PL 101: The Big 5 (Discussion 3)
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Hello Leadership Crew!
I am having a blast with you all. This leadership program is a lot of fun and Im glad we are doing it. I think itll help across many fronts. Shout out to @aleks2 and @quietmagic for their help looking at the first batch of results on our leadership composition. ÃÂ
Here is a summary:
Here is a summary from @quietmagic on what our collective - all of us together - strengths and weaknesses might be:
Leadership Crew Strengths:
Altruism/motivation: Having a deep passion for helping people that drives all we do and creates a feeling of purpose and meaning
Idealism: Having inspiring dreams and visions of just how unbelievably powerful and beneficial this site can be: imagining all of the good we might be able to create, all of the suffering we might be able to help heal
Kindness: Being able to create a kind, cooperative, culture that is gentle and considerate with people's feelings
Compassion: Being able to understand, connect with, and feel an urgency to resolve the needs, concerns, or problems of the people that we serve
Relationship: Feeling a yearning for deep, meaningful connections with others, creating a community where people are able to be authentic and feel a sense of belongingness
Leadership Crew Weaknesses
Practical implementation: Developing and optimizing systems, managing the fine details for concretely achieving our broad goals
Risk-taking: Being willing to take risks or make drastic changes to existing systems/practices where needed
The above analysis feels/seems right to me. This new leadership program in fact can be seen as one way that we are attempting to address a growth area by optimizing our leadership systems! And, zooming back, if there was going to be a team of people that was going to try to pull off the impossible (a free emotional support system), then I think itd be with the leadership composition described above under strengths. Itll take a lot of optimism and kindness to make this a reality!
Okay, lets transition to the next exercise and discussion.
Begin by taking the Big 5 test and answering the following questions. You can also read more on the Big 5 here ÃÂ and below.
1. What were the main things you learned about yourself?
2. What are your top 3 strengths according to this test?
3. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?
4. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in a leadership role on 7 Cups and in your career?
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@GlenM
What were the main things you learned about yourself?
- I learned that I am a relaxed person, I find it easy to critize others and do things a bit haphazardly/disorganised.
What are your 3 strenghts according to the test?
-Open-minded
-Conscientiousness
-Relaxed
How can strenghts you identified on both test help you in your personal life?
- I think my open-mindedness will help me in trying out new things, my analytic nature will help me make the right decision hopefully and my imagination will help me create new ideas.
How can strengths you identified on both test help you in leadership role on 7 cups and career?
- I guess my open-mindedness and relaxed nature will help me fulfill my leadership roles on 7 cups efficiently and same in my career.
The main thing I learned about myself is: Dont take myself and life too seriously, relax more and don't worry about what others may think. 3 Top Strengths are: 1) Conscientiousness - well organised & reliable. 2) Agreeableness - Good natured, courteous & supportive. 3) Negative Emotionality - Anxious & tends to worry. Honestly I think the strengths identified from both tests have shown me I am overall a very caring person; whom cares for all people and wants to see everyone fully blossom. In doing so I leave myself behind. Must practice what I peach lol I think the strengths identified in both tests have shown me I am NOW on the right path within my life. FINALLY YAY!!! Wanting to achieve better things for myself personally through 7 Cups in this leadership role. Also support my role in helping those whom are struggling. I have through out my life always wanted to do this. For me life isnt about riches gained in monetary value, it is for me riches gained by helping, supporting and giving your hand to others so they can stay standing when weak.
@Cazzy8752 that's a good aim to work towards, to let go of what others think about you :)
@milkoreos
Thank you @milkoreos. So often when we worry about what other people will think, we loose sight of all our wonderfiul qualities that do matter and make a good difference in our lives. We are all amazing souls with amazing qualities to share and give out to this world and within our 7 Cups family.
Let us not worry about what others think and get put off our paths. Keep sight of making ourselves truly happy, following our inner beliefs and values with what matters most to us. Let us be courageous, strong and sprinkle our love to the world regardless for how others in the world see us.
@GlenM
1. What were the main things you learned about yourself? I learned that I am more of a calm person but closer towards the middle of being calm and being nervous. I found this interesting as lately in my life it only seems like I have been stressed and nervous.
2. What are your top 3 strengths according to this test? Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, and Negative Emotionality
3. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?
Conscientiousness - It is important to be reliable because that will make employers happy and will trust you more as an employee.
Agreeableness - While I don’t always agree with everyone it is vital that I respect others views, etc. just as much as I want my views and beliefs respected in any setting.
Negative Emotionality - I think it is good to have emotion sometimes but also too much of an emotion can be a bad thing.
4. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in a leadership role on 7 Cups and in your career?
As a listener you need to be able to understand where others are coming from. You have to be reliable in terms of responding to chats when needed and responding back in an acceptable amount of time. At all times you have to remain calm so you don’t upset the member more or appear like you can’t handle the conversation.
