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Name: Kalimah Priforce
All Action Items For Maximizer
 
Affirming Maximizer as A Signature Theme
You see talents and strengths in others, sometimes before theydo.You love to help others become excited by the potential of theirnatural talents.You have the capacity to see what people will do best and which jobs they will be good at. You can see how people's talents matchthe tasks that must be completed.Some people will be intimidated by your perceptiveness and drivefor excellence. These people may want to keep you at a distance,and you may feel rejected or like there is something wrong withyou.Maximizer talents are valuable because they help you focus ontalents to stimulate personal and group excellence. If a group ororganization is on the move toward excellence, a talentedMaximizer is probably somewhere in the midst.
Developing Maximizer Talents Into Strengths
Seek roles in which you help other people succeed. In coaching,managing, mentoring, or teaching roles, your focus on talents willprove particularly beneficial. For example, because most peoplefind it difficult to describe what they do best, start by armingthem with vivid descriptions.Devise ways to measure your performance and the performancesof your friends. The best way to identify talent is to look forsustained levels of excellent performance.To maximize most effectively, focus on your greatest talents, asthey are your best opportunities for strengths. Acquire anddevelop related skills. Gain relevant knowledge. Keep workingtoward mastery in a your areas of greatest potential.Develop a plan to use your talents outside of school. Considerhow they relate your mission in life and how they might benefityour family or the community.Study success. Spend time with people who have developed theirtalents into strengths. The more you understand how strengthslead to success, the more likely you will be to create success inyour own life.Always be aware of the strengths you want to develop, and usethem.Even talented Maximizers can be tempted to focus onweaknesses. Avoid this temptation. Maximize your own talents byintentionally focusing on potential strength.Know that discovering talents and building strengths are lifelong
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processes. Every phase and aspect of your life will offer newopportunities for maximization.
Applying Maximizer Strengths In Academics
General Academic Life
Consider specialized programs that allow you to practice yourstrengths.Find mentors and be one.Study success! Find out what made scientists, historic figures,great innovators, and your professors successful. The greatestoutcome of college will be your understanding of what makespeople, societies, cultures, and groups successful.Select a college or university that offers leadership opportunitiesin which you can maximize the talents of others.
Study Techniques
Read wherever you feel most comfortable -- the library, thecoffee shop, or home.Discover your best way to learn and stick to it.Determine ways to manage around any "weaknesses" in yourstudy habits.Study the most of what you do the best.
Relationships
Help others use their strengths to the fullest.Help your friends recognize the talents and strengths in others.Associate with people who appreciate your strengths as well astheir own.Meet regularly with mentors and role models for advice andinspiration.
Class Selection
Select elective courses that will provide opportunities to developnew strengths and hone your existing strengths.Choose your major on the basis of your greatest areas of talentand your personal mission. In what area of study do you have thegreatest potential for strengths?Seek classes taught by professors whose teaching styles bestmatch the way you learn.
Extracurricular Activities
Find an internship or a job in which you can use your strengths.Involve yourself in mentoring or tutoring.Join organizations and clubs that have missions related todevelopment.
Applying Maximizer Strengths In Careers
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