Cultural Self Assessment

Communicative

conversation turn taking

9: I believe conversations occur in both verbal and non-verbal aspects when engaging with peers. The ability to listen is just as important, if not more important than the act of speaking.

My job focuses on 1:1 session with clientele; effective communication is essential to getting my job done well. I need my clients to develop a strong rapport with me and without listening, I can’t accomplish this.

disconfirm own beliefs

8: How others view the world and their opinions can provide thoughts and concepts I never would have considered and helps me grow as an individual

My thoughts and idea are not always the best solutions to problems for client treatments or even troubleshooting technical problems. I want others to show me how they do it; as their guidance and feedback teaches me how to do better.

self-aware and articulate

8: I am able to recognize my mindset and attitude and work to convey them clearly to others

I create goals and solutions to others’ problems; identify steps to guide them on how to complete their task. Completing this process in a simple yet instructive way helps all parties involved be successful.

Personal

share a drink

8: Hearing about my peers’ day is exciting to me.

I partake in weekly hangout calls with friends who live across the USA. I look forward to hearing about their accomplishments and how their lives are going. I am geniunely happy to see them succeed and grow as human beings.

spend 10 hours daily together

6: Having a family provides me opportunities to see them but work and life can be a barrier to spending the “quality time” I desire with them.

I view my home family and work family as one. I met my wife through work and have become incredibly close with numerous coworkers. Being able to see those closest to me in different settings helps me feel at peace, but can be limiting within the work place. I enjoy work but love spending time with my closest friends and family at home.

nurture and mentor

8: Being a role model for my clients in numerous skillsets is a goal I set for myself each time we have a session.

Working with individuals who have suffered head injuries requires patience and positive attitudes each and every day. Like everyone, they struggle to find their place in the world but I enjoy showing them that they do infact have a spot in the world and encourage them to go after it.

Collaborative

make everyone shine

8: In a rehab setting, it takes the whole team to ensure an individuals success. Success’s and Failures go both way; only by working together can we ensure the individual is successful in their goals.

Being a member of a team, whether in sports or at work, requires you to all work together to succeed.

people over process

7: Surrounding yourself with quality people will impact you in every aspect of life. Focus on finding and holding onto the people who make you better; leave behind the distractions and remain attentive to the positives in life. This is what I’ve witnessed during my work career and focus on creating those amazing relationships that make the process easier.

During the early part of my career, I worked with multiple negative coworkers. They focused on the wrong aspects of work and became a distraction in my life. Recognizing the type of person I was becoming and how it didn’t align with my ideals encouraged me to remove myself from that group and make new friends.

dare to disagree

5. Having an opinion is one thing that everyone possesses in the world. One of my biggest personal challenges is speaking up when I am not an expert on a topic but believe my input could be valuable.

Disagreeing with others is not inherently bad; disagreements allow for conversations to occur that may bring new ideas to the forefront that were not conceived prior. It’s about the tone and attitude in which you engage in the conversation; focusing on constructive criticisms will make us more successful in life.

Devoted

long-time craftsmanship

7: Being open to learning and asking questions is something I only began to appreciate over the last few years. It is what led me to go pursue my Master’s Degree and reminds me of why I read constantly about topics that interest me. If I am not actively learning, then I am being stagnant.

I recognized I wasn’t learning anything for a good part of my 20’s. I recognized that to continue to move up in my career, I needed to take action and continue to learn.

obsess over details

7: Attention to detail is crucial when helping others and communicating online. If i misspeak or my context misunderstood, small missteps can lead to larger issues developing.

I spend more time now focusing on what my work looks like and how it will be received. Sloppy, rushed work will always require more time to fix than quality, polished work done right the first time.

hungry and foolish

6: Oh man, where to begin... My early experiences in Crypto alone provided me some hard learned lessons but also brought plenty of new experiences that I look back fondly on now.

I learned about the difference of DYOR vs. actually really doing my own research.

Aligned

share the mission

8: Group focus is crucial to succeeding and achieving the dream. I recognize I am only one pillar supporting those who are striving to meet that goal.

I find that group successes are more rewarding than individual accomplishments. They are harder to achieve but provide more impact in this world.

optimisitc about flying off a cliff

7: Blind faith can be great but also a learning experience. Trusting the process will always teach me something I was not expecting.

