Neil Bryan Closa

Strengths Insight Report

SURVEY COMPLETION DATE: 03-21-2017

DON CLIFTON

Father of Strengths Psychology and

Inventor of CliftonStrengths

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Your Top 5 Themes

1. Futuristic

2. Learner

3. Focus

4. Individualization

5. Activator

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Futuristic

SHARED THEME DESCRIPTION

People exceptionally talented in the Futuristic theme are inspired by the future and what could be.
They energize others with their visions of the future.

YOUR PERSONALIZED STRENGTHS INSIGHTS

What makes you stand out?

Chances are good that you create detailed and vivid images of what the future promises. You can
describe it long before others can imagine it. By nature, you consistently strive to improve yourself
personally and professionally. You are inclined to target your shortcomings rather than enhance your
natural abilities. You aim to minimize your limitations or eradicate them altogether. You think this is a
smart short-term plan for reaching your long-term goals. It’s very likely that you take charge of your
future. You are determined to shape it as you wish. You probably spend a lot of time thinking about
your goals. You are driven to create the experiences you desire. You tend to agree with the notion “If
you can think it, you can make it happen.” Because of your strengths, you naturally spend a lot of time
creating innovative ideas about what will be possible in the weeks, months, years, or decades to
come. When you concentrate on your areas of mastery, you frequently exhibit the behaviors of an
inventor, a visionary, or a dreamer. You usually think about using your finely honed — that is,
sharpened — skills and knowledge in ways others have not considered. Driven by your talents, you
sense your life has deep meaning. With remarkable vividness, you often imagine where you will be,
what you will be doing, and what you have the ability to accomplish in the coming months, years, or
decades. Your dreams of tomorrow are very alive in your mind today. You intentionally strive to
transform these possibilities into reality.

Learner

SHARED THEME DESCRIPTION

People exceptionally talented in the Learner theme have a great desire to learn and want to
continuously improve. The process of learning, rather than the outcome, excites them.

Depending on the order of your themes and how you responded to the assessment, some of your themes may share identical insight statements. If this occurs,
the lower ranked theme will not display insight statements to avoid duplication on your report.

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YOUR PERSONALIZED STRENGTHS INSIGHTS
What makes you stand out?

By nature, you frequently examine the factors leading up to an event. Therein you discover the
reasons why things happened the way they did. A number of individuals and/or groups probably
appreciate your logical thinking style. Chances are good that you are attracted to difficult and
challenging endeavors. You are not inclined to look for the easy way out. You are bold. You take
risks. You dare to stretch your mind. You test the limits of your abilities in ways that timid individuals
would not attempt. Because of your strengths, you prefer having quiet time to mull over ideas as well
as read and examine interesting topics. Periods of uninterrupted thinking give you great pleasure. You
probably excuse yourself from noisy, active, or distracting situations to thoroughly process your ideas.
Instinctively, you think intensely whenever you are working on tasks that match your area of expertise
or pique — that is, arouse and excite — your natural curiosity. Rarely do you allow distractions to pull
your mind away from topics, issues, questions, or experiments that intrigue you. Intrusions that often
distract others are seldom a problem for you. It’s very likely that you enjoy pondering what you can
revise, correct, renovate, upgrade, or relocate. When you are curious about a person, event, topic,
project, activity, or idea, you devote much energy and time to studying it.

Focus

SHARED THEME DESCRIPTION

People exceptionally talented in the Focus theme can take a direction, follow through and make the
corrections necessary to stay on track. They prioritize, then act.

YOUR PERSONALIZED STRENGTHS INSIGHTS

What makes you stand out?

Instinctively, you yearn to get ahead. You strive to acquire many of the status symbols and special
privileges that come with rank, title, or position. Because of your strengths, you usually set out to be
the very best, whether the contest is official or merely an invention of your mind. Your desire to get
ahead in life impels you to regularly compare your results to those of others. You probably have
questioned whether your yearnings for greatness are entirely healthy and wise. Driven by your talents,
you sometimes improve your chances of reaching desired goals by making a list of them. Perhaps
you progress more efficiently when you take time to attach a written explanation to each objective. By
nature, you may move methodically toward the future you desire. Sometimes you make consistent or
measured progress when you have documented your goals and outlined specific steps to achieve
each one. It’s very likely that you can mentally zero in on tasks for hours at a time when you have a

Depending on the order of your themes and how you responded to the assessment, some of your themes may share identical insight statements. If this occurs,
the lower ranked theme will not display insight statements to avoid duplication on your report.

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goal to reach. When the assignment demands extra time, you would be wise to honor your body’s
natural rhythms. In other words, if you are a “morning person,” work in the morning. Work in the
afternoon if that is when you hit your stride. Work in the evening if that is when you think better. Work
around midnight after everyone has gone to bed if you are someone who usually stays up very late.

Individualization

SHARED THEME DESCRIPTION

People exceptionally talented in the Individualization theme are intrigued with the unique qualities of
each person. They have a gift for figuring out how different people can work together productively.

YOUR PERSONALIZED STRENGTHS INSIGHTS

What makes you stand out?

It’s very likely that you gain a certain degree of satisfaction when you can be of some service to
others. Chances are good that you sense that every person is one of a kind. You can quickly discover
what makes someone distinct from everyone else. Driven by your talents, you characteristically notice
how people are distinct from one another. These insights automatically prompt you to find ways to
work better with them. You are apt to discover how you can partner with others in the group. Because
of your strengths, you may enjoy helping people by performing tasks they dislike or do not have time
to complete. Perhaps this is one way you keep yourself busy and make their lives less burdensome.
Instinctively, you generally use logic and reason to unravel how something works. You typically begin
by reducing a process, plan, problem, solution, etc. into its most elemental parts.

Activator

SHARED THEME DESCRIPTION

People exceptionally talented in the Activator theme can make things happen by turning thoughts into
action. They want to do things now, rather than simply talk about them.

YOUR PERSONALIZED STRENGTHS INSIGHTS

Depending on the order of your themes and how you responded to the assessment, some of your themes may share identical insight statements. If this occurs,
the lower ranked theme will not display insight statements to avoid duplication on your report.

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What makes you stand out?

Driven by your talents, you typically take the lead. You seldom wait for orders or directions from
people in positions of authority. You probably operate on the premise that it is better to ask for
forgiveness than to ask for permission. Using this approach, you have delivered impressive results
and reached important goals. Because of your strengths, you generate enthusiasm so people become
as eager as you are to transform an idea into something tangible. You are energized, not paralyzed,
by opportunities and possibilities. Chances are good that you empower people with your air of
certitude — that is, confidence. Your very presence reassures them that they indeed are quite ready
and capable of tackling assignments, spearheading projects, or playing key positions on a team.
Instinctively, you might enjoy discovering complicated words and committing their meanings to
memory. Maybe you are pleased to add a few uncommon terms to your vocabulary. Possibly few
things please you more than showcasing bits and pieces of your newfound vocabulary in
conversations, discussions, or presentations. Perhaps you are taken aback — that is, surprised and
confused — if some people feel threatened by your command of language. By nature, you generate
innovative ideas. You have a unique perspective on events, people and situations. You probably
inspire others to start projects and launch initiatives as a result of your perspective. You tend to
identify a goal, devise numerous ways of reaching it and choose the best alternative. This explains
why you see opportunities, trends and solutions before your teammates, classmates or peers do.

Depending on the order of your themes and how you responded to the assessment, some of your themes may share identical insight statements. If this occurs,
the lower ranked theme will not display insight statements to avoid duplication on your report.

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