{"id":1111,"date":"2017-03-20T18:39:54","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T18:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/?p=1111"},"modified":"2017-03-22T20:56:18","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T20:56:18","slug":"know-yourself-to-achieve-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultalife.co\/blog\/know-yourself-to-achieve-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Know Yourself to Achieve Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you want to be a successful in your personal life, in your work life and in your interactions with others?? Probably one of the most important things you can do is to know yourself\u2014your strengths and your weaknesses. Learn to appreciate your strengths and overcome your weaknesses. This will help you to be more successful in all areas of your life.<\/p>\n

I knew nothing of Personality Tests until about fifteen years ago. When beginning a new job, I was asked to take this test and was told I am a Beaver. What in the world did that mean? \u00a0\u00a0As I studied the characteristics of the different personality types, I learned about Lions, Otters, Beavers and Golden Retrievers. Sounds silly, doesn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Are you a Lion<\/strong>? You are very fast paced and goal oriented\u2026.you are direct\u2026you want to lead\u2026.you love challenges\u2026you are a problem solver\u2026.you like authority and are bold. You are a natural born leader!! You will boldly and courageously go into your business!<\/p>\n

Lions, be careful because in the process of taking authority and leading, you might dominate a situation when you should allow others to contribute. Remember to be sympathetic to those around you. Consider others (your customers, co-workers) \u2013work with them at their level, which might not be the fast paced, take charge tendency of the Lion.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Beaver<\/strong>s of the world, what are your strengths? You are very organized\u2026you are a perfectionist\u2026.you are detailed\u2026you are conscientious\u2026.if you are doing a task, you will do it right no matter how long it takes. Don\u2019t you wish everyone was a Beaver?<\/p>\n

As perfect as Beavers seem to be (maybe I am prejudiced?), we do have weaknesses. We can delay too long in getting a project started because we don\u2019t have all the answers…we haven\u2019t figured out the whole process from beginning to end. Sometimes we never get started or are slow to start because things are not perfect. We can be hard to please (because others won\u2019t necessarily do things the way we \u2018know\u2019 they should be done). We can be critical.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>What about those Otters? <\/strong>You are very fast paced. You jump onto new ideas and concepts and are ready to go with them without a lot of planning\u2014which drives us Beavers crazy. I am speaking from experience since my husband and child are very radical Otters (gotta love them!). Otters are very good around people and often are in up-front situations.<\/p>\n

Otters, beware! You might overlook essential details and be ready to start a project way before you are ready. You can be somewhat disorganized. Learn to be a little more organized in your approach to business \u2013 even plan ahead.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Golden Retrievers, <\/strong>you are our best friends. You are always there for us. You are very people oriented and totally loyal. You are our peace makers. Every office needs to have at least one Golden Retriever.<\/p>\n

Your weaknesses\u2014how can anyone so loyal and loving have weaknesses? It\u2019s true though-you do! Golden Retrievers are usually slower paced in their work and have a harder time making decisions (you don\u2019t want to hurt anyone\u2019s feelings). You tend to not be as motivated if working alone.<\/p>\n

Think about some scenarios. An otter working with a beaver\u2014the otter is ready to spring ahead to the next step while the beaver is slowly, methodically working his way through all the possibilities, problems and complications. How about a Lion and Golden Retriever? The Lion is moving ahead with the speed of lightening while the Golden Retriever is making sure everyone is happy and no one\u2019s feelings are hurt. The Lion just moves too swiftly for the Golden Retriever!<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t just read this article and forget it. Honestly, you will learn something about yourself and others around you. You might understand others\u2019 work habits and communication skills better. Considering all of this\u2014and developing yourself to your fullest potential\u2014can be invaluable in your business, in dealing with your family and friends\u2026\u2026 Be aware of the best qualities of each personality type and develop them within yourself. Be the best that you can be!<\/p>\n

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Do you want to take your own personality test? You can \u2018google\u2019 and find many of them\u2014some use other \u2018tags\u2019 rather than the animals, but the concepts are similar. One I found is at http:\/\/www.sagestrategies.biz\/documents\/FiveMinutePersonalityTestforclass.pdf. Try to honestly evaluate yourself as you take the test. You will probably find that you have some of every personality type with one being dominant<\/p>\n

Becka Schoettle has said that :<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Together, ordinary people can achieve extraordinary results.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Let’s appreciate each other’s strengths and together we can make the world a better
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