The first method I used was to ask people who knew me well what they thought about me. My kids saw my strengths in terms of the allowance I give them and stated my major weakness as “you yell too much and make us clean up our room.” My wife said my major strengths were reliability and then said my main weakness was that I lacked self-confidence. She also said my inability to find my own clean underwear could be considered a weakness but didn’t want to explain further. When I asked some close friends and co-workers, they also stated that I was reliable, a hard worker that could be counted on at all times, but they expressed the same views as my wife, that I lacked self-confidence in my own abilities. This feedback gave me a rough picture of how others saw me. So far I still felt like the Scarecrow without a brain.

Sometimes, at work, I get a bad attitude when supervisors do things improperly. I also don’t like it when I make a suggestion to improve things and they ignore it. I think my attitude stems from my fear of being stuck in a dead end job, doomed to manual labor. My wife has said for many years, “if nothing changes, nothing changes”. I plan to overcome my attitude issues by pursuing a degree and a career change. It has taken a lot of courage to finally take action, instead of just talking about it. Knowing that I am making changes to improve my life will help to improve my attitude, both at work and at home.

On the job, I am a hard worker, get along well with co-workers, and am always willing to be part of the team and help out where needed. I have a good attendance record and rarely call in sick. I also have a history of longevity with one job and do not do a lot of “job-hopping”. I have very good customer service skills and get along well with customers. I am very organized when it comes to knowing where and how to load my truck and route planning for making deliveries.

At home, I am a good parent and am consistent with the discipline of my children. I am a good provider and place my family’s needs first. I am committed to my relationship with my wife and have stayed with her in spite of some pretty rough patches.

• Willing to participate and commit to group projects • Lack organizational skills for writing essays

• Don’t set and follow through with personal goals

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