My Strengths

I’ll have to admit, at first I thought taking a quiz to find out my strengths seemed kind of bogus. I wasn’t all for it; it honestly seemed like a waste of time. Once we got to class and started analyzing our strengths, I began to realize that maybe this quiz wasn’t such a joke. Most of us have spent our entire lives with the mindset that we need to build up our weaknesses. As we found out, this might not be entirely true. It turns out that it is actually more productive to capitalize on our strengths rather than try develop our weaknesses. By using StrengthsQuest, I have discovered my top strengths. Through knowing these, I have inadvertently learned more about myself. With this information, I can use my strengths more efficiently to accomplish …show more content…
I wouldn’t necessarily say this helped me learn anything about myself by knowing that I am an “includer,” it just has helped reassure the fact that I should continue to pursue a field of work where I can help others. It is beneficial that something that is very important to me is also one of my top strengths. If having a big heart is one of my strengths, it would only make sense that I continue to use this to accomplish my goals. Including and helping other can help me accomplish my goals because it can create networks for me that may be useful down the road along with reaffirm that I am making the right career choice. From a broader standpoint in life, most overall goals are to achieve happiness in all aspects of life. If I am able to help others and make them happy, I will also achieve my goal of …show more content…
According to the reference sheet I, “look for consensus,” and, “don’t enjoy conflict…seek areas of agreement.” This couldn’t be any more accurate. I am willing to bet that if anyone asked about me, they would also agree that I am a harmonious person. I get extremely uncomfortable during times of conflict. Because of this, I do everything in my power to avoid situations where conflict may occur. Just like my first two strengths, I didn’t learn much about myself since I was already aware I did this. Despite this, I did learn a title of this “strength” of mine: harmony. I feel that harmony and includer go hand in hand. Looking at a broader aspect of the two strengths, it would be fair to say that I simply want everyone to get along and be happy. I can use this skill of harmony to help achieve my goals. It is beneficial to have someone in situations who is open minded, takes in others views and merges together, and strives to reach a common ground that everyone can relate