This was a very interesting project, from the beginning I was interested in what my outcome would be for this test in fact I now want everyone I know to take it. I am very interested in my own and others strengths, my strengths however were not what I would have guessed about myself, but in reality they match me almost to the exact, its kind of creepy. Needless to say I encourage everyone to try it out, the book does cost but it is well worth it.
So my top 5 once again were…
Achiever
Individualization
Competition
Futuristic
And Focused
I know your thinking how sad, but its me so what is there to me sad about! I look at these strengths and studied them for a while (all my notes are posted bellow so feel free to read through it and learn a little more about these strengths and the person I am because that’s it)
ACHIEVER: The first strength I received was achiever; I am an achiever that has a nice ring to it, there is nothing to terrible that comes to mind when I think achiever. As an achiever I have a constant need for achievement and everyday must have some sort of achievement I find worth while and if not then I will be dissatisfied with my day; this sounds about right, if I wake up late or sit around all day I feel useless and unhappy with my day this is not a bad thing because this means that I will get things done. As far as my work ethic you can see where this is going to go, I am a workaholic, this is true I know it and I always have known it. But being an achiever I can work harder for twice as long and I am very self motivated, this is true in more areas than one. Its funny because everyone that I chose to read my results to first laugh and agree right when I read the first strength to them in general and then the more I read the more I go “definitely,” “that is totally true, you do do that,” and my personal favorite “Yes! That is totally you no doubt, hands down. ”I am an achiever and I like to work and be busy, I see this as a good thing I will work hard, get things done, I am self motivated, and I will feel accomplished and successful in all that I apply myself to in life, work, ministry, and school. In life I will live it to the fullest and I will have a sense of pride in what I have been able to do, in the family involvement, Holidays, and relationships because I know for a fact that my family is a part of my feel for accomplishment already. As far as work that’s easy everything about an achiever screams, “I’m a great worker!” Ministry to me is still on the same wave as work, although its not exact there is still a lot of work that goes into a ministry and I am going to be in ministry for the rest of my life or as long as God will have me.
INDIVIDUALIZTION: this one was very unexpected, I know that it’s right because as I read on individualization I thought that is me I do all of those things. Originally I thought “Loner” which can be me at sometimes, but I am much more a people person, that at times likes to be alone but I was way off this really means that I look at people for there individualities, I don’t like to generalize anyone because everyone is different and I am able to pick up on those differences and even strengths, talents, and skills. The description says that I instinctively observe each persons style, motivation, how each person thinks, and how each person builds relationships and even better I often get those one of a kind stories. As an upcoming minister I feel that this is going to be a huge strength in my ministry, especially in addition to the achievement strength; not only will I be organized get things done, and be on task but I will also be strong in the leadership and relational roll as well. Being an individualist I will know the people in my ministry, I will know my leaders and who would make great leaders, I will also be a great speaker because I will be able to relate my message, and I will be a great minister because I will look beyond the normal with people and I will be able to be relationally effective. Being an individualist there isn’t a place that I couldn’t fit into and minister to, that’s huge! When I read this result to people I actually got many different results’ from my mom she instantly said “I can see that” and then she continued on to explain how she has seen parts of this played out in my life, it seemed that everyone chose a different section of this to focus on. My mom focused on how I understand people and I always give her a different set of eyes to look through that I give her a fresh point of view and I also always know how to treat certain situations with certain individuals because I know how they will react, even if I hardly know them. My roommate focused on my attention to detail, how I notice everything about a person and I can narrow things down about a person almost like a game of clue; I would have to agree I am very investigative and observant. My boyfriend cared to comment on the fact that I notice everything to and I bring out the strengths in people and I always know how to get people going. I thought that was cool how each of the individuals I spoke to had a very different focus on this one, almost like each part they see true but they see some parts more dominantly.
COMPETITION: another one that at the mention of the title I was laughed at, and reassured that it was right on. This one to me is almost a combination of the top two with a little twist, to have a competitive strength means that I am always aware of others strengths and performance, and I am always comparing my performance to others. Oh and bonus, I like to win! This of course is another can be awesome, but could be really bad, I choose to embrace the good in this strength I see that this will
help me to stay focused and have a goal in place, that I will have an expectation and an achievement measure in my life. When I choose to compete I need to find a personal achievement that will push me but not discourage me. My boyfriend and my mom laughed the most because I am competitive in my everyday life, in snow ball fights, in sports, and event in games almost everything I do becomes a challenge, I even compete with myself.
FUTURIASTIC: That’s right, the future always looking ahead! I am a dreamer and sometimes I like to dream big. I would have to agree that I have very vivid dreams for the future and I love to share them with people, this is great for ministry I will be always thinking on how to improve, how to spice up the ministry, how to solve ministry problem and not just in my church but across the board; in fact I already do this, currently I have been working on a designing a program to help bridge the gap between children’s ministry and youth, I have been working on this for over three years and this summer I will finally be able to try it out with a pastor I have been connecting with and emailing for over a year now about this. I am so excited for the future, more than just ministry though although that is a huge excitement, I am also curious about the life I am going to have a family or no family, pets or no pets, city or country, maybe even traveling or permanently in another country’ there are so many options and so many different ways to get there. My roommate gave me an “oh yeah! You definitely wont settle, you dream!” I thought that was actually cool that there is more than just ambition and success in my life but that I have passion for what is to come and people can see that. My boyfriend said this is kind a like the individualist, where I see people for who they are and I push their strengths, but I also encourage them and give them hope; he said laughing “babe you dream big for everyone” then he said that people love it and I tend to get people thinking about the possible and what they could do, I encourage them. So all in all we are all goo so far.
FOCUS: My final top strength, not to say my last strength just the last to be mentioned. This is very much me, as I was reading it I thought this is me all the time and it is what fits together all my other strengths, this is the goal oriented part. The mapping out where I am going and how I am going to get there, keeping me focused on the destination rather than the detours. This strength allows me to spot these things that get people off track and I am able to prioritize very well.
I know for a fact there are a lot of thing in the focused description that I already do, I plan out everything from paying off bills, paying for vacation, savings, weight loss and reaching my goals and in addition I schedule out my daily life between work, school, and homework (where it can be squeezed) this section did however give my mom the opportunity to cut in and remind me that I need to create a better balance in my schedule. I live by my schedule; I think that if I lost my schedule I wouldn’t know what to do or where I should be. Being focused though I found that I am not only on track but I am also efficient which I think is a great asset to have in life in general. So as far as work I keep everyone on task and priority. In life I am very organized and structured therefore I am on top of the bills and I keep healthy because I have made that a priority in my life.
As you can see all of my strengths seem to work together, well that’s a relief since they are all me; I think I make since for the most part. Either way I hope that you enjoyed this blog and that it sparks your curiosity to take the test as well, If you do let me know!
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