Exhausting. But in a great and enlightening way. I have to agree with just about everything I read in the assessment, and feel it is extremely accurate to my actual traits of what I believe. I recognize this is a tremendous opportunity for my personal growth. I have read many books over the last 30 years about human behavior, mind processes, and leadership. I have tried to absorb the knowledge I have procured, and can see this as a tremendous new approach for improving my professional and personal skill set, as well as further develop desirable and effective traits.

I believe I have invested much extra time throughout my life to both become a better person and advance my career. Reviewing new knowledge is one thing, however effectively applying it to real life is another thing altogether. By being confident in my abilities, it gives me the strength to execute what I feel is the correct method when adversity or opportunity confronts me with making a decision. Self Confidence also gives me the ability to trust in myself when this decision may be for a pivotal event.

The advancement of my career has put me into positions that require increased amounts of leadership to be effective. A trait that cannot be forced, only earned. Because of that, I strive to recognize the opportunities when presented. These mostly come in the form of mentoring and developing staff. It is a trait that I believe is fundamental and necessary for my career path.

I try to proact to my environment as much as possible. I like to dilute possible adversity whenever possible. When the situation requires reaction, I feel best being prepared. This means that when I need something, I know where to find it. If the situation requires me to go beyond my preparation, I like to know the resources in which I can rely on for assistance. I believe this helps me both personally and professionally to deal with those items out of my control, because what is in my control is being handled.

In my position, I want to be approachable. I do not want any staff to feel awkward about bringing conversation to me. In my personal life, my wife and friends seek me for advice often, and I like to not just provide, but make myself available and eager to help. I also would like to reciprocate well and be able to approach others, and perhaps new information about this trait can provide me with strengthening this.

This trait is intriguing to me. My initial thoughts are always to be overcautious rather than to be reckless with assessments of others. I am curious as to what new opportunities a new way of thinking of others would help establish closer relationships.

This is an area which I have always struggled with changing. My personal mantra is "with new information comes new decisions". And I live both sides of my life with that. However, without new information, I am very steadfast with traditional processes. I try to let past experiences dictate my perception of familiar situations. I can see how that could restrict different approaches, even prevent outside the box thinking.

I see any coaching and further education as an extreme opportunity. I have always tried to advance my education through courses, seminars, and books. I feel this will allow me to become a better leader in my career, and give my staff a better environment to work. This will also reflect in my personal life to give me the right balance of family and work.