STRENGTH QUEST AND VIA RESULTS
A brief description of my strengths as a leader.
COMMAND
Command is my strongest attribute on strength quest. I have great presence in difficult situations and often seek to gain control of the situation. Usually in group settings I can quickly rally members to work towards a certain obtainable goal. When leadership is scarce I will always try to rise to the occasion.
COMPETITION
Competition was my second strongest attribute in the strengthsquest. I currently compete at the Division 1 level for track and field so it makes sense. Even when I am doing school work I usually wait until the last minute to do it, not because I am lazy but because my best work comes out when I am in a gametime crunch position. I thrive in a competitive environment and in a leadership position I will do almost anything within my morals to make my group come out on top.
INDIVIDUALIZATION
Individualization was the most interesting one of my strength quest outcomes. It means that I am interested with the “unique” qualities of each individual. This means that I have the ability to select a group of people that will work well together. This is important in a managerial setting as good chemistry garners a environment of synergy.
D. O., & Anderson, E. (2001). StrengthsQuest: Discover and develop your strengths in academics, career, and beyond. (1st ed. 2002.).
ACHIEVER
Achiever is an obvious strength quest outcome as I am an extremely goal oriented person. I seek to achieve these goals and put in massive amounts of work to get to the goals which I set for myself. Winning the MIAA state championship was a four year journey for me and finally accomplishing that goal was extremely gratifying which motivated me to achieve more.
WOO
Lasty I was given the outcome of Woo. Woo is someone who seeks to win people over to their side. If someone is resistive and even just a stranger I will often try to talk to them to and get them to believe that i have their best interest at heart.
APPRECIATION OF BEAUTY AND EXCELLENCE
According to VIA I have an Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence. I notice skilled performances and beauty within life, nature, arts and science.
BRAVERY
Another skill I have is bravery. I don’t back down from a threat no matter how difficult or painful it is. I will speak for what is right despite strong opposition and act in a way which I think is correct despite the fact that it is unpopular.
HUMOROUS
I am also humorous and like to ease tense situations by making people smile by telling jokes and pointing out the light side of negative situations.
KINDNESS
One of the skills i had was kindness. I enjoy doing favors for others as well as helping them and taking care of them if need be.