What I'm good at

I recently decided go ahead get myself tested for my strengths. I took the Clifton StrengthsFinder assessment. Now when Sara told me about her results and how she was so adept at learning, I was expected to find that one in my top five too. My first surprise was not seeing that, though it made more sense once I found out what "Input" meant. From what I gather, the difference between the two is that those who are strong in Learning are driven by the actual process of learning, to master new concepts, whereas as the Input folks have more of a drive to accumulate new information to continually shape their ideas. Yep, that's me.

The other surprise in my results was to see Harmony smack-dab in the middle. I know I don't like conflict and even have a tendency to avoid it, but I certainly didn't see myself as one of "those harmony people" to quote a recent conversation we were in. At least not as one of my top 5 strengths.

Anyway, without further ado, here is what I'm best at, and briefly what it means:

1. CONTEXT - Enjoy thinking about the past; the present is understood by its history.

2. RESPONSIBILITY - Taking ownership of what I commit to; stable values (honesty, etc.).

3. HARMONY - Consensus and agreement are sought.

4. INPUT - A craving to know more, collecting information about anything and everything.

5. ANALYTICAL - Search for reasons; think about the different causes that explain things.

When I read the descriptions, my strengths made a lot more sense. It was an interesting exercise and it's fascinating info to get, to better explain why I do some of the things I do.