Humans of OSU: Denise
“I moved to Ohio from West Virginia when I was 11. I’ve never wanted to stay here and yet something’s kept me all this time. There’s so much I could have done in all these years and yet I never did. I want so much more for my kids.”
When I took my strengths test, I was a bit surprised but overall satisfied with my results. For my top five strengths, I got intellection, input, restorative, ideation, and individualization. Intellection overall means I “like to think” and “exercise the muscles of my brain”. It means I am introspective and love to spend time thinking, whether directed in a focused area or about anything at all. My second strength, input, means that I am “inquisitive” and “collect things”. Having input as a strength means that I like to gather information and I find many things interesting. My third strength is restorative and that means that I “love to solve problems” and am “energized by it”. It means that I love to fix things and even “save” them, whether physical or not. My next strength is ideation which means that I “am fascinated by ideas”, thrilled even. This strength shows my creative side and how I am always coming up with fresh, new ideas and concepts. My final strength is individualization. Individualization means that I am intrigued by the unique qualities of each person. It means that I am keen and observant and can find out the best in people.
Overall, I wholeheartedly agree with the strengths test and my results. I think all of my strengths go together and suit me incredibly well. I utilize my strengths often and, with the new knowledge that they are actually strengths of mine, I plan to focus on them and further them even more. I love to think and be creative and inquisitive so I know that building upon those qualities and finding them within others will get me very far. I will find ways to suit these to my schooling and my choice of major and really find my talents and abilities within these five areas. I think that through college and discovering myself I will be able to see my strengths growing stronger inside of me as well. I am pleased with this outcome and plan to utilize my strengths in my day-to-day life from here on out.