As my high school career comes to a close, I realized that after 13 years of being asked “What do you want to be when you grow up?”, I still hadn’t answered the question. In 2002, a book called “StrengthsQuest” was released by Donald O. Clifton, Edward “Chip” Anderson, and Laurie A. Schreiner, in hopes it would give college students like me a simple, yet extremely helpful tool to guide them through their college experience. In this book one can find things called Signature Themes. The signature themes are given to readers after they take the “Clifton StrengthsFinder”. The purpose of these themes is to help students figure out what studying, test taking, and other academic techniques would help them succeed in their classes and future careers.
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Additionally, I want to look back at where I am now in five or ten years and be able to say “I’m here. I did it” and know that all the stress and hard work was worth it. I still have a long way to go before I’m ready to choose my career path and major, but my talents such as Restorative and Adaptability will help me succeed in fulfilling my hopes and dreams. Adaptability will be helpful because if anything goes wrong as I work toward my future, I know that it will help me go with the flow and Restorative will help me solve the problems and get back on track. Not all of my talents and themes are perfect, and through my classes or extracurricular activities, I can help further develop and hone those skills until they are perfect. I plan on continuing to develop my Deliberative talent because going through college is hard as it is, but it even more difficult when students cannot make important decisions without thinking through them for a lengthy period of time first. I will have to make decisions such as whether or not I want to change my major and what career path I want to be on. I will also have to choose between going out with friends or having an extra few hours to study or work on my assignments, and my Deliberative talent will help me make these decisions wisely and responsibly. Choosing my major and career path are just small pieces of the puzzle. My ultimate goal is to be in a career field I enjoy working in, and to be happy with my choices and what my future holds, however, my ultimate goal in life is to just be happy and content with the things that I have and have accomplished. I believe the theme Developer will help me the most as I continue towards my ultimate goal in life. Developer means I see opportunity and possibility in every situation, and without that kind of optimism, I believe I might
Additionally, I want to look back at where I am now in five or ten years and be able to say “I’m here. I did it” and know that all the stress and hard work was worth it. I still have a long way to go before I’m ready to choose my career path and major, but my talents such as Restorative and Adaptability will help me succeed in fulfilling my hopes and dreams. Adaptability will be helpful because if anything goes wrong as I work toward my future, I know that it will help me go with the flow and Restorative will help me solve the problems and get back on track. Not all of my talents and themes are perfect, and through my classes or extracurricular activities, I can help further develop and hone those skills until they are perfect. I plan on continuing to develop my Deliberative talent because going through college is hard as it is, but it even more difficult when students cannot make important decisions without thinking through them for a lengthy period of time first. I will have to make decisions such as whether or not I want to change my major and what career path I want to be on. I will also have to choose between going out with friends or having an extra few hours to study or work on my assignments, and my Deliberative talent will help me make these decisions wisely and responsibly. Choosing my major and career path are just small pieces of the puzzle. My ultimate goal is to be in a career field I enjoy working in, and to be happy with my choices and what my future holds, however, my ultimate goal in life is to just be happy and content with the things that I have and have accomplished. I believe the theme Developer will help me the most as I continue towards my ultimate goal in life. Developer means I see opportunity and possibility in every situation, and without that kind of optimism, I believe I might