As part of a lounging effort to recover from a road trip and incredibly emotional weekend that culminated with my first speeding ticket, I just updated my Facebook bio. I know, I know -- not terribly interesting or important. However, I kept the comments brief and directed stalkers to read my blog, so today's post is for them (and the faithful four readers).
Guess what I finally did on July 27, 2010 that has been on my "Someday" list for two years?
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Strengthfinders!
(What's the point of those little dots? You just skip right past them. They're more decorative than suspenseful.)
CONNECT gave the exiting VISTAs a free copy of the personality test book with the code intact, so I discovered that my top five themes or strengths are:
Belief
Responsibility
Input
Individualization
Strategic
People who are especially talented in the Belief theme have certain core values that are
unchanging. Out of these values emerges a defined purpose for their life.
People who are especially talented in the Responsibility theme take psychological ownership of what they say they will do. They are committed to stable values such as honesty and loyalty.
People who are especially talented in the Input theme have a craving to know more. Often
they like to collect and archive all kinds of information.
People who are especially talented in the Individualization theme are intrigued with the
unique qualities of each person. They have a gift for figuring out how people who are
different can work together productively.
People who are especially talented in the Strategic theme create alternative ways to proceed. Faced with any given scenario, they can quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues.
After you take the test, Strengthfinders creates a report with some specifics about each of your top few strengths. I found the wording of these sections amusing as they directly correlated to how strongly I scored myself. For example, if I tended to be more moderate or occasional on a theme, the description was laden with terms such as "may", "could be", "very likely", "perhaps", etc. I'll share the belief specifics because they resonated most strongly and because I think this will give a good impression of what to expect from the test should you take it.
It’s very likely that you employ your passion for reading to collect lots of good ideas for
resolving issues, fixing mistakes, or overcoming obstacles. The act of reading allows you to
generate options for dealing with all sorts of predicaments — that is, difficult, perplexing, or
trying situations. Driven by your talents, you are a wordsmith — that is, a person who works
with words. With ease, you collect hard-to-understand terms and their definitions. Whether
you can use these immediately or months later is of no concern. You probably realize your
sophisticated vocabulary is an “open sesame” — that is, words that unfailingly bring about a
desired end. You are likely to speak or write in such a manner that the condition of
humankind improves in a meaningful way. Instinctively, you have faith in your convictions
about life. You contend they are well-founded and enduring. You value your freedom and
independence. This explains why you detest being ordered around by someone. You want to
be the person in charge. Chances are good that you have no doubts about being linked in
some way with everything in the universe. This includes all creation and all humankind. By
nature, you are naturally inclined to make sacrifices that benefit someone else. You enjoy
being generous with your time, knowledge, skills, experiences, resources, or possessions.
Though I enjoyed taking the test, I did not learn too many new insights about myself, and the Myers-Briggs is still my favorite. Granted, I did take the test when I was down in the proverbial dumps, so my opinion is probably skewed. In a few months I may re-read my results and be astounded. I should add that I'm pretty sure the themes are listed in the order of their significance in your life. They're not numbered, as they could change. I did not find the results inaccurate, but I was surprised that input and strategic landed there rather than other strengths (such as communication) on which I tend to rely.
Reader, you may be shaking your head and thinking, "Katie, you don't know everything! Maybe your input strength really is stronger and has more potential than your communication strength. Maybe after all these personality tests and analyzing sessions you still don't know your own strengths. Hah!" Could be! With gratefulness, in my weakness, He is made strong.
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