Strengths Finder

StrengthsFinder 2.0 Report

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Strengths Insight GuideSURVEY COMPLETION DATE: 05-17-2015

Alexander Flores

Your Top 5 Themes

WooIdeationDeveloperPositivityCompetition

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WooShared Theme Description

People who are especially talented in the Woo theme love the challenge of meeting new people andwinning them over. They derive satisfaction from breaking the ice and making a connection withanother person.

Your Personalized Strengths Insights

What makes you stand out?

It’s very likely that you freely share your ideas or feelings with others. Being tongue-tied — that is,unable to speak freely — is rarely a problem for you. Words quickly come to mind when you are withpeople. Your ease with language enables you to meet, greet, and treat strangers as if they alreadywere your friends. Driven by your talents, you may feel affection for a wide variety of people. Perhapsthis trait permits you to see good qualities in people that others overlook. Once in a while, you arestunned when someone says, “I can’t find one good thing to say about that individual.” Because ofyour strengths, you sometimes enjoy surrounding yourself with companions rather than being alone.Chances are good that you have a facility — that is, an ease and readiness — for speaking. Undervery few circumstances do you struggle to find just the right word to express a thought or feeling.Being able to put friends or strangers at ease quickly is one of your special gifts. Instinctively, youoften share your ideas, feelings, and experiences. Your openness makes it easy for people to figureout who you are. They can begin to understand what causes you to think and act the way you do.

Questions

1. As you read your personalized strengths insights, what words, phrases, or lines stand out toyou?

2. Out of all the talents in this insight, what would you like for others to see most in you?


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IdeationShared Theme Description

People who are especially talented in the Ideation theme are fascinated by ideas. They are able tofind connections between seemingly disparate phenomena.



By nature, you may have a knack for generating innovative ideas for certain types of projects.Perhaps you are attracted to endeavors in which things need to be made better or upgraded. Becauseof your strengths, you want people to see you as a winner, as “number one,” or as the very best invarious activities. Being quite sensitive to what others think of you probably is a powerful motivatingforce that usually works to your advantage. It’s very likely that you expend much mental energy todevise innovative ways of doing things. A change here and a change there normally stimulate yourthinking. Instinctively, you may like to take apart, then study processes, ideas, problems, solutions,mechanisms, or plans. Perhaps examining the pieces and parts of things appeals to your logic.Chances are good that you might favor conversations where information, facts, or data are consideredobjectively — that is, emotions do not distort the truth. Sometimes you pose questions, evaluateanswers, or figure out how things work. Reducing an idea, theory, or process to its most basic partsmight provide you with some insights. Perhaps you archive — that is, preserve — your discoveries soyou may use them later.

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DeveloperShared Theme Description

People who are especially talented in the Developer theme recognize and cultivate the potential inothers. They spot the signs of each small improvement and derive satisfaction from theseimprovements.



Driven by your talents, you may inspire individuals by telling them some of the things they do well.You occasionally look for the good in human beings. Maybe you make sure they know how much youappreciate their talents, attitude, and/or results. Certain people might thrive when you are part of theirlives. Because of your strengths, you occasionally coax certain visionaries to dream big dreams.Why? They might be able to generate novel ideas, products, proposals, or processes that will beimportant years or decades from now. It’s very likely that you throw yourself into your work even whenyou are personally inconvenienced. You usually place the well-being of others above your own.Instinctively, you may embolden some people so they begin believing in themselves. Perhaps youhelp them realize certain things they can accomplish in the future. Sometimes you remind them aboutcertain things they already do well. By nature, you might assist individuals by offering them words ofsupport. Perhaps you emphasize what they do well or what makes them special.

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PositivityShared Theme Description

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.



Driven by your talents, you probably have a reputation for being a big-hearted person. One reason isyour capacity for welcoming a wide array of people into your life, especially those whom othersdescribe as different. It’s very likely that you freely give of yourself. You are eager to share what youpossess and know. This includes, but is not limited to, tangible objects, money, ideas, skills,knowledge, food, shelter, and time. Chances are good that you occasionally compliment the peoplewith whom you study or work. Perhaps you want individuals to know you noticed their minor andmajor moments of excellence. Because of your strengths, you may find all sorts of reasons tocompliment people. Perhaps you acknowledge their big successes, their minor accomplishments,their appearance, their suggestions, or their choices. Maybe you are pleased when you makesomeone feel important, happy, proud, accepted, or valued. By nature, you may allow yourself tobecome emotionally attached to people. You might see the good in individuals and choose to overlooktheir flaws or mistakes. Perhaps the fondness you show toward others endears you to many of them.

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CompetitionShared Theme Description

People who are especially talented in the Competition theme measure their progress against theperformance of others. They strive to win first place and revel in contests.



Chances are good that you are the person on the team who works hard to capture top honors. Yourgoals probably include distinctions such as a berth on the all-star team or the Most Valuable Playeraward. It’s very likely that you traditionally practice using your skills and knowledge. You regularlyexpand your knowledge base in selected subjects. Not surprisingly, you aim to increase your chancesof being the winner in a variety of contests. These rivalries can either be obvious to all involved orknown only to you. Instinctively, you vie to be the first person to gain new skills and acquire the latestinformation in your field. You want to be known for your expertise. This is especially true when yourealize your talents, skills, and knowledge are being compared to those of others. By nature, youcertainly are motivated by your previous victories or awards. Recalling past moments of excellenceundoubtedly inspires you to excel, especially when comparisons are drawn between your own andothers’ performances. You clearly aim to be the one and only winner. Driven by your talents, yourefuse to be content with your performance until you have been declared the most capable,successful, or accomplished person in the group. Just knowing you are being compared to othersgives you the extra energy and determination you need to surpass everyone else’s performance.

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