Strengthsquest

Megan Goeman

Top 5 Strengths

Relator
People who are strong in the Relator theme enjoy close relationships with others. They find deep satisfaction in working hard with friends to achieve a goal.
Belief
People strong in the Belief theme have certain core values that are unchanging. Out of these values emerges a defined purpose for their life.
Input
People strong in the Input theme have a craving to know more. Often they like to collect and archive all kinds of information.
Positivity
People strong in the Positivity theme have an enthusiasm that is contagious. They are upbeat and can get others excited about what they are going to do.
Developer
People strong in the Developer theme recognize and cultivate the potential in others. They spot the signs of each small improvement and derive satisfaction from these improvements.


*Examples of how these strengths work for me:
Relator: I LOVE being in close relationships with people. Family and friends are irreplaceable in the true sense of the word. There is much to be learned and much to give in these close-nit relationships. Investing in one another is so important to me.
Belief: I wish this was my first strength. I love the Lord and I want to learn to love His laws, because they were made for me as a gift to a Christ-like life. My brother-in-law Rob gave a sermon once about our sinful natures and how we should always be STRIVING TOWARDS HOLINESS... It has really stuck with me.
Input: I wish i felt like this characteristic applied to me more. I want to have a craving for knowledge, rather than feel like I should learn it or am obligated to learn it.
Positivity: I try to be a positive person. Even when things go wrong, there is always a bright side and my mom the cheerleader has really been a role-model for that. She has been around the block a few times and can still find a way to keep that smile on her face.
Developer: I love people watching. I have met various people with creative ways of getting to know and understand others and I would love to be one of those people. In no way should this be confused with being judgemental. I try to strive against my sinful nature in judging others. There of course is work to be done but I love to encourage others and build them up. It is especially important to build up people in their walk with Christ. God's plan is so complicated, enormous, and interweaving- you never know how many people your good attitude and encouragement will reach by the end of the day.

"Who am I?"

I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean
A vapor in the wind...

Still you hear me when I'm calling
Lord you catch me when I'm falling
And you know just who I am...
I Am Yours.


I really love this song by Casting Crowns. I actually drew it up on a sheet of notebook paper in class last year, decorated it a bit, and hung it in my locker. In between classes I would look at the paper, and it would remind me that I am made for more than this life.
There is an innumerable list of the things I am...
I am, for example,
Daughter, sister, woman/child of God, dancer, singer, sports player, slolemn skiier, sinner, joker, friend, accountability partner, the list goes on with both positive and negative things that I am. Some on purpose and some by sinful nature.
However, first and foremost I want to be a servant-hearted, Jesus freak. I love the Lord my God and I want my life to be lived not apathetically but ON purpose and WITH purpose.

I want to be a blessing to Jesus Christ. I want to bring a smile to His face each and every day. Acts 20:24