At about 12:45am this morning, my sister Paula noticed I was still on line thanks to Facebook. She gave me a call to ask if I had time to go over her StrengthsFinder assessment. Why not!
Paula felt as though the Top 5 strengths for her were about 95% accurate in her view. It was actually kind of funny reviewing her strengths with her. A lot of what we were trying to do is help discover situations where she applies her strengths. As we were talking, there were a couple situations that came up where she had to handle things right away, figuring out the best way to proceed in a short amount of time. It turns out these were great examples of her Adaptability theme at work. What a great way to reinforce the strengths concepts, catching people "in action" as they do things!
I also set aside some time to coach my nephew Anthony this afternoon at 2pm. I realize that it is a bit more difficult to coach a student since they may not have as many work-related examples of using their strengths. It turns out that Anthony did have a lot of great examples during our discussion, and he felt the Top 5 described him pretty well. Being very adaptable, we found that he flourished better in a more fluid and less strict environment, which was a predominant theme at school. He gets positive feedback on his inclusiveness and realized that people come to him for social advice and input on computer problems which is indicative of his Includer, Empathy, and Restorative themes.
I really appreciated working with Anthony. He was amazingly responsive and eager to learn. I think this was indicative of his Positivity theme:)
I tried to connect up with Johnny, Tracy, and mom, but we'll try again for another day later this week.
Still working with Terry, Paul, and Jessica to complete their assessments.
All good stuff!!
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