Personality
– What really is It!!!! When I think of personality, I think of characteristics
and qualities that determine who a person is. Each person’s personality is
quite different, each person is like a stone
but what makes us unique is when we are carved into something beautiful whether
it is a diamond, a ruby or even a sapphire, we then become our own individual
with our own personality.
I
identify as having many strengths including being
intuitive, focused, compassionate, thorough,
dependable, goal-orientated and
efficient as well as being a team
player. According to my own theory I believe that my
biggest weakness is that I tend to be too accommodating.
To
take a look at my personality traits I used the Big Five Model, based on a
range of factors, to determine my personality. My highest score was that of
conscientious which seem to cover many of my behaviors namely: hard working,
ambitious and being able to plan and organize effectively. When these results
were revealed I smiled to myself and said I wonder if this is something I
always had or is it highly demonstrated at this point as a result of me getting
old and needing to be more proficient in everything I do by being totally
organized or I should say attempting to be totally organized. Subconsciously, I
do agree with the results, that this is in fact me.
My
second highest score contradicts who I really am as it speaks to one who is low
in self-esteem, sad, insecure and unsure of themselves. How could this possibly
be my second highest score, hmmm, this surely leaves me to ponder? On the other
hand, the agreeableness trait scored the lowest and this was quite shocking to
me. How so? This low score highlights negative vibes which I consider to be
quite the opposite to my personality. If this is in fact the case, it means I
have a lot to do to ensure that I exhibit positive relationships with not only
family but peers and all that I may come into contact with. This trait is very important
in all aspects of life as we deal with all types of people, whether personally,
professionally or academically. I often hear others say to me, “Carol, you are
full of life, always willing to help, always cheerful”, but now I know I need
to stop and think about how I am currently doing things and if they are being
done in the best interest of others or for my own self-achievement.
Colleagues,
do your scores truly represent who you are?
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