Strengths - Molly

With every time I have to analyze my themes, I realize exactly how accurate StrenthsQuest really is. My top five strengths, Arranger, Competition, Developer, Includer, and Achiever, are all things that describe me very well. The way that I see them intertwine makes sense in my mind. I see the Arranger strength as my ability to have many different factors involved in a situation and finding a way to make sure that these factors are being used in the most efficient way possible. To me, most likely there is a better way to get things done. I think this plays into my developer strength very well. Seeing the potential in a person or situation and helping them develop into a fully successful person just helps as I am making the decision as an arranger to have the most efficient work being done. Seeing this potential in the people around me, I believe, is what makes me an includer. I want everyone to be involved in the group, because everyone has something to give. I believe that the last three strengths are all three really important to me being an achiever. At the end of the day, something must be achieved for me to feel content. Finally, competition is rooted in all of my other themes. In everything I do I am constantly comparing my work to others to make sure that I am up to par. If it isn't, no matter how well I did, it was a loss in my mind.

I know that my strengths will play a huge role in my participation in the Board Immersion Program. Hopefully with my Including and Developing I can build strong relationships with the people I am working with on the volunteer level and help them realize their potential. I think the achieving and the arranging will come into play more on the board side of things. Since I am searching for a constant way to improve situations, I might be able to help make the non-profit run more efficiently even if it is in a very small way. I don't think my competition will play in the experience in the way that I want to win some sort of competition against the people around me, but more win against the social issue and how it affects me personally.

I don't necessarily have any questions about my top five strengths, but I would be very interested in finding out what order the rest of my strengths are in. I would love to see what my #34 strength is just out of curiosity. I think one of the most amazing things about this is that the more you understand your strengths, the more aware you are when using them. Although I don't have questions now, that doesn't mean I don't have a lot to learn about where my strengths will take me.