Self Analysis

I have a couple of strength that I considered to help define who I really am. One of my strengths is being calm in all types of situations. I am very level headed and rarely overreact in any given situation. I always try to think about potential causes of issues before I react to them. Staying level-headed helps me in my everyday activities, especially work. I do not get overwhelmed so I am able to calmly react to situations properly instead of acting rashly on instinct. Another one of my strengths is I know when to ask questions when working on work or projects. I know that I do not know everything and I cannot always complete tasks completely alone. Asking questions helps me get a better understanding of the exact task at hand, and can also open some insight to how to solve the problem I had not thought about before. There is almost always someone who is going to be more knowledgeable than me about a certain problem, and asking these people help me learn and understand how to solve the problem at hand and similar ones in the future.
One of my weaknesses comes from how I solve problems sometimes. If I'm ever under a time crunch to solve a problem or get something done, I usually follow through with the first solution I come up with. I know that if I brainstorm about multiple solutions for a problem I will likely find a better way. I act before completely planning out how to solve an issue, which sometimes leads to more challenges along the way. Another one of my weaknesses is that I tend to procrastinate. I tend to leave not enough time to get my work done, which causes me to be sloppy at times. I always want to hand in and put out the best product I can do, but sometimes I don't leave enough time for myself to always make that happen.

External Analysis

After talking to some of my family and friends I was able to get an even better understanding of some of my strengths. Two strengths that came up a lot were being calm and being honest. Being calm is something I believed was one of my strengths and is also a straight people see in me. People can come to me with personal or work problems and know I will try to help them through the issue without using too many emotions to help make a decision. Being honest is also something that I take pride in. People told me that I usually tell them how I feel and my actual opinion on matters even if most people don't agree with me. If people tell me to keep a secret or give an honest opinion about something, I follow through and do so.
I also got a better understanding of some of my weaknesses as well. One weakness that I was told is that I am too reserved at times. I do not like to try to start fights or issues, and sometimes this is a weakness. For example is someone did not do their part in a group project, instead of telling them to do it I would just start or finish their portion of the project. This affects the quality of my portion as well as the other one since it is double the work. Another one of my weaknesses is that I do not enjoy public speaking. When talking in front of a class, my friends have noticed that I get nervous during a presentation. This sometimes causes me to speak faster than normal as well as leave out information during a presentation. As I start working more, I'm going to have to talk to more people and make more professional presentations. If I leave out information during these presentations I may not share all the information I intended to.

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Congruence

There is a good amount of congruence between how I perceive my strengths and weaknesses. Myself and external analysis both showed that I was leveled headed, which I think is a key strength of mine in decision making. My other strengths and weaknesses somewhat related to those that my friends and family said except my self-analysis were more about how I handle myself. The other characteristics I have myself were the ability to ask questions, single-minded while solving problems, and procrastinating. These, for the most part, describe how I handle myself and deal with my own problems. However, my external analysis showed I was honest, too reserved at times, and not liking public speaking. These mostly deal with how I interact with other people.
Looking at this, it is not crazy that my self-analysis is all about me and the external analysis is about how I interact with other people. However, I think the strengths and weaknesses are still similar. People perceive me as someone who is level headed but reserved in a lot of os aspects. Whether that is working in a group or giving a presentation. Looking at how people think of me, I agree with the strengths and weaknesses given to me by my family and friends. I tend to like to work alone rather than in a group most of the time but can be effective in a group setting as well, which correlates with how people perceive my strengths and weaknesses.

Feature-Benefit

My feature benefit is my ability to work diligently and effectively under any circumstance. Whether I am in a group or individual setting I can successfully accomplish any task. Also, I can get work done under tight time constraints. Under any circumstance, I will be able to turn in quality work while taking a level-headed approach. I am a hard worker in every environment and I have determined to succeed and get my work done.