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Strengths Insight Guide

SURVEY COMPLETION DATE: 02-03-2014

Madeline McGarvey
Your Top 5 Themes
Activator
Consistency
Developer
Discipline
Harmony

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Activator
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Activator theme can make things happen by turning
thoughts into action. They are often impatient.

Your Personalized Strengths Insights

What makes you stand out?
Driven by your talents, you may be an independent performer who needs to be busy. You usually
want to start working as soon as you have concluded what to do and how to do it. You probably are
frustrated by delays caused by people or circumstances. By nature, you regularly set up rivalries
between yourself and others. Your take-charge style ordinarily allows you to create opportunities
where you can vie for the top prize or championship title. Its very likely that you excel at launching
new projects, assignments, jobs, and other activities. Many times, you are the person who motivates
people to begin tasks. You prefer difficult-to-reach goals. You prefer to take charge. You forge ahead
rather than wait for someone in authority to give you permission to start. Chances are good that you
want to be in charge. As soon as you have made up your mind, you are eager to get started. People
who interfere with your progress probably irritate you. Because of your strengths, you have a gift for
raising a persons self-esteem. You notice something special he or she said. Then you formally or
informally acknowledge the individuals most interesting ideas.
Questions

1. As you read your personalized strengths insights, what words, phrases, or lines stand out to
you?
2. Out of all the talents in this insight, what would you like for others to see most in you?

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Consistency
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Consistency theme are keenly aware of the need to treat
people the same. They try to treat everyone in the world with consistency by setting up clear rules and
adhering to them.

Your Personalized Strengths Insights

What makes you stand out?
Instinctively, you design orderly steps and processes to handle various activities. As a result, you
discharge your duties and perform your tasks efficiently. Because of your strengths, you pay close
attention to due dates when designing a projects master plan. Your desire to finish on schedule
motivates you to move methodically from one milestone to the next. You want everyone involved to
understand the plan, then faithfully follow it. When all the players perform their duties properly and
promptly, the day a project ends is simply an ordinary day. Driven by your talents, you regularly stay
abreast of newsworthy events. You are likely to have a process in place to monitor issues of personal
and professional interest. You collect updates from the print and broadcast media. One-on-one
conversations with informed individuals are a natural part of your day. By balancing everything you
hear, read, or see, you usually can sort fact from fiction. Its very likely that you might have a
reputation for creating certain types of agendas, itineraries, processes, or procedures for recurring
activities. You may leave few things to chance. By outlining goals, timelines, deadlines, assignments,
and other details, perhaps you expect certain people to automatically implement your plan. Maybe
you appreciate individuals who follow it step by step. However, you might grow impatient with those
who ignore it in part or altogether. Periodically their lack of order causes inefficiencies, gaps in
performance, errors, or quarrels. By nature, you might be obstinate that is, headstrong, bullheaded,
or unyielding once you have established a procedure for performing certain types of repetitious
tasks. Maybe your unwillingness to alter your plan increases when some people continue doing things
the old way or their preferred way. You may view their behavior as inconsiderate or disruptive. You
might have little patience with individuals who believe the rules apply to everyone but them.
Questions

1. As you read your personalized strengths insights, what words, phrases, or lines stand out to
you?
2. Out of all the talents in this insight, what would you like for others to see most in you?

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Developer
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Developer theme recognize and cultivate the potential in
others. They spot the signs of each small improvement and derive satisfaction from these
improvements.

Your Personalized Strengths Insights

What makes you stand out?
By nature, you may concede that monetary rewards, though important, are not a substitute for feeling
content with your life. Its very likely that you sometimes enjoy offering your resources including
your knowledge and skills to others. When you practice the art of giving, individuals might value
your companionship and give back to you. Instinctively, you occasionally include newcomers or
outsiders in your activities. Maybe you boost their confidence by appreciating their talents or unique
perspectives. Perhaps you delight in the fact that they are different from everyone else you know.
Driven by your talents, you can sometimes place the needs of others ahead of your own. Chances are
good that you may hope individuals choose to spend some quality time with you. Perhaps they have
seen you put aside something you were doing just to help them. Your unselfishness might win the
favor or friendship of others.
Questions

1. As you read your personalized strengths insights, what words, phrases, or lines stand out to
you?
2. Out of all the talents in this insight, what would you like for others to see most in you?

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Discipline
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Discipline theme enjoy routine and structure. Their world is
best described by the order they create.

Your Personalized Strengths Insights

What makes you stand out?
Because of your strengths, you intentionally choose to work independently. You probably give mature
consideration to each step of your plan before you launch projects or begin assignments. You want to
do everything right. Chances are good that you periodically sequence tasks according to their
importance before you move into action. Maybe the more organized you are, the more favorable you
feel about yourself and life in general. Driven by your talents, you rely on your own exacting standards
and methodical routines to ensure things are done with careful attention to all aspects and details.
This is especially true when you encounter obstacles. You often decide it is easier to deal with these
difficulties on your own. This way you know for sure everything is done right. By nature, you may feel
impelled to coordinate particular details of your life. To some degree, you consciously avoid chaotic
situations. Occasionally you mentally rehearse how you will maneuver around expected or
unexpected situations. First, you might outline steps for reaching goals. Second, you might make
whatever adjustments are needed as conditions change. You might refuse to lose sight of what you
want to accomplish in the coming months, years, or decades. Its very likely that you accomplish more
as an individual when you establish weekly production and/or performance targets. These near-term
goals force you to concentrate on your priorities. They prevent you from wasting time on unrelated
projects. They even give you a reason to excuse yourself from conversations or activities with
coworkers, friends, family members, teammates, or classmates. You often tell people you need to be
alone when you work or study.
Questions

1. As you read your personalized strengths insights, what words, phrases, or lines stand out to
you?
2. Out of all the talents in this insight, what would you like for others to see most in you?

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Harmony
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Harmony theme look for consensus. They dont enjoy
conflict; rather, they seek areas of agreement.

Your Personalized Strengths Insights

What makes you stand out?
Because of your strengths, you exert physical effort and/or expend mental energy to attain your goals.
Finishing all your assignments by the end of the day exhilarates you. You are determined to carry
your share of the workload as long as the tasks are evenly distributed among people. When you can
control the quality and the quantity of your outcomes, you usually thrive. You admit you perform
better, faster, and more efficiently when you are free to work on your own. Driven by your talents, you
sometimes find specialists who can guide you toward the right solutions. You may feel hopeful and
happy about life when you are not expected to know all the answers. By nature, you may appreciate
experts who assure you that your thinking is sound, your actions are correct, or your behavior is
appropriate. Its very likely that you are happy to do exactly what is assigned to you, as long as you
sense you are not being asked to carry more than your fair share of the workload. Checking those
tasks off your list brings you much pleasure, and it helps you get along with others who notice your
close attention to the work required of you. Chances are good that you strive to be a dependable
person. You willingly assume accountability for tasks, projects, assignments, or commitments. You
please people by being reliable. You accept additional obligations and perform these duties in a
friendly and pleasant manner.
Questions

1. As you read your personalized strengths insights, what words, phrases, or lines stand out to
you?
2. Out of all the talents in this insight, what would you like for others to see most in you?

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