Life = Risk

STRENGTHS

ADAPTABILITY

      EMPATHY 

                INCLUDER

   RESTORATIVE

SIGNIFICANCE 

    
something I plan to do more of is reflect on them and make sure I am using them to the fullest.

A strength that I thought I used exceptionally well during the previous challenge was my restorative strength. According to Gallup Strengths Finder the Restorative strength means: 

"People especially talented in the Restorative theme are adept at dealing with problems. They are good at figuring out what is wrong and resolving it"

Although, our team was perfect and there wasn't much to restore ..... (I'm not sure, perhaps I am the only one who feels this way?).

Just kidding, BiggerThanTheGame definitely had our fair share of problems. From communication, to fundraising I had a few moments where I just wanted to rip my hair out and quit. But, since a strength of mine is Restorative, I knew I needed to fix these problems. I took a step back, looked at the problem at hand and (not always in the best of ways) resolved it. For instance, we obtained only a few corporate sponsors... nearing the end of the challenge I had no idea what to do.. WE NEEDED MONEY! I thought and thought about ways to go about it rather than just asking for money on the corner, and absolutely did not want to let my team down so I was going to get that money. After realizing all the resources here on campus I figured fundraising nights would be the best. Although it didn't work out as planned.. we raised maybe $300... but it was still a solution, and I felt proud and I  think my teammates were happy I didn't just give up. Although this resolved the problem for not having a ton of money, I think it did something much bigger, I think it also restored the excitement and confidence that BiggerThanTheGame had in the beginning on the challenge.

SKiLlz 

Yeah, its alright Napoleon, I don't computer hacking skills or nun chuck skills bow hunting skills either... 

but I think I could think of a few I do have. Lets see...(making list on paper) 

Okay, so my top 3

Organizational, Creative Thinking, Influencing Others... oh one more I'm actually really good at Vignettes.

  

Even though I gave 4 skills there is one that I can truly say I want to use to the fullest during the planning of this conference and that is my creative thinking skill. Like I have said in earlier posts I know that I have great ideas but I dont like throwing a rough draft of ideas out there. I rather take a week to come up with just one great idea. I know this poses a huge problem because time is valuable in this planning, so since I know I have this skill, I am going to for once, just throw my ideas out there. Im sure some will work and some will be completely stupid, but its the fact that I am not wasting a skill that will be only extremely beneficial to the planning process.

FEEDBACK

Okay so I tried really hard to make this video relate in a creative way to the way I like feedback, but the more I think about it... I don't think its gonna work. sorry.

I look at feedback and something positive, and I  think so many people see it as something negative. Honestly, if someone tells me something on ways I can improve I am very grateful that they are taking the time our of their day just to make me a better person. Yeah, sometimes it can be hurtful and things I don't necessarily want to hear, but, what I have learned is that hearing those things that I don't want to hear, is the feedback that has made the most impact in my life. So honestly, I welcome feedback of all kinds- I truly do not have a preference of how to receive it. I will say though, that if someone were to give me feedback and the way they went about it offended me.. I would simply tell them and maybe ask that next time they went about giving me feedback that they would do it in a way that wasn't so offensive. But I would not make a big deal out of it at all.     The feedback that I love the most is recognition. A strength of mine is significance, and while I still am completely confused on how "wanting to be important in the eyes of others" is a strength, and I can't help it but I really do appreciate recognition. To be honest, I think it has to do with being a middle child (they never get the credit or recognition for anything)! As much as I love being recognized I also love giving recognition when people deserve it; so that is some feedback you all can most definitely expect from me! In short, please just provide me feedback in the way you feel comfortable with and I will simply let you know if it bothers me! 

Before I leave I want to share this motivational video that I watched today in a meeting. I think it really relates to BLF. 

Thats all my fellows, 

          -Jessica