Journal #3, Week 1

What are my Strenghts?

1) Confident & driven
2) See solutions quickly
3) Not afraid to step up to a leadership position
4) Efficient

1) I believe that I have the ability to be the best at anything I set my mind to. I understand what it means to commit to something and go after it. I enjoy goal setting as a way to motivate myself and others around me.

2) I tend to see through the clutter in a situation. I dislike sitting in meetings when the conversation gets derailed. I see points of conversation quickly and my mind generally starts to look for "the best way" to do something. If the best way is not the one being followed, I generally become uncomfortable and agitated.

3) I have a hard time sitting on the sideline and watching things happen when I can be a part of them. Especially if I see something that could be done better, faster, or more efficiently. I have the confidence in myself in most situations to voice my opinion in an articulate way that usually gives others assurance that I can handle leadership.

4) I cannot stand meaningless types of duties. Think of the movie "Office Space" and the TPS reports. I would have been the manager that would have said, "Why do I have to get these reports if 6 other people are getting them as well?" I would have found a process that would have worked more efficiently, with or without my involvement in the process.