-
My 5 Top Strengths (As determined by StrengthsFinder 2.0)
I bought a book late last week on my mother’s recommendation called “Strengths Finder 2.0” which is currently on the bestseller list, and much to my chagrin, it was actually pretty informative and telling of my personality traits.
Basically the whole point of the book is to explain what your five top strengths are depending on how you answer certain questions online. They give you a little packet with a code you enter on the website, then you take a test which determines what you’re best at, and what areas you should be focusing on instead of your weaknesses.
There are 34 distinct personality traits in the book, so although people can share similar traits, the placing of the traits may be entirely different. It was a rather short read, but very telling of the science behind the book itself, and although I would go further into it, it would be easier if you read it for yourself.
Anyway, I took the test, which consists of 177 questions and takes about 30 minutes to complete, and was given my top 5 strengths, which I have included with brief explanations of each from the report I was given:
Ideation: “People who are especially talented in the Ideation theme are fascinated by ideas. They are able to find connections between seemingly disparate phenomena.”
Adaptability: “People who are especially talented in the Adaptability theme prefer to “go with the flow.” They tend to be “now” people who take things as they come and discover the future one day at a time.”
Intellection: “People who are especially talented in the Intellection theme are characterized by their intellectual activity. They are introspective and appreciate intellectual discussions.”
Input: “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.”
Responsibility: “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.”
Overall, I find the results to be highly accurate of my general persona, or “Swagger” as I’d like to call it.
Anyway, The book is called “Strengths Finder 2.0” by Tom Rath, and I recommend it if you’re curious to learn more about what you’re good at instead of focusing on the negative, especially in these trying times.
Amazon link: http://amzn.to/dTSxmp
Till next time!
- H