Strength Finders

I spent three days this week doing Strength Finders training with the Gallup Organization. The basic idea is that we do better pursuing and building our strengths than focusing on our weaknesses.
After three days of training, I'm now officially a Strength Finders Coach. Now I get to find 10 people to coach. Sounds like fun. By the way my top ten (there are 34 possible strengths) are:

• Achiever People who are especially talented in the Achiever theme have a great deal of stamina and work hard. They take great satisfaction from being busy and productive.
• Learner People who are especially talented in the Learner theme have a great desire to learn and want to continuously improve. In particular, the process of learning, rather than the outcome, excites them.
• Intellection People who are especially talented in the Intellection theme are characterized by their intellectual activity. They are introspective and appreciate intellectual discussions.
• Input People who are especially talented in the Input theme have a craving to know more. Often they like to collect and archive all kinds of information.
• Activator People who are especially talented in the Activator theme can make things happen by turning thoughts into action. They are often impatient.
• Connectedness People who are especially talented in the Connectedness theme have faith in the links between all things. They believe there are few coincidences and that almost every event has a reason.
• Ideation People who are especially talented in the Ideation theme are fascinated by ideas. They are able to find connections between seemingly disparate phenomena.
• Strategic People who are especially talented in the Strategic theme create alternative ways to proceed. Faced with any given scenario, they can quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues.
• Futuristic People who are especially talented in the Futuristic theme are inspired by the future and what could be. They inspire others with their visions of the future.
• Focus People who are especially talented in the Focus theme can take a direction, follow through, and make the corrections necessary to stay on track. They prioritize, then act.