My Strengths

Here's the result of my Strengths Finder test. In other words, here's why I'm how I am.

SURVEY COMPLETION DATE: 07-28-2012

Jonalyn Republica

Your Top 5 Themes

1. Learner


2. Responsibility


3. Deliberative


4. Belief


5. Focus

LEARNER
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Learner theme have a great desire to learn and want to continuously improve. In particular, the process of learning, rather than the outcome, excites them.

What makes you stand out?

It’s very likely that you frequently engage in academic pursuits for extended periods of time. You are much less inclined than some people to join a study group to absorb new information and reinforce what you already know. Driven by your talents, you may feel life is wonderful when you can channel your mental or physical energy into things that intrigue you. Perhaps your interest is piqued — that is, awakened or aroused — by certain activities, ideas, problems, opportunities, or people. Chances are good that you probably place your confidence in professionals, especially when you need instruction or realize you can benefit from their experiences. Asking specialists questions and respectfully paying attention to their responses are just two ways you keep the peace. You are apt to count on these individuals to help you handle sensitive problems, make appropriate choices, or design workable solutions that people can accept. Because of your strengths, you are motivated to continually acquire knowledge and skills. Discovering new ways to use your talents energizes you. You are likely to escape from situations and avoid people who want you to keep doing what you already know how to do well. Maintaining an intellectual status quo is unacceptable to you. By nature, you exhibit a yearning to collect information about topics of special interest and/or entirely unrelated subjects.
Whatever your ultimate goal, you usually locate specialists to help you ask the right questions so you obtain the right answers. Rather than leap into action unprepared, you prefer to uncover facts, data, itineraries, costs, or product specifications.

RESPONSIBILITY
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Responsibility theme take psychological ownership of what they say they will do. They are committed to stable values such as honesty and loyalty.

What makes you stand out?
Because of your strengths, 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 genuinely feel pleased with yourself and life in general when you do tasks correctly and behave in accordance with your core values. It’s very likely that you find it difficult to extinguish your impulse to work hard. Your feelings of personal  accountability mean you set few limits for yourself. Instead of watching the clock, you can completely lose track of time when immersed in simple or complex projects. Disregarding your official work schedule, you probably have stayed late or arrived early to finish your assignments. You always know you will somehow accomplish what you said you would do. Chances are good that you sometimes struggle to put the finishing touches on your assignments. However, once you promise someone you will meet specific standards, you become highly motivated to see the project through to its conclusion. When you give your word, people probably trust that every detail will be done properly. Driven by your talents, you feel better about yourself when you are honest and forthright with people. Telling untruths and omitting important facts violates your personal code of
ethics.

DELIBERATIVE (SUPER TRUE! I almost highlighted all of it!)
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Deliberative theme are best described by the serious care they take in making decisions or choices. They anticipate the obstacles.

What makes you stand out?

Because of your strengths, you refrain from sharing much about yourself with others. You are reserved by nature. You prefer to keep your thoughts to yourself. Yet, when the situation demands conversation, you can be talkative and sociable. Driven by your talents, you are highly selective about how much you reveal to anyone about your history, future intentions, or current affairs. Consistently you refrain from intruding on people’s privacy. Why? You realize this puts you in the position of being asked and expected to answer very personal questions. Typically you let others begin conversations. This is not your forte — that is, strong point. Perhaps you are content just to listen and observe. You probably prefer to keep your thoughts to yourself. It’s very likely that you customarily remain silent rather than join conversations that involve the sharing of intimate or personal information. You generally try to change the topic altogether. When your attempts are unsuccessful, you are likely to excuse yourself from discussions about the upbringing, finances, problems, physical conditions, or mental health of yourself and other people. Instinctively, you choose your friends with care and caution. Like you, these individuals have a reputation for honoring their commitments. Like you, they do exactly what they say they will do. Your most enduring friendships are built on a foundation of mutual trust. Chances are good that you characteristically are quite reserved. You carefully consider just about everything you say and do. This explains to a large degree why you are happy to let someone else begin discussions. You prefer to listen to others talk. As a result, you probably know what many individuals are thinking and feeling. After you have acquired a lot of information, you tend to say very little about it.

BELIEF
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Belief theme have certain core values that are unchanging. Out of these values emerges a defined purpose for their life.

What makes you stand out?
Driven by your talents, you are much more industrious when you are working on projects you feel are really important. Your fervor increases whenever the outcomes directly impact the quality of your life. By nature, you refuse to live a meaningless existence. You seek a vocation that allows you to express your deepest values every day. Work or school provides you with the opportunity to enrich and deepen the quality of your life. You really want to do what you love doing. Your job or studies need to be much more than a means to an end — that is, a paycheck or a diploma. Chances are good that you place more importance on the purpose and value of what you do than on the monetary rewards that accompany success. Because of your strengths, you tend to be zealous — that is, fervent and enthusiastic — about solving problems that affect the quality of your life. You have been known to devote all your time and energy to a worthy cause. Your core values explain why you participate in various social, political, educational, religious, judicial, or environmental activities. Instinctively, you might be determined to leave the world a better place than you found it. To some degree, this explains why you welcome different kinds of people into your life. Maybe you realize that when individuals fail to make their unique contributions, humankind suffers an irreversible loss.

FOCUS
Shared Theme Description
People who are especially talented in the Focus theme can take a direction, follow through, and make the corrections necessary to stay on track. They prioritize, then act.

What makes you stand out?

Driven by your talents, you now and then desire to advance personally or professionally. To meet your high expectations, you might identify specific things about yourself or a project that you want to upgrade or do better. Because of your strengths, you might expend more physical or mental energy doing your job or pursuing your studies than some of your peers do. Perhaps you need to make measurable progress toward one or two goals each day to feel successful as a human being. By nature, you aim to deliver the best performance in specific areas. You use very bit of the knowledge, skill, talent, and energy you possess to snag the topmost prize. You probably let little, if anything, distract you from your goal. Chances are good that you thrive in  environments where goal-setting discussions are commonplace and clearly defined objectives are agreed upon. It’s very likely that you can block out distractions when you are working or studying. You are seldom pulled away from a task. You probably desire to understand ahead of time what needs to be done. You also expect to receive background briefings and/or a list of a project’s criteria. Armed with this information, you move closer to your goal. With ease and certitude — that is, having no doubts — you determine what is and is not important to know about an activity, event, or project.

Need I say more? :) Here's the complete Assessment: Strengths