Myriah Gillum

Strengths Quest: Achiever & Positivity

I chose these two strengths as my most relatable strengths because I can truly identify with them. While I understand we have many hidden strengths that we might not be prone to identifying first as our strengths, these two would be first on my radar.

Achiever means determined. I may not be the best at everything I do, but I sure do try my best. I am determined to have a goal and accomplish any way I can. In school that looks like setting realistic—yet challenging—academic goals such as grades and times for school work and studying, and at all costs accomplishing them. Personally, I am a go-getter. I love check-lists and schedules. I experience the upmost satisfaction in completing them. This is where I see much of the achiever in me—I see what needs to be done and I do it. Because of this, I feel like I am a much more reliable friend, sister, daughter, etc. because when I see a need, I am ready to attack it.

Positivity means optimism. This isn’t so much a characteristic I was “born with”, but rather something I daily strive towards. Positivity is being objective in all circumstances in order to see the best of what is happening. It’s not easy, but looking on the bright side after failing a mid-term (such as “This is a way for me to really push myself—get to know my professor better, go to her office hours more, and learn more about how I learn best because obviously I wasn’t utilizing my skills as best as they could be used.”). This outlook not only helps me, but my friends and family as well. It’s always good to have someone cheer you up even in the darkest of times. Positivity is a trait that I hope has made me someone people want to turn to in both the good and the bad times as someone who can brighten their day.

A Letter to Myself:

I loved this assignments so much it inspired me to start my own blog. The reflectiveness of the assignment truly got to me. I wrote about all that I had learned in the short few first weeks of school thus far and what I hoped I would learn in the next for years. I expressed my ambitions for myself and reminded myself of important things to remember on this new journey. Everything I wrote about is a constant reminder of how much life can be a rollercoaster. Every once in a while I will sit down and reread that letter to myself and remind myself that this is going to be a wild ride, but that it will be worth it. I treasure that letter to myself an