My Strengths
Gallup's CliftonStrengths assessment identified my top 5 themes as follows:
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Strategic Thinking
Intellection
You like mental activity and characteristically read books, periodicals, documents, or Internet sites. You are willing to be mentally stimulated by thought-provoking ideas, information, or insights. You continually absorb, integrate, or catalog new information with ease. Ever eager to expand your knowledge base, you read avidly.
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Input
You are intrigued by newcomers and outsiders. Immediately, your curiosity impels you to ask lots of questions and listen attentively to their responses. By nature, you gather lots of ideas and information from reading publications that keep you up to date on current events. The hope of discovering a new way of thinking motivates you to read a lot.
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Learner
The process of learning excites you. Chances are good that you occasionally sign up for rigorous courses of study rather than enroll in easy classes. This might satisfy your need to master things that do not come naturally. Driven by your talents, you may diligently examine what needs to be revamped, revised, modified, or fixed. Habitually, you ask lots of questions and carefully study the responses.
Relationship Building
Connectedness
It's very likely that you are often the one who helps people understand how they are linked across time, distance, race, ethnicity, religion, economic levels, languages, or cultures. You make it possible for individuals to work together, helping them discover reasons to cooperate and support one another.
Empathy
You have a special gift for helping people realize that you truly value them and hold them in high regard. Typically you are mindful of every human being's uniqueness. Driven by your talents, you routinely have insights into what individuals are thinking and feeling.