YOUR LEADERSHIP PROFILL

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Welcome to CliftonStrengths for Students, the report that guides you through your unique talents and how you can use those talents to succeed in your role.

We designed this report to make your days easier, bring clarity to your role as a student and help you thrive academically, socially and in your future career.

Use this report to learn about your results and better understand what you naturally do best as a student. Then, go implement the action items into your role responsibilities — starting today.

1. Relator Connect deeply with the right people to gain friends for life.

2. Includer Stretch the circle wider. Find ways to get more people involved.

3. Analytical Use your logical, objective approach to make important decisions.

4. Connectedness Help others see connections and purpose in everyday life.

5. Strategic Always have at least three options in mind so you can adapt if circumstances change.

RELATIONSHIP BUILDING themes help you build strong relationships that hold a team together.

STRATEGIC THINKING themes help you absorb and analyze information that informs better decisions.

YOUR TOP FIVE THEMES

Each Theme Fits Into a Leadership Domain

EXECUTING themes help you make things happen.

INFLUENCING themes help you take charge, speak up and make sure others are heard.

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1. Relator 2. Includer 3. Analytical 4. Connectedness 5. Strategic

This time in your life is filled with choices, changes and challenges. Being a student requires so much of your time and energy — and no two students have the same experience, which means there must be more than one way to succeed. We know that the best way to build a foundation for success, both as a student and well into the future, is by using your strengths.

Your distinct CliftonStrengths profile sets you apart from every other student. Above is your talent DNA, shown in order based on your responses to the assessment.

Learn About Your Most Powerful Strengths This report outlines how your natural strengths give you an advantage during your time as a student. But to fully understand your talent DNA, you must know that your top five themes — the ones that shine through in almost everything you do — are the most powerful. Take the time to learn more about them.

Discover Practical Ways to Apply Them Incorporate your strengths into your day-to-day routine: from choosing your class schedule and creating study habits to investing in extracurricular activities and relationships with classmates.

Each theme page includes:

▪ How that theme contributes to your success

▪ How that theme could get in the way of your success

▪ Action items that you can implement immediately

Use Them You have strengths that are already within you; it’s your specific talents, along with how you use them, that gives you your power and edge over others. Regardless of what you’re doing in academia and where you’re going next, you’ll need to truly use and develop your strengths to create long-term and sustainable success.

Your Strongest Future Begins Here

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RELATIONSHIP BUILDING

1. Relator You enjoy close relationships with others. You find deep satisfaction in working hard with friends to achieve a goal.

How This Theme Contributes to Your Success

You build strong relationships and trust with those you know. You are more comfortable having conversations that lead to learning the details of someone’s life than having just casual talks. In school, you are the classmate others can rely on. They know they can ask you for guidance and expect you to be there for them — because you always have been.

You likely prefer smaller class sizes and close-knit group work. You probably feel more comfortable asking questions, participating in group discussions and choosing classmates to work with because it is easier to get to know people. You want to get to know others on a deeper level and have them fully know you in return.

People respect you and enjoy being around you. You make others feel comfortable as you get to know them because you genuinely want to understand their feelings. In fact, whether in an academic, social or extracurricular activity setting, you can spot the potential in others by helping them see their talent, open up and feel connected to the group around them.

How This Theme Could Get in the Way of Your Success ■ ■ Others may feel left out because you are naturally drawn to staying with the people you know. It’s much less

natural for you to gravitate toward new people because you tend to get your strength from being around those you’re closest to. You may miss out on new opportunities for friendships if you don’t invite other students into your circle.

■ ■ It may be overwhelming for you to be in larger class settings. Because you derive your energy from closer and fewer relationships, being around a lot of people, especially new people, can drain you. When you attend networking events like career fairs, scholarship functions or social gatherings, your energy levels can deplete quickly, and you may even feel stressed.

■ ■ You may have a hard time when a relationship ends or when you feel like someone doesn’t reciprocate the effort you put into a relationship. Friendships and classmate relationships change over time, which may be hard for you to understand. Even beginning a new class, activity or school can be challenging because you have to start those relationships all over again.

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ACTION ITEMS

How to Apply Relator as a Student This theme gives you an edge — here’s how you can use it.

Make time to meet one on one with new people. Talk to your teacher about what success in their class looks like. Go on a walk with a classmate you don’t know well. Study with someone you’d like to befriend. By opening yourself up to creating new relationships, you can expand your network and maximize your time as a student.

