POPPY FITCH, Ed.D.
TOP 5 STRENGTHSFINDER THEMES
Poppy is a Gallup Organization trained Strengths Educator and Mentor, and leads an engaged, strengths-focused team. It was discovering strengths research demonstrating that people who know and use their strengths every day are more likely to experience positive emotions and less likely to experience negative ones that initially caught Poppy's interest. The impact of strengths on individuals, teams, and organizations to empower personal growth and boost positive outcomes keeps Poppy engaged in the strengths revolution. Check out Poppy's top 5 strengths below.
CONNECTEDNESS
People who are especially talented in the connectedness theme have faith in the links between all things. They believe there are few coincidences and that almost every event has a reason.
What makes you stand out?
Instinctively, you choose to associate with people whose philosophical perspective gives them both balance and courage in the face of adversity. Because of your strengths, you trust you can deal with whatever happens. You rely on your core values to sustain you in the face of uncertainty. The principles by which you live allow you to accept life’s unexpected events and unpredictable circumstances. Driven by your talents, you know you are a strand in the intricate web of life. You search for ways to link with individuals who also ponder concepts, theories, or philosophies. In their company, you are apt to discover or rediscover your special place and purpose in life. It’s very likely that you spontaneously open your mind to people’s diverse philosophies of life. You habitually search for ideas that link one person’s fundamental truths with another person’s core values. You probably realize human beings are tied to one another regardless of their age, language, education, socioeconomic status, nationality, race, religion, or culture. Chances are good that you accept individuals as they are, not as you want, wish, or expect them to be. You sense that a bond exists between and among all people. This bond extends across time and space, and includes people you know and people you will never meet. The apparent and subtle links among members of the human family influences many of your choices.
What makes you stand out?
Instinctively, you choose to associate with people whose philosophical perspective gives them both balance and courage in the face of adversity. Because of your strengths, you trust you can deal with whatever happens. You rely on your core values to sustain you in the face of uncertainty. The principles by which you live allow you to accept life’s unexpected events and unpredictable circumstances. Driven by your talents, you know you are a strand in the intricate web of life. You search for ways to link with individuals who also ponder concepts, theories, or philosophies. In their company, you are apt to discover or rediscover your special place and purpose in life. It’s very likely that you spontaneously open your mind to people’s diverse philosophies of life. You habitually search for ideas that link one person’s fundamental truths with another person’s core values. You probably realize human beings are tied to one another regardless of their age, language, education, socioeconomic status, nationality, race, religion, or culture. Chances are good that you accept individuals as they are, not as you want, wish, or expect them to be. You sense that a bond exists between and among all people. This bond extends across time and space, and includes people you know and people you will never meet. The apparent and subtle links among members of the human family influences many of your choices.
EMPATHY
People who are especially talented in the Empathy theme can sense the feelings of other people by imagining themselves in others’ lives or others’ situations.
What makes you stand out?
It’s very likely that you intentionally play some games simply to enjoy them. You naturally gravitate to people who share this trait. You instinctively notice who is having fun and who is not. These insights often affect how you interact with various individuals. Chances are good that you regularly reflect on how you felt about your experiences as they occurred. You usually ponder how you felt afterward, too. Your emotional awareness sharpens your thinking. You are doubly blessed: You think with your head and feel with your heart. Because of your strengths, you automatically rely on your gut instincts to guide you toward the right conclusion. You probably follow your intuition and feelings when making major choices in life. Instinctively, you are much happier with your own life when you can convince individuals they are valuable. You undoubtedly express appreciation for their upbeat attitudes and their special talents. When you realize someone feels glum, you are likely to work hard to boost that person’s spirits. Driven by your talents, you frequently amuse people with stories, examples, or playful capers. Your style of delivery often distracts individuals from the mundane and numbing routines of their lives. Typically you know what to say and how to say it. Why? You are keenly aware of the full range of human emotions.
What makes you stand out?
