Kindness: Doing favors and good deeds for others; helping them; taking care of them.
Humility: Letting one’s accomplishments speak for themselves; not regarding oneself as more special than one is.
Leadership: Encouraging a group of which one is a member to get things done and at the same time maintain good relations within the group; organizing group activities and seeing that they happen.
Judgment: Thinking things through and examining them from all sides; not jumping to conclusions; being able to change one’s mind in light of evidence; weighing all evidence fairly.
Appreciation of Beauty & Excellence: Noticing and appreciating beauty, excellence, and/or skilled performance in various domains of life, from nature to art to mathematics to science to everyday experience.
My top 5 strengths represent the part of me that loves helping others. It might sound “cheesy” but I cherish the opportunity to guide others and help them find what they love or at least step out of their comfort zone. Going to college created a fear inside of me that fed upon my anxiety in leaving my hometown, my rigorous routine, and my family. However, this survey encourages me to look beyond the big and scary, and create a new picture that focuses on adventure, risks, and constant learning. I am not surprised that kindness is my number 1 strength because it is a moral that I live by. I am also very humble because I believe that actions speak for themselves and being able to appreciate your own accomplishments without creating unnecessary competition is extremely valuable and will draw people towards you. I am surprised that leadership is so high up on my strengths assessment because my style of leadership is unconventional and very observant. Although I am part of Air Force ROTC and the ENR Scholars Group, I try to lead by example and not have an overwhelming presence. The description of leadership fits seamlessly into my motivations for treating others with respect and working as a group to accomplish varying tasks.
Appreciation of Beauty & Excellence is one of my favorite strengths because it is the foundation for my passion in environmental activism and perception on the world. I am surprised that teamwork isn’t as high on my assessment, but I think that this part of my life is centered around independence and a sense of self that has highlighted my other strengths and forced me to branch out and grow. While my roots remain tied to my past experiences, I want to continue to build upon them and develop my other strengths that are less prominent in my character. I want to improve my creativity, faith, and temperance. Constant effort and perseverance will help me reinvent my character and as time goes on, my strengths will change. While some fade into the background, others will thrive and prosper.