Sometimes I just need to take a leap of faith and try something new in my life. It got me here and brought me a new, exciting opportunity in life.

your 50-year dream

8: A more educated world with more informed decision making. Too many individuals trust random people online but lack the desire to pursue that knowledge themselves. I want to see more active growth in my peers and myself; therefore for me to bring a positive impact in guiding others, I must continue to strive to learn more.

I want the world to be better for my children than what we see around us currently. Whether we discuss the environment, politics or humans in general... I want them to have a future where they want to live in.

Authentic

consistent with own actions

7: I tend to reflect on previous decisions to see the outcomes of past actions. I aim to always be geniune in my actions and judge them on how sound and fair they were.

I am human and I am not perfect. I always want my next step to be better than my last.

make tough choices

6: Making the tough choice has always been a challenge for myself; always second guessing and doubting myself. During self-reflection periods, I often remind myself that sometimes you have to prioritize your needs over others.

In the near future, I will be faced with making a career choice. I know it will negatively impact my current coworkers due to how their workloads will be impacted, but I know it will be better for my mental health.

admit mistakes

8: Owning up to your mistakes is a part of growing up and becoming an adult. Accepting the mistake is key but also learning where I went wrong is just as important in order to improve upon my mistakes and continue doing better.

When I make an error, I look to bring it to someone’s attention and not wait. Waiting can create further issues that may have been avoided with early action.

Technical

top 1% superstar

6/7: I’ve never perceived myself as being the best of the best. I’ve always viewed my skills as rewards through hard work and not through natural talent. I may not be the greatest in any specific skillset, but I put in the work and dedication to learn.

I work hard to put my best effort forward each and every day. I may not be the perfect father, husband or person... but I wake up each morning dedicated to doing better than the previous day.

effective tooling

6/7: Tools come in all shapes and sizes; each tool can serve a purpose for different tasks. Typically, I look at a problem and see if I possess the tool to accomplish the job or if I need to learn one. Flexibility is key to learning skills because you can’t always be 100% prepared for everything.

My strongest tool is patience. Every individual can learn something with enough time and guidance. You just have to be willing to give them the time needed to learn.

relevant to our needs

8: Everyone needs a good partner or team to succeed; acknowledging that you bring an open mind and a positive attitude is cruical to succeeding in any job or workplace. I enjoy being a team player and providing that support in any aspect required to getting the job done.

Sometimes a coworker just needs a reminder to make that attempt. Being there for them, whether they succeed or fail is most important. If they fall, we can catch them. Encouragement is just as important as the attempt made.

Potential

10x growth

8: Learning is never quick or a one step process. Keeping an open mind is one item I have come to enjoy and embracing as of late. I desire to learn new skills and am eager to pick the brains of friends and peers.

Learning how to improve a process, whether by reducing something by one step or having more clarity on a topic; the goal is the same to me. I want to improve how I complete a task each and every time I do it.

voracious learner

8: No matter the circumstance, I want to take something away from it. To me, learning comes from both successes and failures.

Never stop wanting to learn.

contrarian thinker

6: Sometimes I trust my gut a little too much prior to stepping back and looking at the opposite stance from my situation. I struggle at times to provide opposition for myself and others in discussions, as I hesistant wanting to expose my knowledge or lack of knowledge in different situations.

I need to speak up more often. I find myself in situations after the fact that I should have said something but hesistanted and let the opportunity go by.

Impact

accomplish important work

7: Important work comes in all sizes and even the small, tedious tasks need to get done. I remind myself that you can’t only go from A - Z, you need the rest in between to get there.

Recognition that each task has a role to play.

activity < productivity

7: Being active is not always the same as being productive. There are times I will look back and even though I was doing work, it was regarding tasks that may have been secondary or tertiary in priority.

I have worked on making more “To-Do” lists to help ensuring my time management is prioritizing the correct tasks first.

thrive in chaos

8: I work in a facility with numerous distractions; individuals yelling, screaming and other loud noises. Being able to focus and concentrating on completing tasks can be challenging, but I enjoy the challenge.

Follow that “To-Do” list during those times when it feels like a warzone.