Personal Goals

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Personal Strengths and Weaknesses

Today, I am writing a paper about my personal strengths and weaknesses. I believe that everyone in this world is completely different from one another. Everyone has a different set of skills that are considered their strengths as well as a set of flaws that are considered to be their weaknesses. I have several strengths as well as several weaknesses. I am hoping that I can enhance my strengths and eliminate most of my weaknesses while attending the University of Phoenix. I believe that the first step in overcoming any weakness is admitting that there is a problem and confronting the weakness. I am here to tell you that I am doing that right now by writing this paper. I will also focus on my positive personal strengths that I strongly believe will help me to become successful in life, in both a personal environment as well as a professional career atmosphere.
First, I would like to talk about what I believe are my personal strengths. My number one positive personal strength is the ability to be motivated toward my goals each and everyday. In addition, I am a strong willed fighter that never seems to give up no matter how rough the situation may become. I am a good friend to others and I care about other people’s feelings. I have a strong desire to succeed everyday in everything I do because that is just the way I am built. According to Linda Overstreet, “What we’ve discovered is that successful people absolutely believe that they have the ability to succeed. And will not entertain, think about, or talk about the possibilities that they’ll fail” (Overstreet 2005). I believe that I think this way as well. I am extremely lucky in that regard. I have been very blessed with many positive strengths. I have been told that these strengths are very valuable and for the most part cannot be taught.
My positive personal strengths have enabled me to develop incredible friendships with many individua...