Melissa's personal life profile indicates her dominant intelligence is introverted, her learning style is multi-modal, and her personality type is ISFJ. Her strengths include learning by doing things herself, being friendly and a good listener, taking commitments seriously, and having good saving techniques. Her challenges include preferring discussions over lectures, disliking conflict and criticism, having difficulty ending relationships, needing to handle conflict situations better, and overspending sometimes on unnecessary items. Connecting these assessments provides insight into how she can best approach academic, communication, relationship, career, and financial situations.

1. Activity Sheet:
My Personal Life Profile
After you have discovered your most dominant intelligence, your learning styles, and your
personality type, type them below:
My dominant intelligence is:Introverted (Interpersonal)
My learning style is:Multi-model
My personality type is:ISFJ
Now that you see them all together, think of them as a puzzle and you need to "connect the
dots." In other words, put them all together and what do they look like? What do they mean?
How do they affect your studies, your relationships, your communication skills, and your career
choices?
Example: If Mike's dominant intelligence is interpersonal, his learning style is verbal and his
personality type is ENFJ, connecting the dots may suggest that he is the type of person who
loves to be around other people. He is an extrovert who learns best by listening to other people
or explaining how something is done. He is a person who would probably speak out in class,
be more of a leader than a follower, and someone who would start a study group if one didriot
exist because he is outgoing, organized, and a goal setter. Mike values relationships and listens
to what others are saying. He is a person who shares and does not mind taking the time to
explain things to others. He could easily become a good friend.
Some of the challenges Mike could encounter might involve taking a class where discussions
are rare, haying to sit and never share ideas or views, or having a professor who is not very
organized and skips around. He would not deal very well with peers who are disrespectful and
did not pull their own weight in the study group. He might also have a hard time with group
members or classmates who are very quiet and prefer to observe rather than become involved.
He would have trouble being around people who have no goals and direction in life. He might
also run into some trouble because he is a very social person and loves to be around others in
social settings. Therefore, he may over-commit himself to groups and clubs and on occasion,
he may socialize more than study.
As you can see, by connecting to dots, Mike's Personal Life Profile tells us a great deal about
his strengths and challenges. It also gives him an understanding of how to approach many
different situations.
Now it is your turn. Take your time and refer to your chapter for any information you may need.
Examine your assessments and create your own profile in the four areas listed on the next
page. Discuss your strengths and challenges for each area.

2. Activity Sheet:
My Personal Life Profile
THE PERSONAL LIFE PROFILE OF:Melissa Ramos
Academic Strengths: I found that I learn better with actually doing things instead of reading about
it. I do prefer to do things myself and to witness an outcome rather than listening to lectures.
Academic Challenges: I found that I do better while taking exams while I replay the professor’s
information in my mind. I enjoy taking notes but I’d rather discuss things with my professor and/or
my classmates.
Communication Strengths:I found that I am friendly. I am a great listener and I have excellent
organization capabilities.
CommunicationChallenges: I found that I dislike conflict and criticism. After long term
relationships I have difficulties moving on. I also hold a lot of things in, which causes frustration to
build up inside me.
RelationshipStrengths: I found that I take commitments serious and seek lifelong
relationships. My intimate relationships are my first priority in life. I can be depended on to
be loyal to my mate.
Relationship Challenges: I found that I have hard times realizing that relationships are
over and have difficulty leaving a relationship. I start to wonder what I could’ve done to
make things work out and tend to blame myself when things go wrong. I have difficulty
saying “no” and sometimes I am taken for granted.
Career Strengths: I found that I put forth a large amount of energy and time into my duties. I
work well when others show their love and appreciation.
Career Challenges: I found that I have difficulty with conflict situations. I need to realize
that it is not the end of the world and I’ll still make it out alive after facing a conflict.
Financial Management Strengths: I found that I have great saving techniques. I don’t
spend all my money at one time.

3. Financial Management Challenges: I found that I spend my money on things that aren’t
really necessary for me. I see things an automatically tell myself I have to have it.