It’s very likely that you intentionally play some games simply to enjoy them. You naturally gravitate to people who share this trait. You instinctively notice who is having fun and who is not. These insights often affect how you interact with various individuals. Chances are good that you regularly reflect on how you felt about your experiences as they occurred. You usually ponder how you felt afterward, too. Your emotional awareness sharpens your thinking. You are doubly blessed: You think with your head and feel with your heart. Because of your strengths, you automatically rely on your gut instincts to guide you toward the right conclusion. You probably follow your intuition and feelings when making major choices in life. Instinctively, you are much happier with your own life when you can convince individuals they are valuable. You undoubtedly express appreciation for their upbeat attitudes and their special talents. When you realize someone feels glum, you are likely to work hard to boost that person’s spirits. Driven by your talents, you frequently amuse people with stories, examples, or playful capers. Your style of delivery often distracts individuals from the mundane and numbing routines of their lives. Typically you know what to say and how to say it. Why? You are keenly aware of the full range of human emotions.
ADAPTABILITY
People who are especially talented in the Adaptability theme prefer to “go with the flow.” They tend to be “now” people who take things as they come and discover the future one day at a time.
What makes you stand out?
Instinctively, you keep your distance from those who fail to slow down long enough to take in the world’s loveliness and recognize the goodness of individuals. Aware of life’s fleeting nature, you discover something admirable in common objects, ordinary people, and everyday experiences. You choose to live in the present. You exhibit the flexibility required to deal with change. It’s very likely that you allow your life to unfold naturally. You trust you will find your path as it evolves. You resist being tied to predetermined plans and standardized systems. You prefer to experience life in the moment. You are eager to see where it takes you. Driven by your talents, you realize that each day offers its own surprises. You trust you can handle whatever occurs. Even when you do not know exactly what to do, you probably know someone who does. You have an uncanny ability to easily and cooperatively proceed in the direction in which other people and processes are moving. Because of your strengths, you spontaneously gravitate to roles where you can handle tasks or deal with issues the moment they arise. Life is wonderful when you have the freedom to do what you decide is necessary. You probably are grumpy on the days you are forced to follow rigid schedules or procedures. Chances are good that you live in a state of hope-filled expectancy. You eagerly await what will come next. You probably feel your life is a lot more interesting when you are not forced to follow set routines, rigid rules, and/or predictable plans.
What makes you stand out?
Instinctively, you keep your distance from those who fail to slow down long enough to take in the world’s loveliness and recognize the goodness of individuals. Aware of life’s fleeting nature, you discover something admirable in common objects, ordinary people, and everyday experiences. You choose to live in the present. You exhibit the flexibility required to deal with change. It’s very likely that you allow your life to unfold naturally. You trust you will find your path as it evolves. You resist being tied to predetermined plans and standardized systems. You prefer to experience life in the moment. You are eager to see where it takes you. Driven by your talents, you realize that each day offers its own surprises. You trust you can handle whatever occurs. Even when you do not know exactly what to do, you probably know someone who does. You have an uncanny ability to easily and cooperatively proceed in the direction in which other people and processes are moving. Because of your strengths, you spontaneously gravitate to roles where you can handle tasks or deal with issues the moment they arise. Life is wonderful when you have the freedom to do what you decide is necessary. You probably are grumpy on the days you are forced to follow rigid schedules or procedures. Chances are good that you live in a state of hope-filled expectancy. You eagerly await what will come next. You probably feel your life is a lot more interesting when you are not forced to follow set routines, rigid rules, and/or predictable plans.
INPUT
People who are especially talented in the Input theme have a craving to know more. Often they like to collect and archive all kinds of information.
What makes you stand out?
Because of your strengths, you comprehend what has gone wrong. Eagerly, you uncover facts. Sorting through lots of information rarely intimidates you. You welcome the abundance of information. Like a detective, you sort through it and identify key pieces of evidence. Following these leads, you bring the big picture into view. Next, you generate schemes for solving the problem. Finally, you choose the best option after considering prevailing circumstances, available resources, and desired outcomes. Driven by your talents, you genuinely feel better about life when you can take the mystery out of complicated procedures. Often you outline in detail the steps to understand exactly what is happening and why. It’s very likely that you enjoy sharing ideas, exchanging information, and trading stories. During conversations, you usually are the person who simplifies complicated details. You can help individuals understand intricate procedures, theories, regulations, or plans. Chances are good that you might pay particular attention to what certain people think of you. Perhaps you intentionally use complicated words or specialized terminology to position yourself as an expert or a professional in the minds of others. Sometimes you use language to your advantage when you hope to influence, confront, make demands of, or issue orders to specific individuals. Maybe your vocabulary allows you to speak with a bit more authority than usual. Instinctively, you believe you make great strides mentally when you have opportunities to exchange ideas, theories, or concepts with intelligent people. You delight in accumulating unusual insights. Often you expand on these thoughts. You probably are eager to test them during conversations with other intelligent individuals. This is one way you broaden your knowledge base.
