October 18th Meeting Reflection Prompt

          Name of Cohort Meeting: Personal Identity

1. I learned that each and every one of us at the cohort meeting today has very different strengths and  non-strengths that make us who we are and will contribute to the success of our group in the future.
2. I was able to read and further connect with my top five strengths which deepened both my understanding and interest in strengths quest. It made me realize my tendencies and I will continue to use these strengths to my advantage in all aspects of my life.
3. Lastly, I was able to see how each of the four select traits we were paired up for (WOOs, Strategic, Responsibility, and Achiever) will all greatly add to the diversity of our group project and benefit the end product. 

I felt that after reading the in-depth definition of my top five strengths I was able to connect and truly see how I fit in those traits very well. Harmony surprised me a tad because I never have identified myself as a compassionate person but it really is about bringing others together which I do find myself doing a lot. By knowing these strengths as a leader I have the opportunity to make them great and better interact with others because I understand that everyone has their own unique set of strengths.

A time where I felt personal differences and diversity  were not respected by a leader was actually during the planning and execution of my class's powderpuff football practices. Often times our coaches were not understanding of the participants varied abilities, opinions, and suggestions. This made the process of powderpuff each year very difficult when participants did not respect leaders and leaders did not acknowledge participants. I did my very best at alleviating the stressful situation but trying to control 50-60 screaming high school girls and 5-10 male football players (the coaches) never turned out very well.

This week in my BA 1500 class we are covering Accounting. This is my major and I believe  now knowing my five strengths ( Discipline, Harmony, Analytical, Achiever, and Deliberative) I am that much more confident in my ability to be successful in this profession (: