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CameronKofford
Ms.Marlowe
ExpoR/WP4
11February2016
HowIUseMyWeaponsInEverydayLife

Mynumberonestrengthisbeingathinker,thismeansIamintellectualwhichisreflected
inmyworkandthefactthatmyfavoritepastimeistositdownwithagoodbookandjustwhittle
thetimeaway.ItalsomeansthatIamabletoworkbymyselfonprojectswithoutrequiringthe
helpofothertosucceed.Thisisreflectedinthewaythat,ifgiventhechoiceIwillworkalone,
howeverthatmayjustbemebeingantisocial.Mynexthigheststrengthwasmyconfidence,this
meansthatIamabletoworkthroughtougherdecisionseasierthansomeotherswouldbe,
becauseIknowIcanaccomplishthetaskifnotquicklyatleastefficiently.Itisreflectedinmy
lifewhereImakedecisionsandknowthattheywillbewhattheywillbe,andthatifIgobywhat
Ifeelthedecisionwillprobablyturnoutokintheend.Analysisismynextone,inmylife,this
meansthatIanalyzesituationssothatIcanseeallthepossiblenegativeandpositiveaspectsof
mychoicesbeforeIchosetodoanything.Thismayseemtocontradictwiththeconfidenceskill,
butitisjustthatIanalyzeasituationbeforejumpingin,butonceIseeafavorableoutcome,Igo
forthatoptionwithoutwaveringfrommyconvictiontoit.However,thiswasnotalwaysaskill
ofmine,IpickeditupovertimebecauseImadesomeveryquestionablelifechoicesthatalmost
sentmespiralingoutofcontrolandintosomedarkplaces.Iamalsoveryprudentwhenitcomes
tothedecisionsthatImake.Tome,thismeansthatItakealldecisionsveryseriouslyinorderto


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avoidanyproblemsthatmayariseoutofadecisionbeforetheyhaveachancetoaffectmeor
whateverIamdoingatthatgiventime.Mynextstrengthisbeingagoodstudent,tomethishas
todowiththewayItrytobeasproductiveasIcanpossiblybetomakesuremyworkisalways
uptomycertainstandardsIhaveformywork.ThisalsomeansthatIenjoylearningnewthings
andalwaysseizethechancetodosoevenifitmaynotseemlikeanimportantthingtodoatthat
time,Imadeneedthatskilllaterinlife.Anexampleofthiswouldbehowjusttheotherdayat
work,oneofmysupervisorsaskedifanyofthepeopleIwasworkingwiththatdaywouldliketo
knowhowtochangethebatteriesintheautomaticflushersonthetoiletsorurinalsinour
bathrooms,IimmediatelysaidIwouldevenifImaynotneedtoknowthatlateonforany
reason.Anotheroneofmystrengthsisgrouprelations,tome,thisisshowninmywaythatIcan
workmywayintoagrouporagroupconversationeasily,itisalsoportrayedbymyabilityto
formrelationshipsandbondswithdifferentpeoplethroughvariousways,onesuchbeinghumor
asawaytobreaktheiceandformaconnection.Mynextstrengthisbeinganintegrator,this
meansthatItrytomakesurenoonegetsleftoutofaconversationandthateverybodygetsa
chancetospeakiftheywouldliketowithoutbeinginterruptedbeforetheycanfinishtheir
thought.IamalsoagoodforemanwhichmeansthatIdonotbalkattheopportunitytotakea
leadershipposition.Tomethisisveryimportantbecausewithoutatleastthesmallestamountof
structureorleadership,thingswillnotgetaccomplishedsmoothlyorsometimes,atall.An
examplefrommylifewouldbemyroleinmygroupsdynamic,whichnormallyistheevent
planner,whereItakechargeofasituationforanactivityshouldtheneedariseandmakesure
thattheconversationismovingtheplansforward,andmakingsurethatalltheducksareina
rowsotospeak.Iamalsoaverystructurallydrivenindividual,tomethisdonotsomuchshow


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upinorganizationallyways,butinsteadinthewaythatImakesurewhenIdoajob,thejobdoes
notneedtoberedonebecausethatwouldbeawasteoftimeandeffortthatcouldbespent
otherwise,soitmayjustspeakmoretomylazinessthananythingelse.Lastbutcertainlynot
least,isthatIamafixer.TomethismeansthatIenjoyedproblemsolvingandjustbeingableto
accomplishtasksthatIwasunsureofhowtodobefore.Italsomanifestsitselfinmyabilityto
revertcertainthingsbacktotheiroriginalworkingstateifsomethingweretoknockitoutof
whacksomehow.


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StrengthTestsandSummaries

1. ThinkerIamintellectual,whichmeansthatdelveintodeeperthoughtsandenjoy
activitiesthatworkoutthebrainmore.ItalsomeansIcanfunctionbymyselfinsolitude,
anddonotrequirepeopletohelpmegetthingsdone.

2. ConfidenceIamselfconfident.Iamabletomakedecisionseasierthanotherswho
havelessselfconfidence.IalsotrustmyselfonthedecisionsImakeregardingmylife
insteadofquestioningthingsateveryturn.

3. AnalystIcanviewasituationandseethepossibleoutcomesandthepositivesand
negativesthattheymayoffer.

4. PrudentItakedecisionsseriouslyandlooktoanythingthatmayactasaroadblockon
thepaththatIhavechosensothatImayfindawayaroundtheproblemthatisinmy
way.

5. StudentItrytostreamlinemyproductionbyincreasingmyskilllevelinwhatever
actionIamdoingatthatparticularjunctionintime.Ienjoylearningnewthingsandjump
atachancetodoso.ThisalsomeansthatIcanusemyknowledgeIhavegainedand
applyitelsewherewhenapplicable.


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6. GroupRelationsIrelatetootherstotrytogetacceptedintoagroupatmosphere.Iama
relationshipbuilderandhavecloserelationshipsanddeepbondswithpeople.

7. IntegratorItrytoincludepeopleIfeelareleftoutbackintoagroupatmosphere.I
noticewhenpeoplearebeingleftoutandcanseewhattheeffectsofthatmaybe.

8. ForemanIamgoodinapositionofcommandanddirectionandhavenoqualmsor
problemstakingchargeofasituationifoneshouldarise.

9. StructurerIamaverystructuredpersonwhenitcomestotaskssothatIdonothave
redoanactionthatIhavealreadyaccomplished.

10. FixerIamagoodproblemsolver.Ienjoysolvingproblemsandexcelatit,Iamalso
abletorevertasituationbacktoaworkingorder