Life Style Inventory
LSI Assignment
After taking the Life Style Inventory (LSI) assessment, I have come to realized of the underlying thought patterns that guide an individual’s behavior. This quality of an individual’s thinking and behavior contributes greatly to that person’s work performance.
Part I - Personal Thinking Styles My primary thinking style is Self-actualizing and I can totally see myself through the description of this thinking style. The self-actualizing thinkers are characterized by an unusual high acceptance of self, others and situations “as they are.” They have a strong interest in working to become everything they are capable of being. They have a sense of self-worth, a strong curiosity about people and things, and an acute awareness of both their own and other’s feelings. Self-actualized people are freed from the belief that self-worth must be approved or recognized by others. Self-actualized thinkers are motivated by their own values and beliefs rather than getting those from an external source. While trying to determine my back up thinking style, I realized that I have the same score on both Affiliative and Conventional but I think I’m more Conventional so I will choose it as my backup thinking style. I can see myself when reading about the description of a Conventional thinker. The Conventional style represents a preoccupation with adhering to rules and established procedures, maintaining a low profile, and “blending in” with the environment to avoid attention. Although the conventional people are considered responsible and reliable, their need for maintaining the status quo can reduce their creativity and level of achievement. I believe that my limiting style is Perfectionistic because it would work against me and limit my effectiveness. According the LSI website, people with this thinking style feel a driven need to be seen by others as perfect which is different from the act of perfecting something and the concept of perfectionism. I
After taking the Life Style Inventory (LSI) assessment, I have come to realized of the underlying thought patterns that guide an individual’s behavior. This quality of an individual’s thinking and behavior contributes greatly to that person’s work performance.
Part I - Personal Thinking Styles My primary thinking style is Self-actualizing and I can totally see myself through the description of this thinking style. The self-actualizing thinkers are characterized by an unusual high acceptance of self, others and situations “as they are.” They have a strong interest in working to become everything they are capable of being. They have a sense of self-worth, a strong curiosity about people and things, and an acute awareness of both their own and other’s feelings. Self-actualized people are freed from the belief that self-worth must be approved or recognized by others. Self-actualized thinkers are motivated by their own values and beliefs rather than getting those from an external source. While trying to determine my back up thinking style, I realized that I have the same score on both Affiliative and Conventional but I think I’m more Conventional so I will choose it as my backup thinking style. I can see myself when reading about the description of a Conventional thinker. The Conventional style represents a preoccupation with adhering to rules and established procedures, maintaining a low profile, and “blending in” with the environment to avoid attention. Although the conventional people are considered responsible and reliable, their need for maintaining the status quo can reduce their creativity and level of achievement. I believe that my limiting style is Perfectionistic because it would work against me and limit my effectiveness. According the LSI website, people with this thinking style feel a driven need to be seen by others as perfect which is different from the act of perfecting something and the concept of perfectionism. I