Comments on: My Top 5 Strengths http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2008/05/my-top-5-strengths/ The How To Marketing Blog For VAs and Service-Based Professional Entrepreneurs Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:55:12 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Alvina Layssard http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2008/05/my-top-5-strengths/comment-page-1/#comment-78195 Alvina Layssard Tue, 26 Oct 2010 05:25:20 +0000 http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2008/05/my-top-5-strengths/#comment-78195 I certainly enjoyed this post. We (as a community), appreciate it. I own a comparable blog on this topic. Do you mind if I link to this article on my web site? I certainly enjoyed this post. We (as a community), appreciate it. I own a comparable blog on this topic. Do you mind if I link to this article on my web site?

]]> By: Lara, The Data Digger http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2008/05/my-top-5-strengths/comment-page-1/#comment-59928 Lara, The Data Digger Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:03:38 +0000 http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2008/05/my-top-5-strengths/#comment-59928 @Janet Barclay perhaps this blog post by Margaret Greenberg on Positive Psychology News Daily will help. She explains the "Strengths Card Sort." http://pos-psych.com/news/margaret-greenberg/20080614798 @Janet Barclay perhaps this blog post by Margaret Greenberg on Positive Psychology News Daily will help. She explains the “Strengths Card Sort.”
http://pos-psych.com/news/margaret-greenberg/20080614798

]]> By: Janet Barclay http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2008/05/my-top-5-strengths/comment-page-1/#comment-58035 Janet Barclay Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:21:30 +0000 http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2008/05/my-top-5-strengths/#comment-58035 Cristina, after speaking with you and attending your seminar at OIVAC, I bought the Strengthsfinder, but to be honest, I haven't really found it helpful. I agree with 4 of the 5 themes, but I don't see anything in the book or the Strengths Discovery and Action Planning Guide that really helps me do anything with this information. Cristina, after speaking with you and attending your seminar at OIVAC, I bought the Strengthsfinder, but to be honest, I haven’t really found it helpful. I agree with 4 of the 5 themes, but I don’t see anything in the book or the Strengths Discovery and Action Planning Guide that really helps me do anything with this information.

]]> By: Danielle http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2008/05/my-top-5-strengths/comment-page-1/#comment-54009 Danielle Fri, 09 May 2008 14:20:13 +0000 http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2008/05/my-top-5-strengths/#comment-54009 I'm not sure the order that the strengths come out on paper or screen is important. The first one does not mean it is the most important. It may show off in particular situation. Each strength has its luminous side and its darker side. For example, Empathy is one of my strengths. When I'm at my best or in the "zone", I know what people need to hear. When I'm tired or stressed, I tend to be too emotional ... and I'm not a mother so I don't think hormones have anything to do with it. My strengths are: Empathy, Focus, Achiever, Responsibility and Maximiser. Being a virtual assistant and an entrepreneur at heart, I'm really not surprised to see achiever and responsibility in my top 5. Depending what I need to do or where I'm at in my life, one shows off more than the other. I did the test in 2002 and retook it last year. I got the same results. As for the word special, I don't mind the word but frankly, I prefer being unique. I’m not sure the order that the strengths come out on paper or screen is important. The first one does not mean it is the most important. It may show off in particular situation.

Each strength has its luminous side and its darker side. For example, Empathy is one of my strengths. When I’m at my best or in the “zone”, I know what people need to hear. When I’m tired or stressed, I tend to be too emotional … and I’m not a mother so I don’t think hormones have anything to do with it.

My strengths are: Empathy, Focus, Achiever, Responsibility and Maximiser.

Being a virtual assistant and an entrepreneur at heart, I’m really not surprised to see achiever and responsibility in my top 5.

Depending what I need to do or where I’m at in my life, one shows off more than the other.

I did the test in 2002 and retook it last year. I got the same results.

As for the word special, I don’t mind the word but frankly, I prefer being unique.

]]> By: Cristina Favreau http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2008/05/my-top-5-strengths/comment-page-1/#comment-53742 Cristina Favreau Wed, 07 May 2008 12:05:13 +0000 http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2008/05/my-top-5-strengths/#comment-53742 That's a good question, Lara. Honestly, I don't think my results would be much different AFTER giving birth (have you thought of all the postpartum hormones that will be running through me?) :) I think the questionnaire is made in such a way that it takes into account life changes. In fact, the Gallup Organization has tested this theory and found that there were little differences in results for people retaking the assessment 10 years later! Thanks for the offer!! I've pretty much accepted my results... Embraced them, actually, and I've started implementing them in my business! It's what makes me special (as much as I hate that word!). That’s a good question, Lara. Honestly, I don’t think my results would be much different AFTER giving birth (have you thought of all the postpartum hormones that will be running through me?) :)

I think the questionnaire is made in such a way that it takes into account life changes. In fact, the Gallup Organization has tested this theory and found that there were little differences in results for people retaking the assessment 10 years later!

Thanks for the offer!! I’ve pretty much accepted my results… Embraced them, actually, and I’ve started implementing them in my business! It’s what makes me special (as much as I hate that word!).

]]> By: Lara, The Data Digger http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2008/05/my-top-5-strengths/comment-page-1/#comment-53707 Lara, The Data Digger Wed, 07 May 2008 02:30:19 +0000 http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2008/05/my-top-5-strengths/#comment-53707 In your post, you said: "I viewed the description of the Individualization theme as people who are touchy-feely emotional types — HOW could it be my first, most dominant strength? I was in such denial that I was going to buy another book for a new access code to retake the test." My curiosity begs to ask, "did you take the strengths finder assessment while you were pregnant?" I wonder what your strengths finder assessment results would be if you took the test one year AFTER your baby was born. If you want to do another assessment in July of 2009, I will treat you to another book! In your post, you said:
“I viewed the description of the Individualization theme as people who are touchy-feely emotional types — HOW could it be my first, most dominant strength? I was in such denial that I was going to buy another book for a new access code to retake the test.”

My curiosity begs to ask, “did you take the strengths finder assessment while you were pregnant?” I wonder what your strengths finder assessment results would be if you took the test one year AFTER your baby was born.

If you want to do another assessment in July of 2009, I will treat you to another book!

]]> By: Brent http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2008/05/my-top-5-strengths/comment-page-1/#comment-53447 Brent Sun, 04 May 2008 11:00:57 +0000 http://blog.cristinafavreau.com/2008/05/my-top-5-strengths/#comment-53447 Thanks for this post, I haven't yet taken the review and so don't have 5 strengths to share. I did a similar study a few years ago and had similar issues with the results. Ultimately I also had to accept that there might be something to it. The other thing I wanted to mention is that I am currently in an Intern program and have found it to be both difficult and educational. Regards Thanks for this post, I haven’t yet taken the review and so don’t have 5 strengths to share.

I did a similar study a few years ago and had similar issues with the results. Ultimately I also had to accept that there might be something to it.

The other thing I wanted to mention is that I am currently in an Intern program and have found it to be both difficult and educational.

Regards

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