Personal Assessment Strengths And Weaknesses

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An Examination of Strengths and Improvements
Focusing on analyzing weaknesses helps to remove obstacles that would block personal gain for reaching the goal of success in life. Many cannot handle the truth or accept personal assessment. Personally I like knowing who I am, and where my strength lies. I must say it has taken me forty years to get to this point. I realized one day that to succeed higher, I had to embrace the things that were holding me back.
Strengths
The personal assessment orientation that Capella provided helped to expose the weaknesses as a writer and researcher. The assessment helped to name the strengths as well as expose to the student the area(s) needed for improvement. Capella’s
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I like to think one of my biggest strengths is listening skills. As I stated earlier, I truly love quietness. I do not have a problem speaking up, but I prefer to listen. As a child I would always listen to my elders’ conversations and remembered everything talked about in that little circle. My grandmother used to tell me I had the memory of an elephant. I guess that was a good thing, but I find if I listen I won’t miss anything. My biggest strength is punctuality, I hate being late for anything. As a child I remember the older folks saying “Child, you going be late for your own funeral.” That scared the life out of me, so I make it a point always arrive on time for everything. I was ten years old when my grandfather passed away on my dad’s side, and he really was late for his own funeral. The Church was over-crowded and everyone was waiting for his body to arrive. My grandfather was two hours late for his funeral, some of the people walked out of the Church mumbling “He is late for his own …show more content…
I was always an hour early at the job, an hour early at the Church or any other meeting. Guess what? The assessment test that Capella gave, showed that I was strong in Time Management. So, are you able to guess who won’t be late for her funeral? Yes, it is I. No one will be waiting for two hours for me, heck you may even miss the service. Because, I always arrive early and always try to leave early, too. I love new things, I have always believed that change is good. The assessment stated that I was strong in tech confidence, readiness, and financial ready. My oldest son helped me to know I was a person that was financially ready. Every time he calls mama he wants to borrow and like a mother I just give the money to him. I dominate in many area(s) of my life, but I have not reached perfection. I am trying hard to get to perfection by gaining more knowledge, increasing my talents, and my ability to

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