Find a role where you can mentor someone. Help a younger student navigate their classes. Become a long-term tutor or study partner for a classmate. Knowing you will have a long-lasting relationship with someone will give you the freedom to continually strengthen and deepen that friendship, all while helping that person out.

Make a list of your best supporters. You know who you love, trust and depend on. Take time to reflect on their support. When school and life become busy or overwhelming, whom do you call? Who is always there for you when you need it most? Take time for gratitude, and consider writing this person a note or calling them to thank them.

Create partnership-based study habits. When studying, you might work more efficiently if you have a partner to consider ideas with, ask questions and quiz each other. Try finding a steady study partner for each class (whether it’s one person or a few) to meet your need for social interaction and learn better.

Reflect to Plan for Action

What do others depend on you for? Why do they rely on you?

How can you develop friendships with new people?

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RELATIONSHIP BUILDING

2. Includer You accept others. You show awareness of those who feel left out and make an effort to include them.

How This Theme Contributes to Your Success

You are so welcoming to everyone. In a class, a sport, a club or a study group, you make others feel like they belong. You have a close circle of friends and want that for others too. However, you don’t wait for them to simply find that group; you welcome them into yours both inside and outside the classroom.

You are a great partner. You work well with others and make sure their opinions are included. If you work with a more domineering or exclusive person on a group project, you are the one to ask each person what they think, how they feel and how they’d like to contribute. It’s hard for you to watch others exclude your classmates in any way.

Others view you as open, respectable and trustworthy. In fact, people gravitate toward you because they know you’ll welcome them. Teachers may pair you with someone who needs some help — that is, only if you haven’t already found that person on your own. You may feel joy when welcoming new members or participants into your club or extracurricular activity.

How This Theme Could Get in the Way of Your Success ■ ■ When you have the freedom to choose a group size, you have trouble limiting the size. Think about study groups

or group projects that have too many individuals. At some point, too many people can slow down efficiency, can be disruptive to others and can cause you to lose out on developing more meaningful friendships.

■ ■ You might have difficulty recognizing when people do and don’t want to be included. Some people prefer independence; others may feel like they must say yes to your invitation. Given that you invite so many people into your circle, others may feel like you only include them because you feel sorry for them. Some may question the sincerity of your inclusion.

■ ■ If you’re not careful, many situations could make you anxious because you always worry about others’ feelings. You could overcomplicate things by including too many people or by setting a limit and then worrying you left too many people out. Rely on your friends to set limits because, to you, it might feel like these types of situations will always fail.

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ACTION ITEMS

How to Apply Includer as a Student This theme gives you an edge — here’s how you can use it.

Consider the role each classmate plays in your life. Think about what all these people expect from you and what you expect from them. How close are you, really? Do you see them in your future? While this may be a challenging exercise, it will help you see how valuable certain relationships are. This will help you better determine whom to include in everything you do.

Find a role where you can welcome newcomers. You always want a group to include as many people as possible who can benefit from its support. Whether you become a student council leader, campus recruiter, resident assistant or something else, be part of something that encourages you to use these natural talents. This will bring you joy and fill you with purpose.

Examine your social network. As you think about your future, consider how you can use your relationships to help you get an internship, find a mentor or more. Your history of including others has connected you with many diverse people. Contact these individuals to help you do things today that will positively influence your future.

Be strategic in how you involve new people. Instead of adding multiple people to a club or study group, intentionally include just one new person. This will still bring a diversity of thought and opinion and connect you to other relationships, allowing you to focus on one new person at a time. This may also help you strengthen friendships.

Reflect to Plan for Action

Who in your life has benefited from your naturally inclusive behavior?

How can you spend more time strengthening your closest friendships?

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STRATEGIC THINKING

3. Analytical You search for reasons and causes. You have the ability to think about all of the factors that might affect a situation.

How This Theme Contributes to Your Success

You ask great questions. You may spend time during your teacher’s office hours asking in-depth questions or in class encouraging your teacher or classmates to go deeper in their thinking. You know that to truly learn, questions must come before thinking. Others often worry about asking too many questions, but you don’t shy away.

The academic work you submit is well-researched and accurate. You enjoy classwork that has definitive answers. Because of your need to have everything proven, you also want to establish the truth. For assignments, papers, discussions and projects, you research to gather all the facts and information because having the supporting data compels you to do so.