@wonderfulRainbow817 ooh, being calm is one of mine too :D
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@GlenM hello :0
1. What were the main things you learned about yourself?
i already knew i was sociable but this test told me that i'm generally relaxed. i thought it'd tell me i'm an easily anxious person, turns out i've managed to work on that B)
2. What are your top 3 strengths according to this test?
good-natured, courteous, and supportive.
3. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?
it gives me the insight i need and let's me know i'm on the right path
4. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in a leadership role on 7 Cups and in your career?
being courteous and supportive is a big part of roles on 7 cups
@GlenM
my results told me that i'm fairly open minded and love new experiences, I also care for others a lot and tend to worry a lot.
three strengths:
open mindedness, conscientiousness, agreeableness
how can these help me:
1. i can use my open mindedness to come up with novel ideas to solve my challenges
2. being highly conscientious, I am very organized and organization results in optimum productivity
3. being agreeable, I care about people and their feelings. this helps me be better liked by the people around me and my chances of receiving support from them when I need it, increase.
according to my mbti (INFJ) i am insightful which helps me have a better time understanding people and situations and solving any challenges. i am principled and have a sense of purpose which helps one achieve what they want in life and do only what satisfies them.
in a leadership role, my sense of organization and tendency to keep everything in order helps me to be on time for every task that has to be carried out. my open-mindedness would encourage new activities and newer ways to indulge in older activities, thereby keeping the community engaged and interested.
You enjoy having novel experiences and seeing things in new ways. (Your percentile: 86)
Conscientiousness
You are neither organized or disorganized. (Your percentile: 43)
Extraversion
You are neither particularly social or reserved. (Your percentile: 43)
Agreeableness
You are good-natured, courteous, and supportive. (Your percentile: 81)
Negative Emotionality
You tend to become anxious or nervous. (Your percentile: 76)
1) I'm not sure that I learned new things about myself here, but I'm glad the results are consistent with other personality type tests that I've taken.
2) I think my top strengths are actually in open-mindedness and agreeableness.
3) Both are very useful in my personal life because I can navigate the relationships that I maintain pretty well and being open to new experiences means I get the opportunity to try all sorts of strange new things.
4) I think these are both very helpful for working with 7cups. I'm open to doing new things here and I think that the agreeableness will help me in supporting others
I learned that I am very energetic and social. Infact, my top three stregnths are Extravision, Conscientiousness, and Agreeableness. These strengths can help me finish tasks, such as projects, and direct groups of people in my daily life. This would be the perfect set of sregths for becoming an executive leader in my career.
@explore1000
@explore1000
Open-Mindedness
High scorers tend to be original, creative, curious, complex; Low scorers tend to be conventional, down to earth, narrow interests, uncreative. 
You typically don't seek out new experiences. (Your percentile: 53)
Conscientiousness
High scorers tend to be reliable, well-organized, self-disciplined, careful; Low scorers tend to be disorganized, undependable, negligent. You are well-organized, and are reliable. (Your percentile: 63)
Extraversion
High scorers tend to be sociable, friendly, fun loving, talkative; Low scorers tend to be introverted, reserved, inhibited, quiet. You are extremely outgoing, social, and energetic. (Your percentile: 86)
Agreeableness
High scorers tend to be good natured, sympathetic, forgiving, courteous; Low scorers tend to be critical, rude, harsh, callous. You are neither extremely forgiving nor irritable. (Your percentile: 45)
Negative Emotionality
High scorers tend to be nervous, high-strung, insecure, worrying; Low scorers tend to be calm, relaxed, secure, hardy. You are a generally anxious person and tend to worry about things. (Your percentile: 93)
1. What were the main things you learned about yourself?
I really like being organized.
2. What are your top 3 strengths according to this test?
Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, Open-Mindedness
3. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?
I have high receptiveness to other's emotions and tend to explore different things.
4. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in a leadership role on 7 Cups and in your career?
It can help me being empathetic, receptive, and organized in a leadership role. It will help me in the same way in my career goals.
1. What were the main things you learned about yourself?
I scored highly on Open-mindedness(96) and Extraversion(94) which indicates that I am original, creative, curious, complex, sociable, friendly, fun-loving, and talkative. I agree with the fact that I am curious and sociable. Might be others find me being original too.
2. What are your top 3 strengths according to this test?
According to the test, I am well organized and can be relied upon. Also, it says that I tend to consider the feelings of others. Lastly, I believe, as it says, I can see things in new ways.
3. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?
Both the test combined seems to be describing me as a people’s person. I am an extrovert, sociable, reliable, and can understand a different perspective. This helps me in having a positive interaction with people and make friends quickly. And yes, letting down someone truly makes me feel bad.
4. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in a leadership role on 7 Cups and in your career?
The MBIT defines me as a protagonist. And my strengths in Big 5 are also, aligned with the same. I want to be an educator, a psychologist and an entrepreneur. While the test shows I can be a good teacher and counsellor, it also gave me a perspective upon what I need to take care of if I ever wish to be an entrepreneur. The test says I am organized, reliable, and able to take perspective which can really help me grow as a listener and help me in a leadership role on 7cups too.
Thankyou Very Informative