Well, at APU the connectedness strength comes into play a lot. Bad things happen, people get hurt. But as Christians, we need to be able to see that maybe the bad times of our lives are part of a bigger picture that leads to more good than harm. College students tend to forget that when everything starts changing for the worse: your roommate gets mad at you, you fail a test, a family member dies, etc. I can be the person that reminds them that everything happens for a reason and that life will get better soon. Don't scoff, that's important! :P
However, if I don't manage this strength, I'll probably start to draw connections where there are none. Ex: "Suzy got a bad test grade? It's probably because she hangs out with that stupid Bob guy." This is basically the only weakness I can think of. I'm sort of grasping at straw here, guys.
Input will be useful at APU because I will easily remember information that I find interesting. I love to read, so studying really isn't a problem for me.
If I don't manage this strength, I'll end up getting distracted easily by unimportant (but interesting!!) things. Without discerning what I need to remember and what's just cool rubbish, I won't have enough room in my brain for the significant stuff.
As a developer, I'll be able to help a lot of people grow in their own strengths here at APU. I don't really see how this could be a weakness...
Random Friend: "Geez, stop helping me become a BETTER PERSON, Chelsea!!"
Me: "I'm so sorry! My developer strength has spiraled out of control!"
Yeeeeah. Maybe focusing on other people too much would cause me to neglect my own personal growth?
My positivity will get me through many an all-nighter. It will also encourage others keep on truckin', even when they really don't feel like doing work or going to that meeting. My cheerfulness will hopefully inspire my classmates and maybe just make the day a little bit brighter. However, this could be a weakness if mismanaged because I could become that person who is so mellow and optimistic that I can't get worked up about anything. I could become so happy that I can't be serious and that's actually a big problem. People don't like when you laugh off their pain. It's not good.
Individualization is a little tricky. While I could use it to make great groups for projects, I could also pay attention to individuals so much that I can't relate to the whole group.
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This all makes a lot of sense. Because you remind me all the time of how God is in control of the situation, when I just don't see it. In this sense, the test thingy was very accurate! (sort of a double post, but I decided to comment anyways)
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