Thursday, September 27, 2007

My 5 Strengths...

My strengths are Empathy, Belief, Responsibility, Strategic, and Relator. All of these strengths appear to be an accurate description of me. Empathy works for me because I do feel the pain of others and I can see what people are going through. I also do understand why people may have made the choices they have made and although may not agree with it I understand their logic behind it... in most cases.
Belief works for me because I stand true to what I believe and I am trustworthy. You can come to me and confide in me and not have worry about me telling everyone and their mother your business. I hold the strong belief that you should be able to trust me. Responsibility works for me because this also vividly describes me. I am someone who will own up to what I do. If I start something I have to complete it... especially when it involves other people that are affected by my decisions. As a result of this I have been known to bite off more than i needed to chew. i could chew it but it was uncomfortable. =)
I do consider myself to be quite strategic... i think about things in ways other people wouldn't. I don't always take the conventional route, i sometimes choose not to. I am constantly thinking in terms of cause and effect. That has proven to be very valuable in most situations but in others it has caused me to over analyze the given situation. Finally Relator is really big because this is how i am. Intimacy is a big part of relationships for me. While it is how I am I don't force it on people i let them get to know me and get comfortable with me so we can work on the intimacy in our relationship.
Those are my 5 strengths. =)

7 comments:

dan said...

So I definitely agree with the Relator attribute for you. I've always been able to just talk to you and feel like you know what I'm talking about. The other ones all matche dyou pretty well too, but thats the one that stuck out the most to me.

Anonymous said...

Empathy is my number one strength too. I agree- I feel the same when other people are hurt.

Autumn said...

Ray, I can really see an empathetic, creative heart in you. We need to talk; I'm obsessed with poetry and literature!
You truly seem like a man of integrity and empathy. These strengths definitely describe you!

Hannah said...

I have belief too! I also stand for what I believe, and try my hardest to make my beliefs come alive in the way I live.

Will said...

Hey Ray,

We missed you at the meeting! So as I was reading your blog I can see relator and belief in you. You always seem to care for people and want to know how they are doing. It seems like i never see you around campus so sometime we will have to hang out or something. ok talk to you later

Mo WiL said...

Ray

Empathy-I can see that you would have empathy because when we all had to pray for the people on our right and you talked about your friend in a way that showed that you cared and were feeling the same thing she was feeling. I hope that makes sense, if it doesn't its because I'm really tired.

beelo said...

RAy, yeah i i also have beleife, are you considered a little stubborn too?