Kristina Maddox

Strengths Finder 2.0

Jim Clifton - Gallup, Inc.
Responsibility
Futuristic
Achiever
Positivity
Discipline
Responsibility
Chances are good that you are naturally compelled to admit the truth. If someone asked you or
told you to intentionally mislead someone, you would reply, "I cannot and I will not do that!" By
nature, you are held in high regard because of your dependability and consistent values. You are
someone upon whom others often rely. Why? You do exactly what you said you would do. Its
very likely that you are happier with your own life when acquaintances or friends acknowledge
your constructive behavior. They probably count on you to handle important as well as mundane
tasks. Some automatically trust you. Why? They realize you are serious about meeting deadlines,
keeping promises, and paying attention to details. Instinctively, you are known as a reliable and
dependable person. You are motivated to work diligently. You cannot rest until you have com-
pleted what you told someone you would do. Driven by your talents, you feel life is best when you
are truthful about your talents, skills, education, successes, experiences, or background. You are
determined to dispel illusions you have about yourself and others have about you. This is likely to
be one of your top priorities. As long as you do not pretend to be someone you are not, you are a
happier and healthier human being.
Futuristic
Its very likely that you may generate numerous ways to enhance, upgrade, revise, correct, or
revamp certain processes, action plans, or itineraries. Sometimes your suggestions infuence how
a project will unfold in the coming months, years, or decades. You might fnd fault with your own
or another persons talents, skills, or knowledge. To some extent, fxing people or things ranks in
the top half of your list of favorite activities. Driven by your talents, you have an imagination that
allows you to peer into the future and see what is possible. Thinking about the coming years or
decades makes you feel a lot more upbeat about yourself, your prospects, and your life. Chances
are good that you may be viewed by some people as an innovative and original thinker. Perhaps
your ability to generate options causes others to see there is more than one way to attain an ob-
jective. Now and then, you help certain individuals select the best alternative after having weighed
the pros and cons in light of prevailing circumstances or available resources. Because of your
strengths, you prefer mapping paths toward your long-term goals. You usually create orderly and
detailed tactics to secure your objectives. Customarily, you are energized by what you can accom-
plish. By nature, you have a capacity for envisioning what the coming months, years, or decades
could, should, or will be like. Frequently you are prompted to transform your ideas into things you
can touch, taste, see, smell, or hear.
Achiever
Its very likely that you can sometimes concentrate for hours at a time, especially to deepen your
understanding or generate unique ideas by examining new information. The zest this adds to your
life may explain why you are determined to acquire additional knowledge or skills at each op-
portunity. Chances are good that you approach your work-related or academic assignments with
a great deal of intensity. You are known for putting in long hours and working hard. Instinctively,
you might consider certain things you need to do better as a person or as a professional. When
you are refecting on important matters, you might be surprised to discover how many hours have
passed without your even noticing. By nature, you periodically leap into the middle of diffcult
tasks. Perhaps you take over projects that must be done meticulously and accurately. Occasion-
ally you feel you are the only person who can produce the right outcomes. Why? You likely set
high standards of excellence for yourself and others. Often you trust only yourself to reach them.
Because of your strengths, you are a real stickler for completing work on schedule. You certainly
dislike turning in assignments late or arriving at meetings after they have started.
Positivity
Driven by your talents, you like to lift the spirits of the people around you. You know what to do
and say so individuals feel useful, valued, appreciated, and important. Chances are good that
you feel that life does not get any better than when you turn in your assignment or complete your
project ahead of schedule. You ordinarily pace the amount of work you must do each day so
your thinking remains sharp. By nature, you notice that your quality of life greatly improves when
people appreciate your good-natured, even-tempered personality. Because of your strengths, you
realize life is good after you have shared your knowledge and skills with novice players, students,
teammates, or associates. You probably are most gratifed by individuals who want to improve
personally or professionally. Its very likely that you are guileless - that is, candid and frank
- about what you think and feel. With ease, you reveal many details regarding your past, your
present circumstances, and your future prospects. Many individuals appreciate your plainspoken
and open style. You spend little, if any, time pretending you can do or be something you know you
cannot. You often win lots of new friends by being completely open about yourself.
Discipline
By nature, you sometimes include things you need to do better, repair, revise, edit, renovate, or
upgrade in your weekly performance goals. Chances are good that you routinely expend extra
energy to keep materials or workspaces neat, orderly, and shipshape. You deplore - that is, re-
gard as unfortunate or wretched - the messes other people leave. This explains why you scurry
about to clean up things left in disarray. Its very likely that you are a natural tactician. You antici-
pate what needs to be done. Usually you create an action plan to reach your goal. You outline the
steps and establish the timelines. Then you execute your plan with precision. Because of your
strengths, you like to keep your environment neat and orderly. You feel most comfortable when
everything has its place and everything is in its place. Driven by your talents, you might be the
person on the team who automatically conducts "one fnal check." Your attention to detail or your
desire to eliminate careless errors partially explains why you sometimes do this.