Whether it’s an assignment, a class discussion or a problem, because you ask profound questions, others notice new things. You aren’t satisfied with superficial relationships — whether it’s a teacher or classmate. You ask questions that lead others to self-discovery. Others often say to you, “I never thought of asking that” or “I hadn’t considered that before.”

How This Theme Could Get in the Way of Your Success ■ ■ Your questions may come across as if you disbelieve the speaker or topic. Teachers and classmates might feel

like you are interrogating them because of the volume of questions you ask. They may wonder if you are genuinely curious and motivated by the truth or asking questions because you doubt them. Consider your motives, and ask questions to help you develop as a student.

■ ■ You may slow yourself or others down as you strive to have all the facts. In group settings, you might get others off schedule, jeopardizing the deadline or monopolizing group time to answer your own questions. On your own, you struggle to know when to stop researching and when to act, which can get overwhelming as your classwork piles up.

■ ■ Classes or topics that exclude possibilities may be difficult for you. While you see the value in these classes, it might be hard to understand more abstract work like poetry or literature. There will be required classes you don’t want to take, and when certain topics don’t include data or have definite outcomes, you may struggle to find the energy to complete the work.

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ACTION ITEMS

How to Apply Analytical as a Student This theme gives you an edge — here’s how you can use it.

Reflect on the questions you ask in the classroom. Your inquisitive, deep-thinking nature brings so much value to the process of learning. Intentionally consider what kinds of questions you ask and what kinds you should ask more of. Consider where others, including your teacher, need you to ask more profound questions.

Make your research process more efficient. You love the research part of schoolwork. Consider ways to do your in-depth research faster and to acknowledge when you have enough. Write down your ideal research and data collection process, and then look at where you could cut time gathering data while keeping the most important parts. Knowing why and how you do things will help you stay focused.

Find a thinking partner to help you navigate your future. Whether it’s a guidance counselor, academic advisor, mentor or friend, consider sharing the way you think with someone else. As you navigate the choices for your future that are quickly approaching, you may need a partner who will help motivate you to move from thinking to action.

Sign up for a class or activity that will challenge you. You have classwork that you’re very comfortable with. Now enroll in or sign up for something that will force you to do new research, ask different questions or make you think creatively. This will boost your analytical skills, putting you in a better position for your future.

Reflect to Plan for Action

What classes do you like and dislike the most? Do you notice any themes?

How do you approach complex research, and why?

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RELATIONSHIP BUILDING

4. Connectedness You have faith in the links among all things. You believe there are few coincidences and that almost every event has meaning.

How This Theme Contributes to Your Success

One of your greatest contributions to group work or classroom learning is helping other students understand how everything is intertwined. You believe there’s a reason for everything and a link between all things. This means you naturally see a deeper meaning connected to conversations, learning topics and assignments.

You value relationships and are interested in getting to know everyone. This is not simply for building new relationships; instead, it’s a natural reaction to your belief that each person comes into your life for a reason. From teachers to other students, you know you’ve met someone for a reason and believe you’ll see that reason someday.

While others might see learning as a chore or roadblock, you see the inherent value in the outcomes of learning. Even if you don’t like the subject, you view the classroom as a set of opportunities and challenges — a path to something greater and more purposeful. You believe that every experience is meant to teach you something.

How This Theme Could Get in the Way of Your Success ■ ■ If you can’t immediately see the connection between a class, partnership or assignment and the future, it might

be hard for you to stay motivated. You may find it eventually, but it could be challenging to focus in the meantime. However, you must remember that certain classes and tasks won’t always present a clear connection.

■ ■ Your “everything happens for a reason” mentality can come across as downplaying the situation to others. Whether it’s a classmate’s failed exam, a missed deadline for choosing classes or something else, your philosophical approach could frustrate others. You see the interconnections between upsetting situations and better outcomes, but not everyone wants to hear about them.

■ ■ Unexpected or substantial changes can be quite upsetting to you. When something significant changes or goes wrong, you immediately see how it could affect everything else. In group projects, you may get frustrated with those who make last-minute changes without considering how those modifications will affect every other outcome.

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ACTION ITEMS

How to Apply Connectedness as a Student This theme gives you an edge — here’s how you can use it.

Join a club or extracurricular activity where high-level debate is welcome. Philosophical conversations and meaningful arguments energize you. Because you enjoy both the relational part and the challenge of these conversations, you should look for a class or organization that allows this type of exchange.

