Personal Strengths Paper

Strengths Paper “A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.” This paper will discuss the many types of strengths that God has given to each and every person in some shape or form and explain my strengths. The 3 components of the Life Purpose Model are foundational values, unique design, and personal leadership. The 3 main elements in “Unique Design” include strengths, passions, and experiences. Strengths talk about minimizing your own weaknesses and focusing on your own success. Inside strength there are 4 other categories: physical, emotional, intellectual, and psychological. Inside each one of those categories there are 4 domains
I started playing the viola in middle school and I wasn’t very committed and decided to give up on it. My parents always tell me that they wish I stuck with it because they thought I could of got very good. Starting from when I was young to where I am now I have tried almost every sport there is to try. I have been in Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Golf, Basketball, Cross Country, and Track. The only things that have really stuck with me are tennis and running. Since I ran my first Mini Marathon in 8th grade, I have done 5 since then and really enjoy that. I started tennis when I came to Heritage my freshman year and have continued till now. Freshman year I played sophomore year I played golf and although I didn’t enjoy it a whole lot, I ended up getting “Most Improved” award. One thing that I could do to better my strengths would be to work on not giving up so easily. A lot of times I get extremely frustrated with myself, even when I know i’m improving. I need to work on having more patience with myself and knowing that I am not the most gifted in sports so most physical activities will take longer for me to get a hang off than other, more athletic