Richard's Strength Finders Results

Well the results are in and I have to deal with the Doctors instructions.... Not really just so you may want to know here re my strength finders 2.0 results....

Strategic

The Strategic theme enables you to sort through the clutter and find the
best route. It is not a skill that can be taught. It is a distinct way of
thinking, a special perspective on the world at large. This perspective
allows you to see patterns where others simply see complexity. Mindful of
these patterns, you play out alternative scenarios, always asking, "What if
this happened? Okay, well what if this happened?" This recurring question
helps you see around the next corner. There you can evaluate accurately the
potential obstacles. Guided by where you see each path leading, you start to
make selections. You discard the paths that lead nowhere. You discard the
paths that lead straight into resistance. You discard the paths that lead
into a fog of confusion. You cull and make selections until you arrive at
the chosen path-your strategy. Armed with your strategy, you strike forward.
This is your Strategic theme at work: "What if?" Select. Strike.



Activator

"When can we start?" This is a recurring question in your life. You are
impatient for action. You may concede that analysis has its uses or that
debate and discussion can occasionally yield some valuable insights, but
deep down you know that only action is real. Only action can make things
happen. Only action leads to performance. Once a decision is made, you
cannot not act. Others may worry that "there are still some things we don't
know," but this doesn't seem to slow you. If the decision has been made to
go across town, you know that the fastest way to get there is to go
stoplight to stoplight. You are not going to sit around waiting until all
the lights have turned green. Besides, in your view, action and thinking are
not opposites. In fact, guided by your Activator theme, you believe that
action is the best device for learning. You make a decision, you take
action, you look at the result, and you learn. This learning informs your
next action and your next. How can you grow if you have nothing to react to?
Well, you believe you can't. You must put yourself out there. You must take
the next step. It is the only way to keep your thinking fresh and informed.
The bottom line is this: You know you will be judged not by what you say,
not by what you think, but by what you get done. This does not frighten you.
It pleases you.



Developer

You see the potential in others. Very often, in fact, potential is all you
see. In your view no individual is fully formed. On the contrary, each
individual is a work in progress, alive with possibilities. And you are
drawn toward people for this very reason. When you interact with others,
your goal is to help them experience success. You look for ways to challenge
them. You devise interesting experiences that can stretch them and help them
grow. And all the while you are on the lookout for the signs of growth-a new
behavior learned or modified, a slight improvement in a skill, a glimpse of
excellence or of "flow" where previously there were only halting steps. For
you these small increments-invisible to some-are clear signs of potential
being realized. These signs of growth in others are your fuel. They bring
you strength and satisfaction. Over time many will seek you out for help and
encouragement because on some level they know that your helpfulness is both
genuine and fulfilling to you.



Ideation

You are fascinated by ideas. What is an idea? An idea is a concept, the best
explanation of the most events. You are delighted when you discover beneath
the complex surface an elegantly simple concept to explain why things are
the way they are. An idea is a connection. Yours is the kind of mind that is
always looking for connections, and so you are intrigued when seemingly
disparate phenomena can be linked by an obscure connection. An idea is a new
perspective on familiar challenges. You revel in taking the world we all
know and turning it around so we can view it from a strange but strangely
enlightening angle. You love all these ideas because they are profound,
because they are novel, because they are clarifying, because they are
contrary, because they are bizarre. For all these reasons you derive a jolt
of energy whenever a new idea occurs to you. Others may label you creative
or original or conceptual or even smart. Perhaps you are all of these. Who
can be sure? What you are sure of is that ideas are thrilling. And on most
days this is enough.



Empathy

You can sense the emotions of those around you. You can feel what they are
feeling as though their feelings are your own. Intuitively, you are able to
see the world through their eyes and share their perspective. You do not
necessarily agree with each person's perspective. You do not necessarily
feel pity for each person's predicament-this would be sympathy, not Empathy.
You do not necessarily condone the choices each person makes, but you do
understand. This instinctive ability to understand is powerful. You hear the
unvoiced questions. You anticipate the need. Where others grapple for words,
you seem to find the right words and the right tone. You help people find
the right phrases to express their feelings-to themselves as well as to
others. You help them give voice to their emotional life. For all these
reasons other people are drawn to you.