Personal Narrative: My First Signature Themes

My first signature theme was discipline and it means that I need to have everything together all the time. I need order and stability in my life that I created in order to be happy and feel safe. Others can come to find my need for order annoying and this may be because they do not understand my need for predictability. My next signature theme was competition and it means that I thrive when it comes to winning or achieving something better than others. If I don’t outperform someone that I may feel hollow and that I am weaker than that person. It means that I need to compare things that I do to others. My third theme was included and it is having a large group of people of friends in your life because you want to make sure everyone is included. It means that I am very accepting of others no matter what race, gender, religion or other barriers that may arise. The fourth theme I had was an activator and it is an indicator that I believe that action is required to get things done. It means that I need to get things done in an instant and that if

something needs done I get up and do it. Last was significance, it means that I want to be recognized by others and be respected in their eyes. It means that I will keep reaching for something better and that it’s a driving force.
While I was taking the assessment, I found that some of the questions were very similar and that it was hard to answer some of the questions.

It took me a little while to think on some of the questions because I had to think about what the true answer was and not just how I wanted to view myself. I’d say most of the results are accurate except for competition and significance. They do not describe my personality because I’m a pretty laid back person and I do not like to measure myself according to other achievements because it would drive me crazy to live my life that way. I’m the type of person that doesn’t care about what other people think about me unless it is my close family and friends. On the other hand discipline was very accurate. I’m the type of person that will get things done because I control that part of my life. I need to be in control of most things in my life or it is too unpredictable and that scares

me.
I showed the report to my mom and she said that significance surprised her. She’s the person that knows me the best and she knows that I do not care if I’m recognized by people or stand out. She said that discipline was very accurate and that includer was too. She knows that I am a social butterfly and that I love to include everyone as much as possible. My mom also knows that I need structure in my life and predictability.
I can use these themes to help me in my Self- Makeover Project to help me pick my goals. I can use them to see what my strengths are and how to integrate them into society and my education. I can use discipline for my schooling and keeping my grades up. I can use includer to help me find new friends to make my college experience fun and easier. Activator can help me take action and go volunteer and make a difference in the community. The StrengthQuest results can help me understand more about myself and the reason I do things. It can also help me focus on the themes so I can bring them out in society.