Myers Briggs and true colors

To me the Myers's briggs test is very useful and important. Understanding yourself is a very important attribute to have because it shows what your strengths and weakness are. By coming to a realization on this it allows you to grow as a person and a leader. It allows insight into yourself which can help you in a variety of ways weather it is dealing with people, learning new material or how you function in a team. By knowing my personality, INFP, it gives me in depth knowledge about my behavioral patterns such as my ability to be a mediator in conflict situations and my strong attributes to deal with people. This allows me to plays to these strengths and to develop into a person into the best of my ability.

The true colors test is also a very valuable asset. My true color indicator showed that I was an initiator. This is very important because it shows what my values are. By being an initiator my strength is skillfulness. I like to be skillful in a number of areas and prefer a hands-on approach to problem solving. The characters that make up the initiator were not surprising to me such as adventurous, spontaneous, risky, and charm. However I was a little caught off guard with the other people who were also initiators. I felt as if most of them were extroverted while I'm introverted. I do tend to see this as a positive because the uniqueness of my skill. The true colors test is very beneficial as it will allow me to play better to my strengths as a person.

Personal Statement

Think about your gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, special abilities or disabilities, age, social economic status, religion, birth order, and any other possible influences that come to mind. How have these factors influenced your personality and learning preferences?

Many of these issues influence who I am as a person weather it be my personality or learning preferences. Being a white male with a higher than average social economic status, I've been given opportunities that others wouldn't be able to afford. This has allowed me to realize that I'm very fortunate, while others may have to work harder to obtain a certain well-being of happiness, I've often been given a free pass. I believe this has a direct effect on my personality. It allows me to be grateful for what I have and the opportunities I'm capable of obtaining. Since I'm able to see this it allows me to put myself in others shoes who may not be as fortunate as I am.

It also gives me better opportunities to learn. I'm able to obtain higher education and surround myself with people who want to learn just as much as I. Since I have a well to do back rounds in gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and economic status, I tend to lean to a learning preference that is tailored to those back rounds. Since I'm given this opportunities, it puts myself in learning situation others are not capable of achieving.



Write your own personal Mission Statement. What is your purpose in life? What values are important to you? What do you want to be? What attributes and capabilities are important to you?

I want to make the people around me better. Leadership is very important to me, and I evaluate how effective my leaderships seeing others grow as a person. I have deep care for the people I'm surrounded by and those people make me who I am. I can only be an effective leader if I have the talent around me. If I don't have the necessary talent then I can't be an effective leader. It is very important for me to be honest, trustworthy, a listener, and a collaborative team player. I believe if we can all establish this values, we can lead our generation into a better world. I want to be a social entrepreneur. I don't want to be it because it's going to benefit myself but because it will benefit all other walks of life. An idea can be very powerful, and I hope to put my ideas into actions in leading a better future. By realizing your purpose you can leave the world better than you found it.

Leaders

I'm going to focus on two people who I see as leaders, Bob Marley and Kobe Bryant. Bob Marley is one of the most influential artists to ever live, and his legend still lives on today. He sung about what he felt was right and how each individual should stick to their believes. Bob realized that each person had a mind of their own, and that if each individual stuck to their beliefs we will be better off as a society. One doesn't need to be a follower and instead should create their own path. He realized that to be a leader you should stand up for what you think is right, and should live to those values. If we are unable to put an emphasis on our own values, we are not living correctly. He believed peoples values should be put into action. You should not judge anyone and instead you should try to learn from them. Bob Marley is a leader because he had an unorthodox way of living life and had the right intentions in creating a better world. 

Ever since I can remember, I've been watching Kobe Bryant play basketball and have seen him evolve as a basketball player and as a person. He is my favorite athlete because of his sheer determination and dedication to the game . He is the greatest competitor I've ever witnessed. Kobe is able to find motivation in the smallest ways. He is 35 years old and coming off a potential career threatening achilles injured. A lot of people think he will never be as good as he once was. I know he will be just as good as he has ever been. Every time people doubt him, he's out to prove his doubters wrong. All of the qualities I mentioned make him a leader, but I measure his leadership in a different way. Kobe is a leader because he makes the people around him better. He has sustained players careers because they have played with then man. Every player who plays with him knows they have the opportunity to live out their dream which is to win a championship. The main reason he able to make others better is because he is always trying to make himself better. He is one of the hardest workers not only on the court but off as well.