Strength #5: Developer
"You can do it!" Those are words that can either be encouraging or frustrating, and I say them all the time (or at least something like it), or do I? My fifth strength is called "Developer" which basically means that I like to encourage people to find their potential and try to help them improve. There are defiantly times where I can see this happening, but unlike my other strengths this was the one I had the most trouble accepting at first.
When I first saw that I was a "Developer" I didn't even know what that meant. I was very confused by it, because I still think that I'm working on this strength. It wasn't until I read the personal insights about developer that it began to make some sense. My developer strength is one of the main reasons I worked in youth at my church and why I enjoy spending time with my discipleship group, I like it when people grow!
I get excited when people grow and learn, it helps me get energized, but at the same time I don't think I'm all that good at it! There is a big downside to this strength, I often forget to include myself in those I want to see grow; I become OK with being stagnate. I'm in a constant tension of not feeling like I'm growing and at the same time being excited about others getting stronger. The book Strengths Finders 2.0 suggest that people with a Developer strength find themselves a mentor to help them in their development. I'm working on finding someone to come alongside me too, to help me grow in my strengths and abilities so that I can better equip those that I'm invested in.
Do you get energized when you see others succeeded and grow? Maybe you're a developer too? Have you ever thought of coming alongside someone to help and encourage them as they learn?
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