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Nathan Piers 1/8/18

English 12 Strengths and Weaknesses

Self-Evaluation Essay

I have gained an understanding of strengths and weaknesses of my character over the

years of my life. I have strengths I may apply to the future, and weaknesses I have still to

overcome. My strengths include compassion, intuitiveness, and perseverance. My weaknesses

include too much empathy, lack of scheduling, and indecisiveness.

I believe my strength of compassion tends to be rare. I have demonstrated my

compassion since I was a child when I distributed food and water to homeless people and

workers in Laredo, Texas. I continue to demonstrate it to children in the Safari childcare program

and others with whom I interact by showing kindness and patience. I may apply this to my future

by exhibiting compassion to others and glorifying God. I believe a characteristic I possess that is

special is my intuitive ability. When someone is sorrowful or an issue has arisen, I am able to

take note of it by observation by their attitude and demeanor. This characteristic may be useful in

the future for helping others and giving encouragement in a way that is pleasing to God. Finally,

a work ethic characteristic that I am proud to possess is perseverance. During school, I am

persistent in continuously having punctuality in my work and studies. I believe perseverance will

help me acquire a job in the future and excel in my work.

I have still to overcome my weaknesses of too much empathy, lack of scheduling, and

indecisiveness. I have too much empathy when it comes to individuals and situations. I tend to

not speak out because I care too much about the individual to start any conflict. For that reason, I

usually take a lot of criticism and “flak” because I do not assert myself. This may be hurtful to

myself because I tend to then lose my self-confidence. I may overcome this obstacle by gaining
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confidence, and using my choice of words carefully when speaking out towards someone so I

may no longer start conflict. Another weakness I struggle with is my lack of scheduling.

Although I know it will benefit me overall, I do not take time to plan out my day. I tend to “go

with the flow”. By scheduling my day, I may take time to get certain objectives done while also

gaining free time when it is complete. I may begin working on it now because it will majorly

benefit me in college. Finally, my final struggle is indecisiveness. Depending on the situation, I

have a difficult time making decisions because I tend to be a follower. Although I may possess

certain leadership qualities, I must work on my leadership character so I know how to make my

own decisions. By working on and overcoming these weaknesses, it will benefit my work ethic

in my studies and my college experience.

By learning my own strength and weaknesses, I am able to know in what areas I am

strong and in what areas I need to work to overcome. I believe my strengths of compassion,

intuitiveness, and perseverance are characteristics that will benefit me greatly in the future. I also

believe my weaknesses of too much empathy, lack of scheduling, and indecisiveness are capable

of being overcome. If I overcome these weaknesses in the future, I believe I will be a strong asset

to others and to my future career and family.