Personal Narrative: My Strengths Assessment

Prior to conducting an interviews or beginning my strengths assessments, I had a very good idea in mind of what my strengths were. I’m still learning to identify my weaknesses are, but from the start, I knew what I was good at. I’m a good people-person, and staying organized and on task is one of my most valuable strengths. I received more assurance when listening to my closest family members tell stories of me at my best, and learning my top five strengths.
When interviewing with my dad, he told me a story of me at my best when I was younger, only in kindergarten. Remembering this story, he told me, he said it was one of the very first clues to himself and others around me that I could someday become a teacher, much like my mother. I …show more content…
According to my father, he always remembered hearing praise from my teacher about my willingness to step up and help Erica out when needed. There were many instances where the teacher would be off helping another student, and if Erica was struggling with the reading or moving around the classroom, I helped her out. I’m a very observant person- I watch and think carefully before I act, and would easily pick up if she was struggling. I would walk with her to recess, accompany her in the lunch line, and always make a point to include her in something if I felt she was being left out. One of the most important parts of this story that relates to my core strength, discipline, was that I always had my work done first before I would help her. If we were working on an assignment, I was still able to accomplish everything that I needed to do in order to succeed and help Erica at the same time. Also, if I was asked to accompany her to the office, bathroom, etc., my teacher saw the responsibility in me and would trust that I wouldn’t misbehave or do something I shouldn’t be doing. I was such a help to her that my teacher asked if I specifically could be placed in the same class with her the following year, where the same story occurred. That’s also been a common occurrence throughout my education, and one of the biggest reasons why I’m told I would make a great teacher. Education was one of my top careers based on one assessment we took, and while I think it’s a huge compliment that I would fit that career field, I’m just not sure if it’s what I want to continue to do all of my