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Leadership Compass Self Assessment

I took the Leadership Compass Self Assessment test, and it turns out I'm a visionary! (East side) This means that I am a creative thinker, can step outside the box, focus on future thought, look for overreaching themes and ideas, looks at the big picture, and appreciate a lot of information. Which all sounds great until I scrolled down to the bottom and saw that I most likely also am too easily frustrated when the outcome of a project is not what I imagined, tend to be highly enthusiastic early on but burn out over the long haul, am not time-bound, lose track of time, don't pay attention to details and have poor follow up on projects. I wish I could fight back and say this is completely wrong but then I'd be lying.

I tend to get really excited about projects when I start them, especially if I thought of the project myself like my last UGP where I interviewed people, but I get frustrated by the end because it's not turning out the way I thought it would. I was really disappointed in myself when I saw that I don't really know how to talk to people. I expected talking to people to be the easiest part of the project, but it turned out to be the hardest. I've recently noticed that the slightest inconvenience is frustrating to me. I don't know why I do this, I guess I am used to things going a certain way. They also said I am not time-bound, and that is also true. I am really bad with deadlines and tend to leave most of the work toward the end of the project. Why do I do this? It's not like I enjoy the extra work I have to do when I procrastinate, and yet I still continue this pattern of behavior! I guess I like to torture myself. Or I'm lazy. Laziness would make more sense in this argument, because the test also says I do not follow up on projects, and that is only true 95% of the time! There have been a couple times when I follow up on a project I did and try to make it better, and sometimes I have. But other times it's like "What are you gonna do? What's done is done."

I will try to change this habit now, especially since I'm looking back and noticing how I didn't do the best work that I could have for many of my projects.

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  1. UnknownApril 10, 2018 at 8:47 PM

    Hey Mudita! I haven't taken this test before, but wow if I think I did I feel like I would be sure to get the same answer you did! I related to everything you said; although I can think outside of the box, when it comes down to the end of a project, if it's not perfect then I usually am not happy with it. Just remember that perfection is not what makes something valuable! I know, easier said than done. I hope your Teacher as Advocate badge is working out well for you!

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