I must admit, I am one of those people that love to take personality tests and quizzes. When we were told that we would have to take the strengths finder test, I was kind of excited! This test sounded like it was legitimate (unlike many of the other quizzes online!), so I was very curious to see what my strengths were. I didn’t know what to expect for results, but I figured it would be something along the lines of linguistics and spatial. Those are common themes in the other quizzes that I have taken. Mmm, not quite…
My fifth strength was restorative. At first, I didn’t know what to think of this. Honestly, I think this is the one that I questioned the most. Restorative is referring to me enjoying solving problems. I must admit, when it comes to this, I often rely on my husband. Even though I’m an adult, I am sometimes awful at this “adulting” thing, so will refer to my husband to handle it. However, the more I thought, the more I realized that I do enjoy solving problems, just with topics that I am comfortable with. When it comes to things such as projects around the house or my pets, I want to get the problem solved as soon as possible and I enjoy doing so.
Consistency was my fourth strength. Now this one I fully agreed with right away. I am a consistent person. I strive to treat everyone equally, I enjoy creating a plan so that things can be consistent and followed easily. One of my biggest pet peeves is when people are not treated equally, whether it be they get something everyone else doesn’t or are allowed certain privileges. My husband has often called me “a creature of habit” as I am even consistent with my behaviors and routine.
Responsibility was my third strength, which I was not surprised with. Growing up, it was stressed to me that responsibility is important. No matter my role as a student, a sister, or a daughter, I was expected to fulfill things that were asked of me and make good decisions. I have taken this to heart. In fact, when I was younger, people always thought I was older than I really am because I acted so mature for my age! Not exactly what I liked to hear, but looking back on it, it is a compliment. Sadly, because of this, I am a bit of a perfectionist. As the description for the strength says, if I make a mistake, apologies aren’t enough and I strive to do whatever I can to make it up. It also takes me an abnormally large amount of time to do simple things as I have to check, double check, and maybe even triple check. Even a Facebook status requires a few checks to make sure spelling, punctuation, and sentence structure are okay. Oh, the woes of an English teacher and perfectionist.
My second strength made me chuckle. Strategic? Really? Right away, this made me think of math, which has always been my number one enemy. In fact, my husband actually laughed when I told him strategic was my second strength! However, reading the description of strategic, it fits me to a “T”. I am always thinking of different scenarios and “what-ifs”. So much so, I sometimes drive my husband nuts- oops! What can I say, I like to be prepared and try to analyze what might go wrong to try to avoid any problems that might arise. I like to have a plan!
And finally, my number one strength. For this one, I tested as intellection. I completely agree with this one. First of all, my poor brain never stops working; I’m surprised it hasn’t overheated yet. My thoughts vary from simple things to more complex topics, but my brain is always going. I love learning and reading whenever possible. In fact, I’m such a nerd, that I don’t really watch much TV. The programs that I do watch are shows where I can learn something: veterinarian shows, documentaries on history, animals and mysteries, and even hunting programs every now and then with my husband. The only exception is The Big Bang Theory because c’mon, how can you not love that show. Sure, I love “The Game of Thrones”, but why watch the series when you can read them?!
Of all the quizzes I have taken, I would say this one was the most eye-opening and accurate. I didn’t understand some of the strengths at first, but after reading the description, it made me realize characteristics about myself that I didn’t realize I had. I enjoyed taking the quiz, and am curious as to how I can use the results to help me with my teaching and role at Michigan Virtual.