The Importance Of The Personality Compass

Knowing the direction of the destination determines the amount of effort one will need to adequately plan for a trip. In the same way, taking personality assessments to understand learning styles and preferences helps one decide the best way to establish a career plan and how much effort it will take to successfully meet that goal. After taking The Personality Compass assessment it clearly assessed me as a dominant North and subdominant East. Firstly, as a dominant north, they work well by themselves, are decisive, fast-paced, and natural born leaders. They tend to also enjoy competition in any format and thrive in a task-oriented environment. After evaluating the in depth information I clearly see these characteristics in full swing in

I use my timer throughout the day to help pace my students and my entire days runs based on a basic school schedule 180 days out of the year. It is not uncommon for me to be inwardly impatient with the pace of my student while on the outside being calm, cool, and collect. In addition, when deciding the best career path for a north, studies show that they work best as an officer in the military, negotiator, chairperson, or conductor. As I pondered the recommended options, I reflected about a time in the middle of my teaching career, I took a time out and dabbled in the real estate business. This career placed me in the middle of many different people as a negotiator for many type of deals. Furthermore, though teacher is not mentioned we take on the roll similar to that of a conductor or military officer by leading others to various destinations through educational goals and practices. On the other hand, impatience with others around

None of the qualities listed surprise me or make me doubt the results of this assessment. As longs as I can remember, I have always worked hard at focusing on every challenge that has come along my way regardless of personal or professional. Also, seems like I thrive in a structure environment vs. an environment where no boundaries or standards lead the way. Lesson planning around standards based curriculum requires me to lean towards quality work and demands a structured environment so that my students can learn to problem solve effectively for their future. The basic weakness of the east personality trait is tunnel vision. I can go full steam ahead with a goal in mind but neglect others around me because they are invisible to me. In fact, I can recall times in my classroom when I did not see the foolishness going on around me or the guest that sat in the back of my room because I was so intent on completing the task at hand. Tunnel vision can allow unseen negative situations to happen and if the east personality doesn’t intentionally stay vigilant, there could be situations that arise that will bring them down. Therefore, it is vital to work in the strengths of a subdominant east and allow the positives to