PL 101: The Big 5 (Discussion 3)

1. I learned that I'm not particularly nervous or calm, which is definitely accurate.

2. I'm open minded, agreeable, and relatively in control of my emotions.

3. I think the more helpful aspect here is being able to understand my weaknesses, so I can work on mitigating them. Like how much more I focus on others rather than myself.

4. I think these tests will help me connect with others both with similar personalities, and those with different ones.

@GlenM

1. What were the main things you learned about yourself?

Moved around a lot as a kid. Mid-range intro-extrovert.

Not extremely forgiving or irritable.

Tend to worry about things, even though I knew this, it's quite the thing to read and realize on a deeper level.

2. What are your top 3 strengths according to this test?

Open-mindedness

Organized.

Supposedly the high scorers tend to be anxious and high strung, which I scored highly on. I didn't see this as a strength but I suppose it could be.

3. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?

The more you know yourself, the better you can improve and evolve.

I can aim more towards focusing on things from these strengths, the natural and developed strengths, rather than Spending time creating a strength from ground zero.

Doing my job and living my life, as well as being evolved in a role here on 7 cups that my certain strengths can help and push me to do better instead of the other way around.

@GlenM

1. What were the main things you learned about yourself?

I'm generally more critical than forgiving. I'm very high on the open-mindedness spectrum.

2. What are your top 3 strengths according to this test?

I'm open-minded, good at critical thinking, and good at finding patterns out of things that seem random.

3. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?

I can find roles that are suitable for me and that won't push me too much into territory I'm not comfortable exploring.

4. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in a leadership role on 7 Cups and in your career?

Same as above. I can find suitable roles and better serve the people here.

@GlenM

1/ I took the test and I learned some new things about myself , i learned that I'm a creative and altruistic person but I can be pretty disorganized and slightly nervous. And those are things I'm willing to work on and better myself !

2/ according to the test my top 3 strengths were creativity , open-mindedness and friendliness .

3/ I tend to capitalize on my natural leader skills and open-mindedness to help others and benefit myself and my surrounding ! I'm also an empathetic person so I can put this strength into better understanding people and relating to them.

4/ i think being outgoing and friendly but also creative and empathic will help be in my future leadership roles to connect with others and direct them

1. What were the main things you learned about yourself?
I've taken this test before, I'm a bit surprised that I have continued on the same path. My results remain the same.

2. What are your top 3 strengths according to this test?
Extraversion, Open-mindedness, and Conscientiousness

3. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?
I can call on those strengths when I'm facing a difficult task or problem.

4. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in a leadership role on 7 Cups and in your career?

@GlenM

1. What were the main things you learned about yourself?

I tend to take a more haphazard approach when solving problems (which sounds pretty accurate), I'm not reserved or sociable (also, sounds accurate), and I am highly anxious.

2. What are your top 3 strengths according to this test?

My 3 strengths from this test are being open-minded, good natured, and supportive.

3. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?

I believe the strengths outlined in both tests can help me find a direction in my personal life
of where I want to go moving forward.

4. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in a leadership role on 7 Cups and in your career?

The strengths outlined in both tests and help me improve and enhance my role and career by helping others meet their personal goals.

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@GlenM

1.What were the main things you learned about yourself?

I found a couple of points about my self that I was not really aware.
I enjoy having novel experiences and seeing things in new ways. And I am extremely outgoing, social, and energetic.

2. What are your top 3 strengths according to this test?

I am conscientious, agreeable and extraverted.

3. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?

I think that being extraverted helps me to meet new people and learn from them.

My ability to be agreeable helps me to respect other peoples opinions.

My conscientious strengths help me to be a organized leader.

4. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in a leadership role on 7 Cups and in your career?

I believe that the strengths mentioned help to make me a responsible leader that is suitable for 7 cups and in my career in general. It is great to be able to analyze them in these tests so I know what areas I need to work on as well.

@GlenM

I really like the Big Five test, I think it's a good way to figure out strengths as well as to learn about where you can improve. Thank you for that post!

1. What were the main things you learned about yourself?

Looking at my results, I am learning one thing. I can see that I am really open-minded towards others, that I enjoy helping and supporting.
But the second that the thing is about me, I don't look after myself. I am disorganized, insecure and pretty introverted, as I don't want to be a bother to others.
I think this is something I would like to work on.

2. What are your top 3 strengths according to this test?

Looking at the first category "Open mindedness", I can see that I scored very high. My strengths in this category include being original, creative and curious. I can actually see that.
I like to create things, f.e. express myself through writing, which covers that originality and creativity. But I am also a very curious person, I like to try new things, visit new places, and once I stepped out of my comfort zone, I love meeting new people as well.

I can see many strengths in the category "agreeable" as well, that I actually do agree on. They include sympathetic, forgiving and supportive. I guess I am a sympathetic person or at least always trying to, the best way I can. I forgive very easily, because I strongly believe that everyone deserves second chances, as everyone makes mistakes. And if I wouldn't be supportive, I suppose this would not be the website for me. I love supporting others more then I like to support myself. I like to spread smiles and positivity, or simply to be there for those who need a listening ear.

3. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?

Empathy - It can help me in my life to find friends, to understand them and to be there for them. It can help me with any social situation, be it in my free time or at work, that may ever come up.

Generous - I like to give. So maybe looking at it, I can't benefit from being generous, but as it is something I enjoy doing, it can bring happiness to me too. I want to uplift people in any way I can, so I think that this is a strength I am really grateful for.

