Essay On Strength In Relations

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My Strengths in Relations, Academics, and My Future Career
Ryan A. Diaz
Point University
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Inside this article you will find a detailed report of how I will be using my personal strengths in the future. I will explain what my five strengths are and what they stand for. Meanwhile, I will also be providing a detailed description of how each one will affect my success in my relations, along with my academic and my professional life as well. I will also provide examples of how I have used each of my strengths in the past in each of those categories as well.
Page Break My Strengths
Adaptability. People that have the Adaptability strength usually have a “go with the flow” attitude. My adaptability strength allows me to be able to adapt for last minute changes and take my life one day at a time. Having this strength also helps me since I have two part-time jobs along with having a six-year-old daughter as well. I use this strength every day at home, at work and with my school work. For example, every other week I have to be sure to have all of my school work done by Friday on my
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Reminisce about your school days with former classmates, faculty, and administrators. (Clifton, D., Anderson, E. and Schreiner, L.) I happen to do things like this on a daily basis because I work with a couple people that I went to high school with and there have been many conversations between us that start off with "Remember when we did...in high school?" I didn't know that this would actually turn out as one of my signature themes until I began learning about them.
Academic. You become a better partner because you understand how your colleagues came to be who they are. (Clifton, D., Anderson, E. and Schreiner, L.) When I start working with someone new I often ask them questions that refer to what school they attended or what their work history is so that I can get a feel for who I am working with and what kind of person I am working

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