Personal Assessment

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Personality Assessment

After completing the Personality Assessment, it has given me an outline of my strengths and opportunities for growth in certain areas. My strengths are in areas of being dramatic and sensitive. The areas where I have room to grow are being adventurous and having self-confidence.
My strength of being dramatic is very important to me. Through this, I have become who I am today. Having this trait allows me to be a lively and fun person. Others enjoy my company at both a social and serious level. I am able to make any experience, good or bad, quite enjoyable for myself as well as others. For example, when my wife failed her “G” driving test, instead of not doing anything about it, I took her to an indoor go-cart racetrack and taught her how to drive. It was quite an enjoyable moment and she loved the fact that I was able to make her laugh and put a smile on her face.
Another area of strength is sensitivity. This allows me to get in touch with individuals on an emotional level. I am able to look beyond the facts and see individuals in a pure state. There was one time when my little cousin was playing with my hockey stick and broke it. He started to cry out of fear that I would get mad. Although the hockey stick cost $300.00, instead of being upset, I realized that the child was only playing and did not have any intentions of breaking the stick. While others would get mad, I gave my cousin a hug!
An area that I have the opportunity for growth is being adventurous. I usually play it safe and do things that I know I’m good at. Others might say that I’m cautious! There was a time when my friends and I went to Mount Tremblant in 2002 for New Year’s Eve. Everyone went either skiing or snowboarding. Since I knew neither, I opted to remain in the chalet. Big mistake, as I regret not going. Staying in the chalet alone for 3 hours was not fun.
This leads into the second area in which I c...