What makes you stand out?
Because of your strengths, you comprehend what has gone wrong. Eagerly, you uncover facts. Sorting through lots of information rarely intimidates you. You welcome the abundance of information. Like a detective, you sort through it and identify key pieces of evidence. Following these leads, you bring the big picture into view. Next, you generate schemes for solving the problem. Finally, you choose the best option after considering prevailing circumstances, available resources, and desired outcomes. Driven by your talents, you genuinely feel better about life when you can take the mystery out of complicated procedures. Often you outline in detail the steps to understand exactly what is happening and why. It’s very likely that you enjoy sharing ideas, exchanging information, and trading stories. During conversations, you usually are the person who simplifies complicated details. You can help individuals understand intricate procedures, theories, regulations, or plans. Chances are good that you might pay particular attention to what certain people think of you. Perhaps you intentionally use complicated words or specialized terminology to position yourself as an expert or a professional in the minds of others. Sometimes you use language to your advantage when you hope to influence, confront, make demands of, or issue orders to specific individuals. Maybe your vocabulary allows you to speak with a bit more authority than usual. Instinctively, you believe you make great strides mentally when you have opportunities to exchange ideas, theories, or concepts with intelligent people. You delight in accumulating unusual insights. Often you expand on these thoughts. You probably are eager to test them during conversations with other intelligent individuals. This is one way you broaden your knowledge base.
IDEATION
People who are especially talented in the Ideation theme are fascinated by ideas. They are able to find connections between seemingly disparate phenomena.
What makes you stand out?
Chances are good that you often are the originator of fresh ideas for brand-new campaigns, business ventures, initiatives, or special events. By nature, you marvel whenever you create a link between one thought or object and another. You develop entirely new concepts, theories, innovations, designs, plots, conclusions, proposals, and more. With each mental leap, you experience feelings of happiness, pleasure, and success. Instinctively, you may be delighted when you can generate new and innovative ideas for doing certain tasks or projects. Perhaps you lose enthusiasm or become bored when you are forced to follow standard operating procedures. Periodically you wonder if you are in the right job or course of study when your creativity is stifled. Maybe you are frustrated by people who conclude that your inventive suggestions are forms of criticism or insubordination — that is, refusal to submit to authority. Because of your strengths, you are sometimes aware of the opinions people have of you. Maybe you know when individuals approve or disapprove of your contributions, accomplishments, talents, shortcomings, words, or deeds. Driven by your talents, you feel more favorable about life when you can freely use your sophisticated vocabulary. Your pleasure is multiplied tenfold when your choice of words stimulates the thinking of others.
What makes you stand out?
Chances are good that you often are the originator of fresh ideas for brand-new campaigns, business ventures, initiatives, or special events. By nature, you marvel whenever you create a link between one thought or object and another. You develop entirely new concepts, theories, innovations, designs, plots, conclusions, proposals, and more. With each mental leap, you experience feelings of happiness, pleasure, and success. Instinctively, you may be delighted when you can generate new and innovative ideas for doing certain tasks or projects. Perhaps you lose enthusiasm or become bored when you are forced to follow standard operating procedures. Periodically you wonder if you are in the right job or course of study when your creativity is stifled. Maybe you are frustrated by people who conclude that your inventive suggestions are forms of criticism or insubordination — that is, refusal to submit to authority. Because of your strengths, you are sometimes aware of the opinions people have of you. Maybe you know when individuals approve or disapprove of your contributions, accomplishments, talents, shortcomings, words, or deeds. Driven by your talents, you feel more favorable about life when you can freely use your sophisticated vocabulary. Your pleasure is multiplied tenfold when your choice of words stimulates the thinking of others.