Strengths

I have Strengths too! My Top 5

Adaptability

It’s very likely that you surround yourself with lovely things. These have the power to soothe, calm, energize, and inspire you. The arts or nature itself enhances your sense of well-being. You probably pay attention to your environment because you choose to live each moment to its fullest. Driven by your talents, you sometimes let events unfold on their own terms without attempting to shape every outcome. This partially explains why you can play games without paying very much attention to the score. By nature, you avoid individuals who work non-stop, never taking a break. You refuse to rush headlong from one activity to the next. You are quite comfortable dealing with change, surprises, and unexpected problems. Why? While you appreciate schedules and plans, you recognize when it is wise to deviate — that is, turn away — from them. Because of your strengths, you are quite comfortable letting the
day’s events and people’s demands determine what really deserves your attention.
Instinctively, you perform quite well in situations where shifting priorities and changing plans are the norm. You have a gift for reacting in the moment rather than delaying action.

Connectedness
Chances are good that you may be guided by the notion that no one can live life without some help from others. Perhaps this idea compels you to consider how what you do and say affect people you know and individuals you will never meet. It’s very likely that you often are the one who helps people understand how they are linked across time, distance, race, ethnicity, religion, economic levels, languages, or cultures. You make it possible for individuals to work together. You aim to break down barriers that separate them. Because of your strengths, you routinely isolate facts that link ideas, events, or people. You are especially sensitive to how one person’s optimistic or negative thoughts can affect the entire human family. This
prompts you to pay close attention to what individuals and groups think and do. By nature, you may trust you can deal with whatever happens. Perhaps you rely on your core values to sustain you in the face of uncertainty. The principles by which you live might permit you to accept life’s unexpected and unpredictable occurrences. Driven by your talents, you may get to know people individually in your quest to gain wisdom. Discovering the qualities that distinguish someone from everyone else might be an essential aspect of your search for truth.


Harmony

Because of your strengths, you occasionally collect bits and pieces of information. At the time, the value of this material may not be apparent. In specific cases, you have found it useful to turn to some specialists for help. Perhaps these individuals can provide you with enough direction so you can ask some questions, render a few decisions, or try to map courses of action without upsetting anyone in the process. You avoid angering certain people by consulting with them before doing anything. Instinctively, you welcome opportunities to acquire additional knowledge and new skills. From a practical perspective, ongoing education allows you to take advantage of experiences or engage in activities for the first time. You are comfortable knowing that others are informed about these training sessions. Not making this
news available to everyone probably strikes you as unjust or elitist — that is, snobbish. Chances are good that you exhibit a wholesome sense of doubt. Typically you ask lots of questions before you take a position, form an opinion, agree with an action, or embrace an idea. Your thinking process is practical and matter-of-fact. You usually avoid conflict by taking things under consideration before siding with a person or a group. Undoubtedly, you give equal attention to various points of view before endorsing one course of action. It’s very likely that you accept the ongoing challenge of equalizing the amount of time you spend on key parts of your life. For practical reasons, you do not want any one thing to consume every minute of your day. Thus, you choose to handle personal and professional problems logically. You deal with facts unemotionally. You intentionally minimize conflict between people by
not taking sides. Instead, you make them aware of things as they actually are. You emphasize what they have in common. Patiently, you move adversaries toward peaceable solutions and general agreement. By nature, you occasionally desire to amass knowledge. Being somewhat practical, you might turn to particular specialists for their insights, information, or guidance. It is not your style to make certain people think you know everything. Instead, you may want to arrive at correct conclusions and make proper decisions. By seeking the counsel of a few wise and experienced individuals, maybe you discover common ground and avoid disagreements.


Ideation

By nature, you might be acutely aware of how certain teammates perceive your abilities. Perhaps you know what they think of you as a person. Maybe these insights allow you to earn their confidence so you can contribute to the group’s success. Instinctively, you are sometimes aware of the opinions people have of you. Maybe you know when individuals approve or disapprove of your contributions, accomplishments, talents, shortcomings, words, or deeds. It’s very likely that you may select unusual words to describe your ideas or feelings. Perhaps your extensive vocabulary allows you to capture people’s interest. Because of your strengths, you sometimes are sensitive to what certain individuals think of you. This sensitivity might motivate you to do certain things better than you have in the past. Chances are good that you regard yourself as logical and reasonable. You spontaneously reduce mechanisms, processes, proposals, ideas, or formulas to their basic parts. You figure out how
the pieces interrelate. Your discoveries tell you why something does or does not function the way it should.


Deliberative

Driven by your talents, you are intentional and purposeful about what you do. “Rash” and “impulsive” are not adjectives most people would use to describe you. Typically you think through things thoroughly before speaking or acting. By nature, you tend to be businesslike in your approach to personal and professional issues. Because of your strengths, you sometimes take time to reflect on what people say, reaching conclusions only after thoughtfully weighing the information, rather than reacting to the moment. Your practicality might have a sobering effect on certain types of discussions. Now and then, you intensify your own or other people’s capacity to consider “the bigger picture.” Chances are good that you might present yourself as a no-nonsense person to certain people. Sometimes this perception is amplified
when you acquire additional knowledge or skills in your area of specialization. Perhaps this proficiency enhances your ability to perform your job, progress in your studies, pursue your hobbies, or plan your travel. By nature, you have a strong, no-nonsense, sober side to your personality. It explains why you often engage in conversations that delve into weighty or philosophical matters. You like to think deeply and carefully about various issues. Then you want to talk with serious-minded people who can help you explore, expand upon, question, or modify your thinking. It’s very likely that you periodically choose to keep certain facts about your life to yourself. You might avoid some jobs, projects, or titles, especially when they
cause you to be regarded as a public figure.