools to be successful in the world. From their rigorous training programs, athletes will learn how to work hard, become dedicated, and develop self-discipline. For

I was quite surprised by the results I got from the StrengthsQuest survey. Prior taking the survey, I was very skeptical. I thought it was one of those long meaningless surveys where you would take it and that was it. But definitely not this one. I feel that I learned something about myself through this survey. Something that I have never thought of about myself. The results of this survey really helps me identify my areas of strength and areas that I need to work on. Based on the survey, my top five themes are restorative, responsibility, empathy, analytical, and adaptability.

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.

When I first saw my results, I was quite shocked. My top five traits were Maximizer, Individualization, Empathy, Analytical, and Belief. Maximizer and Empathy did not seem like traits I had, but after reading the descriptions I see that they are fitting. Maximizer is the strength of pursuing excellence, which is very true for me. I like to do things I am good at, and avoid doing the activities where I do not excel. I cling to others that enjoy what I do, whether that be school work, painting, baking, or simply listening. However, I tend to dwell on the fact that I cannot do everything well. I see others that can do certain things I cannot, and it makes me feel inadequate. But this quiz has shown me my fault, and now I can take those doubtful thoughts and make them about how each person has their own unique strengths.

The better you understand your interests (why you want what you want); and the better you understand the interests of other parties (why they want what they want), the greater the chance you will be able to reach an elegant solution which leaves the parties feeling as if each has achieved the major portion of their goals

I scored in the very high range when it came to relationship behaviors. This didn’t surprise me because I am naturally a people’s person. I found that there are certain survey items that really resonated with me and I believe they articulate how I behave extremely well. For example, one of the first items asked me to rate how often do I act friendly with group members? Always was the first answer that came to me because I make it a personal mission of mine to show kindness to those around me. I found that this was obviously me strength because I replied “always” for almost every survey item that corresponded with relationships.