Fayetteville Technical Community College

6/22/2011

As a child, I always felt mature for my age. In my early teen years, my familys lifestyle was falling before my eyes. I always felt I can make anything happen through hard work and faith. I stood up for my family and had to make hard decisions. Eventually, I became the backbone of my family. Given this position, I felt like a

leader. I kept encouragement and motivation in their life, and mine. I created my own business of hair braiding, which I am very proud of. I came into this class with great qualities, but there was still so much more for me to learn. Below, beside the next slide button is a button that links to my business website.

My vision is to make sure my family and friends are happy, and can have someone to lean on in their time of need. I plan to do this by being financially and emotionally stable. Financially, I will continue to build my business and continue to go to school to fulfill the knowledge I need to make more money. Emotionally, I will take learnings from my psychology class and personalities surveys, then use that information to better myself and those around me. I am a strong, caring, independent, and reliable person. I love to make the impossible happen. I strive to show patience and dependability, with hard work I encourage others to do the same.

I fell behind on the first couple of surveys and assessments given, but I was able to go back and do them for my own benefit. I enjoyed each one as they answered many questions I had for myself, for example, Why do I think the way I do? In the next few slides, I will describe in detail the outcomes of the surveys and what they meant to me.

Emotional Bank Account Life Balance Be Proactive

18 12 17

Outstanding Good Outstanding Very good Very good Outstanding Very good Outstanding outstanding

Begin w/ the end in 13 mind Put first things first Think win-win Seek first to understand Synergize Sharpen the saw 13 18 15 17 17

Taking this test, I wasnt surprised at the outcomes. I agree with this test. It is how I feel majority of the time. There are times when I feel overwhelmed and I dont perform as quick at these things as usual. Thats why taking this class helped me see I had qualities as a leader, but I wasnt yet an efficient leader. Staying consistent opened my eyes at the beginning of this class as I delayed and fell behind. It was such an eye opener.

Lion

24

Otter

24

Golden Retriever

22

Beaver

18

I agreed with this survey 95%. At times I tend to slack because of an overload or not enough rest, but majority of the time I am a doer. I enjoy being in charge majority of the time because I like to get things done. Being part of an Otter, shows my spontaneous and motivating side. The characteristics from a Golden Retriever has a lot to do with my relationships, warm and caring.

Personal weakness: Beaver Beavers is something I could adapt to, but definitely not my first choice of characteristics. For example, I direct by landmarks instead of using maps.

I responded to 8 questions as a right brained person, and 10 questions as a left brained person. This survey answered a lot of questions on how my thought process was. Knowing that I process things sequentially, explains why I love order. I use to ask, Why is it when my house isnt in order, I cant think straight? Things have to be in order around me to have focus. Another question that this survey answered is, Why sometimes in class I cant express myself through words verbally? Left brained people find it hard to do this.

First Language Second Language

T ird Language

Responder Influencer
Strategist

Fourt Language Fift Language Sixt Language Sevent Language

Mover Doer Giver Contemplator

Reading through the explanations of my language traits, helps me to see a lot of my strengths and weaknesses. One of my weakness deals with my own negative feelings. Dealing with negative feelings is not one of my best sports. I try to be very optimistic. This is a trait I really would like to conquer to not take so personal. As an influencer, I sometimes just want to be heard. Sometimes I can take feedback and sometimes I cant. Taking things personal is a hindrance for me, in personal and social relationships.

My emotional intelligence was slightly below average. This Subscale IQ score Subscale percentile 101 test mentioned that it was hard for me to deal with my emotions, and overcoming 53 difficulties in my life. This was interesting because it seems like Im going through this phase as I write. Sometimes my emotions get the best of me.

This test states that I am good with controlling my moods. I partially agree with that. Sometimes is easier than others. Repressing my feelings isnt good for me, because it causes me to explode when there is a small situation or problem. My zodiac sign is a Gemini. It is definitely a battle trying to balance the two, but I am determined to create my own persona. It is easy for me to move on from pain, but it seems to come back and haunt me emotionally, therefore, it is not discarded

This test results indicated that I was a Guardian, which I feel I am most of the time to plenty people. Guardians are the cornerstone of society. We get things moving fast paced, which explains why I was so rushy at age 14. They have natural talent in managing goods and services. They have a lot of fun with friends and family, but are serious about their duties and responsibilities. Guardians make up as much as 40 to 45 percent of the population.

I agree with being a Guardian because Im always feeling like I have to look out for someone. While accomplishing my goals, I want to display the characteristics of being a Guardian. I want to be seen as dependable and trustworthy.

Insight Sensitivity Charisma Order Sociability Proactivity Logic Control

Thought very often Thought very often Action often Thought often Action often Action often Thought often Action often

Taking this test was quite interesting. A statement No one on earth is exactly like you, was mentioned in the results. I dont know if this was said to everyone, or it meant some special characteristics. I always felt my mind frame was a little advanced. I look back on all the things Ive done at a young age and it is quite scary. I could never think of my 14 year old niece leaving home to be a grown woman. This chart is the sequence of my mind frame.

Sensitivity is definitely something I use all the time. Its a hindrance in a way with conversations. It could lead to so many misunderstanding and habits of taking things personal. Learning to control this is hard, especially as a woman. I plan to find better ways to think of a situation instead of letting my sensitivity take over.

My goal is to work on my weaknesses and to combine them with my strengths to make me a better person. Taking these surveys and this Leadership Development class showed me a lot about myself. I had a lot of strengths and weaknesses that repeated, like, sensitive, dependable, loyal, controlling, not being able to deal with negative feelings, etc. My personalities play a big part in my life. With my business, I have to be able to relate to my clients and co workers. I have to make sure that my relationships with friends and family are comfortable. Learning to fix my weaknesses now can definitely help improve things in my life along the way. I plan to take all of this good information and use it to my advantage so I can become the efficient leader I know I can be!