Strengths Insight Guide

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1 Strengths Insight Guide SURVEY COMPLETION DATE: Brent Green Your Top 5 Themes Maximizer Empathy Positivity Individualization Activator 1

2 Maximizer People who are especially talented in the Maximizer theme focus on strengths as a way to stimulate personal and group excellence. They seek to transform something strong into something superb. Driven by your talents, you consciously invest time and energy in understanding how your talents, skills, and knowledge contribute to your overall success and well-being. You have discovered effective ways to remind yourself about the things you do best. By nature, you are aware of what you do naturally and well. You prefer to leverage your talents rather than spend time trying to overcome your shortcomings. You expect excellence from yourself and others. Being average at best and mediocre at worst is unacceptable to you. It s very likely that you sometimes pause to savor or simply reflect on your current accomplishments. Instinctively, you may be happier with your life when you pause to savor your accomplishments at the moment they occur. Immediately celebrating a success sometimes means more to you than waiting days, weeks, or even months for a formal awards celebration. Chances are good that you combine your fascination for reading with your ability to figure out what sets individuals apart from everyone else. You are likely to discover things that interest someone. Then you read more about those topics. You aim to collect insights that can inspire the person to take advantage of his or her one-of-a-kind talents, knowledge, and/or skills. 2. Out of all the talents in this insight, what would you like for others to see most in 2

3 Empathy People who are especially talented in the Empathy theme can sense the feelings of other people by imagining themselves in others lives or others situations. Chances are good that you may be attuned to the present. Perhaps studying or reflecting on days gone by is less interesting to you. Sometimes you concentrate on examining what is currently happening to you or what is going on in the world today. By nature, you may welcome diverse types of people into your life. Some of these people may trust you enough to share their ideas, feelings, fears, ambitions, or mistakes. Perhaps certain people sense you care about them as individuals. Instinctively, you may be able to brighten a person s day by accurately describing an emotion he or she is feeling. It might be sadness or happiness, disappointment or elation, despair or hope, hate or love, tranquility or anger. Perhaps your awareness of certain individuals moods helps them turn around their negative thinking. Some of your best days might come when you change at least one frown into a smile. Driven by your talents, you sometimes are aware of certain people s feelings. Perhaps this explains why you sometimes let tears stream down your face if you are in the presence of individuals who are suffering or experiencing joy. You have a gift for feeling the depths of another s pain or jubilation. It s very likely that you might be a gifted raconteur that is, a fine storyteller. Sometimes you notice your audience s mood the moment you walk into the room or approach a group. Perhaps this ability allows you to interpret the feelings of your story s characters. Armed with some insights, you may anticipate when your listeners will laugh out loud, chuckle quietly to themselves, gasp in disbelief, nod in agreement, or shed a tear. 2. Out of all the talents in this insight, what would you like for others to see most in 3

4 Positivity People who are especially talented in the Positivity theme have an enthusiasm that is contagious. They are upbeat and can get others excited about what they are going to do. Because of your strengths, you may derive some pleasure from making a discovery or designing an innovation. Perhaps you enjoy doing things few people have ever considered. Chances are good that you might feel more enthusiastic about life when you contemplate some of the things you can accomplish in the coming months, years, or decades. Perhaps you need to know what the future holds before you can concentrate on today s activities. It s very likely that you may feel affection for a wide variety of people. Perhaps this trait permits you to see good qualities in people that others overlook. Once in a while, you are stunned when someone says, I can t find one good thing to say about that individual. By nature, you give some evidence of being sociable, friendly, or interested in people. Perhaps certain individuals are attracted to these qualities. Maybe your welcoming nature enhances the self-esteem or the sense of belonging particular people experience. Instinctively, you choose to be fully engaged with people and activities. Meaningful relationships and purposeful work probably fill you with happiness. You are wide awake to the wonders of your life. Characteristically upbeat, you are likely to avoid pessimists and cynics who refuse to see the goodness in human beings and the world around them. 2. Out of all the talents in this insight, what would you like for others to see most in 4

5 Individualization People who are especially talented in the Individualization theme are intrigued with the unique qualities of each person. They have a gift for figuring out how people who are different can work together productively. Driven by your talents, you might offer assistance to people when the predicament in which they find themselves fascinates you. Maybe you come to the aid of others when they ask you to study an intriguing problem, unanswered question, or unfamiliar subject. Occasionally you are delighted to report back to them your discoveries and conclusions. By nature, you may appreciate how wonderful your life is when you have been able to assist someone in need. Chances are good that you might derive pleasure from being on certain teams. Why? Sometimes you just want to help your partners figure out what they can contribute to the project. Sometimes you lend a hand coordinating human and material resources. Sometimes you step into situations where one more pair of hands means the difference between success and failure. Because of your strengths, you sometimes like to participate in meetings with individuals who are trying to set their goals. Maybe you ask questions or make suggestions that help them clearly define their objectives. Without your intervention, some people might flounder as they attempt to identify their performance targets. It s very likely that you might welcome people from diverse backgrounds, education levels, occupations, age groups, or nationalities. Sometimes you comprehend why certain individuals think or feel the way they do. As a result, you might view the world from perspectives that differ markedly from your own. 2. Out of all the talents in this insight, what would you like for others to see most in 5

6 Activator People who are especially talented in the Activator theme can make things happen by turning thoughts into action. They are often impatient. By nature, you have a gift for raising a person s self-esteem. You notice something special he or she said. Then you formally or informally acknowledge the individual s most interesting ideas. Because of your strengths, you sometimes inspire your teammates to be as enthused as you are about particular jobs, opportunities, events, causes, or ideas. Chances are good that you are comfortable telling others stories about your personal habits, qualities, experiences, or background. Your forthcoming nature probably enables others to share their thoughts and feelings with you. It s very likely that you sometimes spark the enthusiasm of certain individuals. Perhaps your own job, studies, or life becomes a bit more exhilarating when you help others more fully experience their lives. Instinctively, you routinely raise the spirits of people by putting aside what you are doing and giving them your undivided attention. You work diligently to repeat the key ideas or questions they voiced. 2. Out of all the talents in this insight, what would you like for others to see most in 6