Open-minded - Same as Empathy, it can help me with social interactions and it can make others feel heard, feel safe around me.

Sympathetic / Curious - Showing sympathy to others can maybe spread a smile, make a day, appreciate someone who needed it. I would love to be able to do that. And by being curious, maybe this can be stronger then my introversion and help me to meet new, amazing people!

Original / Creative - As I said in the previous post, I love to create art. Be it a song, a piece of writing or just anything that falls into that artsy category. Focusing on that strength of originality and creativity can be something that I go back to, once I need a break. It can take my mind off of things and help me to avoid burn-out

Forgiving / Supportive - In and out of Cups I want to be there for everyone, as I find joy in supporting others, handing them a helping hand. Supporting them and being forgiving, rather then judging them, I can make an impact for them, and do what I love most. Being there for others.

Empathy - My leadership roles so far focus a lot on quality and on the rooms. When I am offering mentorship, I need to be there for my mentees, show them I care. As a care team leader I want my team to know that they are always are most welcome to reach out to me, as they mean so much to me, and in my chatroom roles empathy is often the key to resolve conflict.

Generous - Especially in the chatrooms showing that I will support everyone who might need it is so important. I want to give all the love and all the cookies to everyone in there. I think most people know that by now soo, *hugs offered*

Open-minded - Being non-judgmental is one of the key points in active listening. I don't only listen to members though. As a peer supporter, chat supporter, listener chat room supporter and mentor I can use those skills and strengths everywhere that I go. Listeners are just humans as well and showing them that I will never judge them, and that they are safe with me is really important to me.

Sympathetic / Curious - In the group rooms new listeners come in all the time. Often that can be a scary thing, going into such a new setting for the first time. But I can be sympathetic towards them, I can be curious about who they are and what brought them here, as long as all the boundaries get respected. I hope to make that start easier for all those who are new to the rooms.

Original / Creative - I love to come up with new ideas, and 7Cups is still growing, developing, it is a process and I feel honored to be part of it. In the past I have worked closely with the care team to improve it in every way that is possible, to bring new ideas into it, but I came up with new ideas and scripts for the chatroom teams to, f.e. the music event pop-ups. I will try my best to keep that creativity flowing!

Forgiving / Supportive - Making the rooms, especially the member rooms, a safe space can be challenging. But by supporting each and every individual and forgiving mistakes, I can do my part to improve them and avoid any conflict.

Thank you for reading through this, I hope it was insightful! *offers you some tea*
Have an amazing day! 💜

@GlenM

1. What were the main things you learned about yourself?

I learned that although I'm open-minded, I am not agreeable as I thought. I could dislike other's opinion but not showing it on the outside. I need to be aware of it.

2. What are your top 3 strengths according to this test?

Open to new experience, sensitive to worries and emotion, and not inclining to introverted or extraverted.

3. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?

Openness helps me to understand people from other culture, which helps me to make friends. Neuroticism could be a trouble for managing emotion, but it means that I am mindful about my situation. Being balanced on social style means that I'm pretty flexible on those circumstances.

4. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in a leadership role on 7 Cups and in your career?

Firstly, being open-minded give me a chance to see things from other's point of view, which could help me to understand other people's intention and advice. Neuroticism could be a bit problematic, but with proper skills it can make me sensitive about time and thus make me more punctual and responsible. Being neither extraverted or introverted makes it easier for me to communicate with both type of person.

@GlenM

1. What were the main things you learned about yourself?

I have learned that I am Open minded( percentile score 77) - where I'm relatively open to new experiences. I'm neither organised or disorganised - Conscientiousness (percentile score 54) I'm an introvert- Extraversion (percentile score 23). And I tend to consider the feelings of others- Agreeableness ( percentile score 74) Lastly , I'm in a neutral state of emotions where I'm aren't particularly nervous nor calm - Negative Emotionality (percentile score 53)

2. What are your top 3 strengths according to this test?

Open minded - I'm keen on learning and growing more by being open to new experiences/insights . Also flexible in understanding and viewing certain situations in someone else 's perspective and not rigid on only one mindset.

Considerate/empathy - I tend to care and empathize with people by putting myself in their shoes or relating with their situation to help understand their feelings. Taking an initiative by asking how they are doing and providing an emotional support if they ever felt like sharing.

Neutral state of emotions - In a stressful situation, I'm not particularly nervous nor calm, as I'm somewhere in between, which I think is better than being anxious or nervous.


3. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?

It helped me understand better the strengths / qualities I have in me which I could implement it in my real life. For example, I have learned that im open minded and considerate, this would be greatly beneficial in my interpersonal relationships in terms of understanding my loved one's perspective - being open and non judgemental towards them and expressing empathy to help them feel they are heard and each and every emotions experienced is valid.


4. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in a leadership role on 7 Cups and in your career?

All these quality/strengths I have learned in both of these test actually helped me realized and dive deep into the qualities I have in me which I think I could effectively implement it on 7cups and in my career . Firstly being hardworking on my leadership roles, completing each and every task efficiently and timely. Being open to new perspectives and experiences by having the mindset of growing and learning more as a Quality Mentor to provide an improved and insightful coaching. Last but not the least , being supportive and empathetic because it makes us feels "human " to be heard and understood, emotions experienced even in a professional environment is valid and I think having the ability to provide a safe environment to express oneself is important.