91% Fun Factor...

My E3 is back...what is an E3 you ask, well it's the "test" I took at work today to determine my behavioral attributes, critical growth areas an motivators, it stands for the Essentials Employment Experience. If you want to read the entire report, just make a comment with your email and I'll send it to you.

I know the chart above is quite small but I'm going to explain what my test results determined about me. I felt the test was pretty accurate with some areas of discrepancies. For those of you know know me, some of these will come as no surprise...

My highest number was 92% and that was in the category of Dominance. Wowza, 92%. "high scorers in dominance are leaders who need to be in charge". Let's start there, I LIKE to be in charge, but do I NEED to be in charge? I guess so... "They are able to influence others", remember folks, I took this for my JOB, which is ah hem, to influence kiddos to choose the right school for them...The negatives for Dominance are "tend to be impatient and move very quickly", sounds about right to me...just ask Corey, I tend to struggle with need to wait for people, answers, etc. I am impatient.

I am tied at 87% with Exhibition and Aggression. When I first read the titles I was a little taken aback, but then I read what that actually means in the E3. Aggression are "competitors who love to win, they take stands for themselves, others, and what they believe to be right". I love to compete, I do. I also like to win. I guess this is why, in my personal life, I like to enter races.

(me being competative)
When I first read Exhibition I was totally shocked, what?! I was! It says they "thrive being in the limelight", but in reality I don't like when people are focused on me. Then I was talking to my boss and she made a great point, if I didn't actually like to be in the limelight then I wouldn't have a job where people stare at me for 9 months out of the year (I give presentations in high school classrooms.). Tru dat.

I am not going to go over every single point here, as it measures 21 different categories, I think I'll just stick to the ones in which I Had extreme percentages.

My second highest category was fun...no surprise here. We all know I like to have fun...

(me having fun with ashpants)
But even I thought 91% was high. Turns out people like being with me b/c I "know how to have fun". My behavior "can sometimes be over the top". I knew that was coming...I'm wearing a polar bear on my head for crying out loud (however, the polar bear head was totally acceptable in this situation and in no way "over the top").

I was a little worried when I saw 3 low points in a row on my chart...turns out it's not such a bad thing.

My self-control is low. I could have told you that. If I want a donut, I'm going to have a donut. But that's not the only thing this category is explaining. Here is the definition for a low score in Self-Control (i got 12%):

Low scorers in self-control prefer instant gratification. They enjoy fun, excitement, risk, adventure and quick rewards for their efforts. They are easily bored. Low scorers in Self-Control tend to bend the rules, stretch limits and thrive in Chaos. They are often charismatic and animated, but they are also impulsive and at times careless.

Well I guess there are pluses and minuses to everything, eh. I get bored easily and bend the rules, but i enjoy fun and excitement. I can't say I've never gotten in trouble b/c of these specific traits though ;) You have to break the rules sometimes right, didn't somebody say "rules were made to be broken"!! I saved the best for last b/c it's my WORST quality (or sometimes by best). I received a mere 8% in Submissiveness meaning I like a "good argument". I am sorry if I have argued with you over something stupid...if we have ever had a good convo then I am sure we have argued...it's so much fun :) Having such a low Submissiveness score means I am a risk taker, I make decisions quickly (sure, let's put a golf course in the front yard), the word QUIT occurs rarely, if ever in my vocabulary. Negatives: I can be stubborn. Duh. I'm not even going to go here. I am stubborn, I recognize this. I will work on
it.

Now that this test has made me realize my positive AND negative traits I will need to focus on and work on my negative traits. Don't fret, my test came back with a "how to" guide for "how to work on my negative traits". Most of the suggestions are right on, I am going to take them to heart. I learned that Healthy relationships involve moving between being in charge and allowing others to be in charge as well. I need to work on my "soft skills", leadership is most effective when one demonstrates caring to others. Care is demonstrated by taking the time to listen and solicit the opinions of othe ors, the best leaders combine dominance and high pro activity with NURTURING and "SOFT SKILLS".

What's really exciting about this test is that it fits in so well in both my personal and professional lives. I'm excited to keep having fun, but also excited to work on not blaming others, examining my role in conflict (it can't always be someone elses fault!) and listening to others' positions before forming and voicing my opinion so early.

So, what do you think, was the test accurate?