CPQ

My CPQ scores revealed some interesting information. I just want to discuss those areas that are exceptionally low or high compared to the group average and my birth country (USA).

• Nature of humans = low score (this means I believe that inherently the basic nature of people is bad)

I know I do agree with this, so I have to reflect and say to myself "why am I choosing to believe this?" Have I been burned too many times, is there a lack of integrity in my workplace, I'm I honestly just having a string of bad days?

• Individual = high score (meaning I believe that our main responsibility is to ourselves and our immediate family)

Now, I know why I believe this. My dad who's from Panama has always extended his responsibilities to a larger mass, he's just got a big heart. But with that has come great contention between him and my mother. I guess I sometimes agree that our responsibility is to our immediate family. Everything I do is for my significant other. I do think of myself, and then him, because I honestly believe that if I'm happy he'll be happy.

• · Harmony = low score (I don't necessarily believe our purpose and natural role is to maintain a balance among the elements of the environment, including ourselves.)

Maybe I’ve been watching too much eat, pray, love, but I believe that sometimes being unbalanced is the best growing tool we have. I think harmony can be reached eventually, but right now I’m too young to not challenge and shake it up a bit. I need to continue my growth by being in situations where I’m not balanced so I can learn.

From all of this I learned some areas for improvement (i.e. being more optimistic about humans and their basic nature) and areas to be proud of and embrace (caring deeply about my immediate family and myself and not being averse to being in dissonance from time to time.) I liked this survey because it compared my scores to the groups and to the US. And this was helpful because I could reflect on my experiences and interactions in class and see how that applied to my score.