Strengths

My Strengths
4/10/13
My strengths include communication, input, competition, learner, and woo. I believe that these traits identify my personality and style. I have had jobs in different industries, held positions at various levels in companies, managed employees, and have owned my own business. My strengths have served me well throughout my lifetime both professionally and personally.
The strength I gravitate towards the most would be communication. Although I am still working on being confident with public speaking, I like to put together presentations and gather material and data. I look for new ways to present information in an educational and entertaining way. I tend to use humor, unique ways of audience participation, and technology to get my point across so my information is remembered and retained. Under the umbrella of communication is the ability to form ideas and properly convey them to others. I like the use of irony and sarcasm when telling stories or when handling stressful situations. I am able, and often do, have conversations with those around me. When I find myself in group situations with strangers or sitting next to someone in a public place, I realize that this is an ideal situation to practice communication and listening skills. I like to engage others by finding commonalities to build an easy and fun conversation. Before I met my husband my core group of friends nominated me as the, “Fun Director.” I would be the one who decided where we would spend a Friday or Saturday night and which activities we would pursue.
Even though I feel I strongly possess all five traits listed, I must force myself to choose what fit my personality the least. I would agree that I subscribe to about half of the interpretations listed under competition. While I adore the feeling of testing my knowledge and preparation in a formal setting, I enter with the intention of coming away with a new understanding. Taking note of best practices, new strategies, and knowledge is what is most important to me. I know that I am not the best at everything but I can treat competitions as a way of growing and expanding through experience. Although I don’t need to be “number one” in everything at all times, I am content on being among the top performers.
I am very pleased with the analysis outcome because I believe these personality traits will help me on my journey to obtain my educational, professional, and personal goals I have set forth. I intend to reference them often to remind myself to focus on my strengths, to build upon my natural foundation.

MY STRENGTHS
People who are especially talented in the Communication theme generally find it easy to put their thoughts into words. They are good conversationalists and presenters.
Input People who are especially talented in the Input theme have a craving to know more. Often they like to collect and archive all kinds of information.
Competition People who are especially talented in the Competition theme measure their progress against the performance of others. They strive to win first place and revel in contests
Learner People who are especially talented in the Learner theme have a great desire to learn and want to continuously improve. In particular, the process of learning, rather than the outcome, excites them
Woo People who are especially talented in the Woo theme love the challenge of meeting new people and winning them over. They derive satisfaction from breaking the ice and making a connection with another person.