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My superpowers

Invests and is interested in personal and professional growthCreates warm, caring relationships with teammatesCollaborates effectively with teammatesPrioritizes common good over self-interestMaintains effective work life balance
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Personality type

Enneagram Type 7

CliftonStrengths

1  - Learner
2 - Activator
3 - Significance
4 - Arranger
5 - Command
6 - Restorative
7 - Analytical
8 - Ideation
9 - Strategic
10 - Relator 

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I'm energized at work by…

building stuffsolving problemsNovel Problems/Tasks/Experiences
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I like to get feedback when its given…

1:1

I would prefer to process feedback together in a private setting. 

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I really admire teammates who are…

willing to laugh when times get hard while still getting things done.
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Am I lucky?

I have been blessed with an amazing life journey and feel very lucky.

I have a great family and friends. I have traveled the world. I am physically healthy enough to run long distances in nature. Most of those opportunities have had some portion of luck involved.

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The best environment for me is:

time for deep work in the AMlots of in person collab

I am a people person and my strengths fit well with others.

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Me when sh*t hits the fan

AJ DeBacker when sh*t hits the fan

I come alive when there is high pressure and immediate need. Mostly in my work, less so in emergency situations. I like being presented with an issue that needs to be addressed immediately.

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My core values

AdventureChallengeLearningProblem Solving

I love to learn new things and use that learning in challenging situations to solve problems. I am also quite adventurous which often times creates opportunities to be challenged, learn and problem solve.

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Things that deeply motivate me…

Learning as much as I can 🤓Having unique experiences ✨

My brain comes alive with novel experiences where I get to learn and apply previous learning to an urgent problem.

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You will make my freakin day if you…

slack shoutout

I am always grateful when people recognize my specific strengths and how I may have used them to help solve a problem.

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I learn best by…

pairing with a teammate
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What I'm like at work

ConfidentEncouragingHard WorkingAnalytical
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Industry

Higher Education
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I work best as a…

Strategist: I love managing projects. High-level strategy convos is where I show up best.
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My biggest fear

Having no meaning or being insignificant and mundane