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Here is a listing of my strengths and a short definition according to StrengthsQuest
Strategic
The Strategic theme enables you to sort through the clutter and find the best route. It is not a skill that can be taught.
It is a distinct way of thinking, a special perspective on the world at large. This perspective allows you to see patterns
where others simply see complexity. Mindful of these patterns, you play out alternative scenarios, always asking, "What if
this happened? Okay, well what if this happened?" This recurring question helps you see around the next corner. There you
can evaluate accurately the potential obstacles. Guided by where you see each path leading, you start to make selections.
You discard the paths that lead nowhere. You discard the paths that lead straight into resistance. You discard the paths that
lead into a fog of confusion. You cull and make selections until you arrive at the chosen path--your strategy. Armed with
your strategy, you strike forward. This is your Strategic theme at work: "What if?" Select. Strike.
Belief
If you possess a strong Belief theme, you have certain core values that are enduring. These values vary from one person
to another, but ordinarily your Belief theme causes you to be family-oriented, altruistic, even spiritual, and to value responsibility
and high ethics--both in yourself and others. These core values affect your behavior in many ways. They give your life meaning
and satisfaction; in your view, success is more than money and prestige. They provide you with direction, guiding you through
the temptations and distractions of life toward a consistent set of priorities. This consistency is the foundation for all
your relationships. Your friends call you dependable. "I know where you stand," they say. Your Belief makes you easy to trust.
It also demands that you find work that meshes with your values. Your work must be meaningful; it must matter to you. And
guided by your Belief theme it will matter only if it gives you a chance to live out your values.
Responsibility
Your Responsibility theme forces you to take psychological ownership for anything you commit to, and whether large or small,
you feel emotionally bound to follow it through to completion. Your good name depends on it. If for some reason you cannot
deliver, you automatically start to look for ways to make it up to the other person. Apologies are not enough. Excuses and
rationalizations are totally unacceptable. You will not quite be able to live with yourself until you have made restitution.
This conscientiousness, this near obsession for doing things right, and your impeccable ethics, combine to create your reputation:
utterly dependable. When assigning new responsibilities, people will look to you first because they know it will get done.
When people come to you for help--and they soon will--you must be selective. Your willingness to volunteer may sometimes lead
you to take on more than you should.
Arranger
You are a conductor. When faced with a complex situation involving many factors, you enjoy managing all of the variables,
aligning and realigning them until you are sure you have arranged them in the most productive configuration possible. In your
mind there is nothing special about what you are doing. You are simply trying to figure out the best way to get things done.
But others, lacking this theme, will be in awe of your ability. "How can you keep so many things in your head at once?" they
will ask. "How can you stay so flexible, so willing to shelve well-laid plans in favor of some brand-new configuration that
has just occurred to you?" But you cannot imagine behaving in any other way. You are a shining example of effective flexibility,
whether you are changing travel schedules at the last minute because a better fare has popped up or mulling over just the
right combination of people and resources to accomplish a new project. From the mundane to the complex, you are always looking
for the perfect configuration. Of course, you are at your best in dynamic situations. Confronted with the unexpected, some
complain that plans devised with such care cannot be changed, while others take refuge in the existing rules or procedures.
You don't do either. Instead, you jump into the confusion, devising new options, hunting for new paths of least resistance,
and figuring out new partnerships--because, after all, there might just be a better way.
Achiever
Your Achiever theme helps explain your drive. Achiever describes a constant need for achievement. You feel as if every
day starts at zero. By the end of the day you must achieve something tangible in order to feel good about yourself. And by
"every day" you mean every single day--workdays, weekends, vacations. No matter how much you may feel you deserve a day of
rest, if the day passes without some form of achievement, no matter how small, you will feel dissatisfied. You have an internal
fire burning inside you. It pushes you to do more, to achieve more. After each accomplishment is reached, the fire dwindles
for a moment, but very soon it rekindles itself, forcing you toward the next accomplishment. Your relentless need for achievement
might not be logical. It might not even be focused. But it will always be with you. As an Achiever you must learn to live
with this whisper of discontent. It does have its benefits. It brings you the energy you need to work long hours without burning
out. It is the jolt you can always count on to get you started on new tasks, new challenges. It is the power supply that causes
you to set the pace and define the levels of productivity for your work group. It is the theme that keeps you moving.
strengths definitions from www.strengthsquest.com
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