My results from the Clifton Strength Finder Test were not all that surprising. The five strengths I received were restorative, adaptability, relator, command, and competition. In my opinion, knowing my strengths can help me focus putting them into real life work and school situations, but also guide me in the direction of finding out what my weaknesses are.

There are many ways I can take full advantage of my strengths throughout class and my future careers. Being restorative means loving a challenge instead of letting it get the best of me. In school and work this is a great strength to have because there are often times where a hard task could potentially get the best of me. Instead of letting that happen, I can tackle the situation and restore it completely into something awesome.

Being adaptable is also needed when being brought into new situations whether it being work or school. There will always be new tasks and projects to get done, and being adaptable means that I can be quick to settling into the new project.

When having a job or going to school, there will always be new faces and new people to meet. Clifton describes that being a relator means understanding and putting yourself in your close friends shoes, and wanting the same from them. To me, this is a good strength to have in the work field because there’s always a way to help your coworker. At the same time though, Clifton explains that this isn’t always the case when meeting new people. So knowing my strength to relate with my close friends, I can work on my weakness of overcoming getting close with new people.

Command is my fourth strength and definitely one of my strongest. I have always been one to take charge and wear my mind on my sleeve, holding no opinion back. This can help me in school and work because I will never be intimidated to ask questions or correct someone when making a mistake. But, this can also drag me down if I get too comfortable and begin correcting mistakes that aren’t even there. Which has happened before.

My last strength is competition. I have always been so so competitive. This can be a great thing in school and work because wanting the be the best, means trying your best. And trying your best is everything when working on an assignment, or a work project. This can drag me down though when I let competing get the best of me, or turning something into a competition that isn’t.