My grit scale came back as a 39/50 and I tied with a 39/50 for
conscientiousness and extraversion for my most dominant
personality trait. I do agree with these results and I feel like it
describes me very well. This is how I would describe myself and it
actually was a little surreal as I was reading the personality test just
how perfect the descriptions were.
I feel like the value of knowing your grit level and personality traits is
fully understanding who you really are. Each week, the topic gives me
a little more insight as to who I am and how I function. This
knowledge allows me to process how and why I do things the way
that I do them or how I interact with people around me. The value of
understanding this information is very high if you are working to
better yourself and achieve your own self-transcendence need.
Accord to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, this is the ultimate goal that
we all want and need to reach in life.
I absolutely agree with Rita Pierson’s position on emotional
connections being critical motivators. If you have a connection with
someone, there is trust and the ability to listen clearly if it is a positive
connection. If the connection is negative then you are more likely to
shut down and not hear anything or trust the person. This does affect
your long-term goals when it comes to people you can rely on to
reach that goal. If your person that you rely on is a positive emotional
connection (eg: teacher, pastor, parent, etc) then you will be able to
succeed from what is taught to you or shared with you. However, if
the person you rely on is a negative emotional connection, then you
will most likely not be successful since you will be unable to mentally
accept the teaching being offered.
My champion is my mother. She is an amazingly strong women who
has endured so many things through her life. She is the most loving,
understanding and caring women I know. She goes out of her way to
help anyone around her and goes above and beyond to ensure her
family is taken care of, even though we are all out of the house with
our own families. I look up to her everyday and know that I can reach
whatever I dream to reach because she has given me the tools to do
so. My grit and motivation are directly contributed by her. She is a
teacher and with that personality, there is not a single thing in life
that she can’t put her mind to and problem solve. She is organized and
prepared for just about anything. I get all of these traits from her as I
watched her growing up closely. My motivation to be the solution and
not the problem is because of her influence.
Grit and personality relate to the programmatic course themes
because they are literally the core of who you are and the reason why
you interact or behave the way you do. Emotional intelligence and
career connections deal with the way you interact with others and
your personality directly relates to how those interactions take place.
A true understanding of your own grit and personality will give you
insight to how these interactions can be improved.
