Self-Assessment Exercise (Textbook Page 230)
What did this exercise reveal to you about yourself?
This exercise revealed to me the fact that my own personal orientation is naturally leaning cooperation with others over competing with them. And even further, this process showed that I an even greater leaning toward equalizer tendencies. The second question posed, which covered my natural tendency to keep a game scoring close when competing with a close friend or relative really made me pause to reflect, here I had never before stopped to consider that I might not be alone is such a manifestation of consideration for others. This coupled with my high scoring answer to question number four, the one regarding a person’s willingness to sacrifice
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However, I must first begin by ruling out any tendencies I have or ever have toward competition. Because, while everyone enjoys a victory, it is not a driving force in my life, never has been and I expect never will be. Any thrill or excitement which I experience is always tainted by some remorse when I catch a glimpse on the disappointment in the eyes of those whom I have bested. I however, can readily contrast that with my wife’s nature and her great satisfaction whenever something is at stake and someone (she) can win, and win she does without any regard for the feelings of first loser. Next, I must recall that while I had some expectation of individualism to creep up high in my scoring, this was simple do to two factors, first I am currently living alone, and thus my days are often consumed by relative isolation and quiet contemplation over conversation and sharing with others. And secondly because, I was originally thinking of individualism in the sense of a strong and single minded self-sustaining survivor archetype, again an apparent through back to by current state of solitude, nothing more. After further reflecting on the results verses by expectations, I must also admit that the equalizer orientation was not so expected by me possibly due to my natural propensity to under value my own potential and capabilities. Finally, I can see some parallels