Help the group see a more meaningful reason to complete their work. You understand how individual contributors affect the outcome, so communicate how you see their contributions helping the team or class. You can help build cohesion by showing others how they play a part in achieving the group’s goal.

Focus on the details. You are good with broader ideas and concepts. Use that talent to focus on areas you might overlook. Don’t choose classes just because they connect to your future; concentrate on finding the most interesting details. Take a class because of the new ways you’ll be able to learn and for the projects you’ll get to complete.

Reflect on past patterns of success to replicate them. Think about the past so that you can consider the future. Because everything feels interconnected to you, you can look at both obvious successes and failures to see how they influenced your life today. Think, “Because this happened to me ... .” Returning to these moments will energize you.

Reflect to Plan for Action

What have you attempted to achieve that made you a stronger person today?

How do you see your classes and social involvement positively influencing your

future?

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STRATEGIC THINKING

5. Strategic You create alternative ways to proceed. Faced with any given scenario, you can quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues.

How This Theme Contributes to Your Success

You’re great at thinking about all the different ways to approach a goal. Whether working with other classmates or independently, you want projects to be as efficient as possible. You don’t start working on something until you have a plan. This helps ensure that you don’t waste time at the end because you’ve considered all possible options at the beginning.

You feel comfortable taking calculated risks because you have multiple strategies if something goes wrong. Whether it’s a class that’s no longer available, a rejected internship application or something else, you have a backup. In fact, you may generally go for the riskiest option first because you know you can fall back on your secondary plan.

Others know they can come to you with complicated or confusing problems because you will help them solve them. You don’t even need all the details to begin helping create a better plan. Whether it’s a poorly planned class schedule or a group project process that’s not working, you are happy to help others see the different paths to success — even in challenging situations.

How This Theme Could Get in the Way of Your Success ■ ■ People might be confused by or not understand your thinking because you see so many possible options for

every situation. As you work in academic or extracurricular activity groups, you may make choices without consulting others first. Deciding to move forward with a plan without your group members’ consent can undermine relationships.

■ ■ You may have trouble committing to one plan. In fact, you might also waste time trying to anticipate every possible disruption, change or unknown variable. Your time is valuable and often scarce. As you consider the best possible strategy for approaching a project or assignment or planning your next semester, you may be paralyzed by too many options.

■ ■ Classes that don’t challenge you strategically can be boring. You may also notice that you quickly get frustrated with others’ slow pace. You don’t necessarily want a fast-paced working environment as much as you enjoy the mental stimulation of complex plans or people who can keep up with your vision. You see five paths forward before some classmates even see one.

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ACTION ITEMS

How to Apply Strategic as a Student This theme gives you an edge — here’s how you can use it.

Write down a decision you need to make, and then list all the options. Whether it’s choosing an area of study, an internship, a project or an essay topic, write it down. Then list all the possible options you have. Now that you see it in front of you, consider what’s missing and if you need to do more research or are ready to decide. Doing this will reduce the time it takes you to decide.

Find a trusted partner to think with. Whether it’s a teacher, mentor, career coach or friend, ask someone to externally process strategies with you and help you see the best path forward. When making important decisions such as choosing a career or committing to something like a scholarship or school, it’s helpful to have someone who can support your choices.

Take classes that require real-world strategizing. Challenge yourself mentally in the classroom by choosing classwork or even extracurricular activities that allow you to work with organizations, teams or people who need strategies for solving their problems. Help lead assignments and group presentations for those classes or activities.

Plan your schedule and routine for maximum productivity. You might not have control over as much as you’d like as a student, but you can still strategize your schedule to be efficient and energizing. Think about class start times, class locations, types of classes, balanced extracurricular activities and more when planning your perfect, strategic routine.

Reflect to Plan for Action

What patterns or details do you seem to notice before anyone else?

How can you make faster and more effective decisions?

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Accomplish Your Goals There’s no “one right way” to succeed as a student. You’ll get the best results by building on who you already are. But talents don’t turn into strengths right away; you must continually aim them at your goals and the outcomes you desire most.

With a commitment to using your strengths, this report becomes the first step you take on the road to success selling.

Write your most meaningful goal in the center of the circle. Next, think about the themes you can use to achieve this goal to help you answer the questions below.

How will you use your strengths to reach this goal?

How will you know you have been successful?

Relator

Includer

Analytical Connectedness

Strategic

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Accomplish Your Goals