Blog #6 LPI Reflection

After answering the questions on the Leadership Performance Inventory, I found this test to be very interesting. My highest principle was Enable Others to Act and my lowest was Encourage the Heart. I think these results were very accurate because I enjoy developing relationships with others I work with. My top strength on StrengthsQuest was Includer, so I was not surprised at all by these results. I believe that it is important for others to learn and develop skills so they can excel in their position. I enjoy everyone contributing and adding in his or her views on something in a group setting. It is nice to hear what other people think about a particular situation. I am a bit shocked that Encourage the Heart was my lowest because I usually always give people praise during group settings. I think it is good to give encouragement because then people will work harder and reach a goal. I believe to work harder on this principle, I will give more praise to those people I leave out who are struggling and then hopefully they will prosper. This has helped me in the past with reassurance from those who are closest to me and even strangers. I have excelled in some fields and I am working to surpass in many more.

Blog #5 Random Act of Kindness

It took me awhile to figure out a good random act of kindness, but then after living on a college campus I see injured kids hurrying to class everyday out of breath. One day while being at home, my roommate walked in very tired. For my random act of kindness, I chose to drive my roommate to class since he recently tore his meniscus and is on crutches. I chose to do this because it is a lot of work to walk fifteen to twenty minutes to class everyday and it can get really exhausting. While walking around campus, I see many students who are injured in some way and struggling to make it to class on time. It felt very good to do this act because I know I was helping someone and brightening his or her day. When I was on crutches two years ago, I wish I had someone who would have done this random act of kindness for me at least once a week. This would have made my day less nerve-racking and more relaxed. After doing this act, I learned that some people would go out of their way and help those who they’re closest with. I feel as if in our society today, people are not as helpful and giving when others need them the most. They are not eager to please, but would rather be unsympathetic. I really enjoyed assisting a friend and I hope he appreciated my act of kindness.