Five Greatest Strengths

When we know what are strengths are it is easier for us to use those to help others and ourselves. In my opinion, being self-aware of who we are is vital to our growth in life and our career. If you do not know who you are, it is harder to be a leader in any organization. “Self-awareness means you see your talents and strengths clearly, but it also means you are aware of your weaknesses” (Clifton, Anderson, & Schreiner, 2006). After taking the StrengthsFinder survey by Donald Clifton, I found that my five greatest strengths are futuristic, significance, deliberative, analytical, and responsibility.
I plan to use my strength at being futuristic by planning ahead and getting things done when it comes to my finances, being proactive when hiring new team members, and coaching my team to plan ahead when it comes to their career with our company or whatever they choose to do. When …show more content…
That I see why responsibility was one of my strengths. I carry a high level of integrity and loyal to the person or company I work for. If I make a mistake I will be the first to recognize it and take ownership. I plan to share what this means with my team so they will be self-aware if they are faced with having to make a decision that could cause them not to be honest and take responsibility. I have found that some tend to convince themselves they had nothing to do with something that happened due to being in denial and not being honest for far too long.
Now that I know what my strengths are I know what direction I need to go to focus on those strengths that will naturally help to improve my weaknesses. Some of this I already knew, but some I did not see until it was discovered. When you see yourself differently than what we thought it is called self-concept. Through life we have made ourselves believe what we were told. That could be from a family member or friend. Taking this survey opened my eyes and learned more about