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Strengths and Weaknesses Responses

Elizabeth (Best Friend): Bella B has many strengths. Her loyalty is one of her greatest ; she is
always available to listen and to back you up without hesitation. She sticks up for you always
and as a friend of Bellas I know she always has my back. Another considerable strength of
Bellas is her compassion and kindness. Bella loves making the people she loves happy, whether
that involves bring them chocolates on a bad day or giving the most thoughtful birthday presents.
Bella is one of the most empathetic people Ive had the pleasure of knowing. Finally, Bella is
resilient. She never holds on to regrets or lets her mistakes drag her further from any future
success. She learns from mistakes, and moves on; shebounces back and I greatly admire it.
Her strengths greatly outweigh her weaknesses. There are few! However, I would say one
of her weaknesses is jealousy. Bella can be a bit paranoid sometimes about innocent friendships
or situations when in reality she has nothing to be jealous or worried about. Sometimes Bella can
also be a bit of a worrier, or sometimes a little too timid about taking risks or embarking on
adventures where there may be no concrete plan. Occasionally this paranoia can prevent
memorable adventures where there really is nothing that should logically induce fear. Overall, of
course, Bella B is a special person and Im very glad to be her friend:)
Ali (Cousin+Best Friend): You will never meet a kinder person than Bella Barricklow. Her
hospitality and warmth is second to none and she never fails to make you feel appreciated. She
cares so much about the world around her and the people living in it. So much in fact, she started
a red cross club at her school. I don't know many people that would go out of their way to do
that. She is never one to pick a fight or intentionally start any sort of drama. Her voice is always
chipper and a smile never seems to leave her face. She is one of the most approachable people I
know. I swear, everytime I talk to her she is telling me about someone new she met or boy that
has a crush on her. I don't know one person that doesn't want to be around her. She is truly a ball
of light.
Bellas creativity is another one of her strong suits. Her writing skills are off the charts.
I've never read anything of hers I didn't think was good. She has been writing for longer than I
can remember and you can definitely tell. She can make art out of anything. Just give her a
couple of magazines and some poster paper and in an hour she will have made the cutest collage
you've ever seen. She taught herself to play guitar and she has been casted in musicals. She's a
real enthusiast for for the arts.
Unfortunately, her biggest strength is also her biggest weakness. For example, because
she is so kind some people take the opportunity to take advantage of her. She is not one to
regularly surround herself with shady people who would do such a thing, but it has happened.
She can also get suckered into do things she does not want to do. Normally she is not one to go
with the crowd,but if someone she loves requests something of her, she will most definitely do it
even if she really doesn't want to. She always aims to please, especially when it comes to her
parents and family.
As you can see, I don't think that she has many weaknesses. Maybe it's because she is my
best friend and I choose not to see them, or maybe she just truly doesn't have many. Her strengths
clearly outweigh any weakness she has. Anyone who has ever met her will agree with me in
saying that she is one of the sweetest, smartest, and most creative people they have ever met.
CMU is lucky to have her.

Mom: One of Bella's greatest strengths is her ability to be open to new things and open to
change. She is a very quick learner who can adjust herself to new situations, new people, new
living arrangements, etc. From a very young age, Bella was taught that when she encounters
new surroundings, she just needs to jump right in and start making friends and learning how to
adapt and fit in. While it might not always be comfortable for her, she continues with it and
recognizes the advantages in doing this. Bella is also very self-motivated and has a great
determination to succeed in everything that she does. She organizes, makes lists, is attentive to
due dates, and cares deeply about turning in a final product that she can be proud of. Bella is
also hardworking, intelligent and has confidence in herself and her abilities. However, if her
ability to be open to new things is her greatest strength, then her 2nd greatest strength would be
her kind, positive and effective personal communication skills she has with other people. As my
daughter, I naturally believe that she is kind and empathetic and generous to other people. We all
want to have those thoughts about our own children, whether they are true or not. In Bella's
case, I've realized in the past few years that it is true to the point that I have to wonder if Bella
has a gift that others don't possess. I've been stopped by many of her teachers, relatives, and
family friends asking me if I had read the thank you card that she wrote, or if I had read a letter
that she had written to help a friend. In most cases, I have not read them because Bella does not
show me her writing. Somewhere along the way, she has learned how to be (or maybe just
naturally always was) a genuinely kind person who always knows what to say in every situation.
She is kind in both her writing and in her oral communications with others. It's refreshing and
heart-warming. My fear is that someday she will think of this as a weakness of herself.. that she
is too nice... that others are able to take advantage of her...and she will attempt to change this
generosity of kindness that she so eagerly hands out her people. Of all her strengths, I hope that
this is the one that grows old with her.
Without a doubt, I believe that Bella's biggest weakness is being indecisive (or over-thinking)
when it concerns other people or other people's money. When it comes to what she wants or
needs she is always quite decisive and knows exactly what to do or choose. It is only when other
people will be effected by her decision, that she is frozen in her decision-making capabilities. I
think indecisiveness can rub some people the wrong way and when Bella falters on decisions, it
makes her seem overly cautious and anxious to other people, when in reality, I think that she is
just concerned that something that she makes a decision on could alter someone else's life. I also
believe that this weakness exists because of her youth and inexperience with life. Studies say that
adults make hundreds if not millions of micro-decisions everyday from what to eat for breakfast
to how to respond to an e-mail. I predict that as Bella matures into a young adult and gains more
life-experiences, she will get better at making snap-smart decisions and trusting her own expert
intuition, even when others are affected in her decision.
Bella's other weakness is that she at times can be a sensitive person and takes things to heart.
She quickly picks up on indifference within others and avoids those personalities. She can also
get easily disappointed when things and projects are done in the wrong way. Because of this, she
tends to use more caution when working in groups. She likes being a team player, but worries
that things might not get done correctly or in a timely manner.
Finally, she is the most amazing daughter anyone could hope for. I love her with all my heart!
xoxo Mom

Dad: Strengths
Isabella is goal oriented. Isabella identifies what she wants and works to that end. I remember
when Isabella thought she wasnt good at math, set a goal to correct that situation and ultimately
became an excellent math student. Isabella is very good at setting realistic goals. Isabella does
not always try and be the best at everything; she sets realistic goals to be the best well rounded
person that she wants to be. Isabella is an optimist. Isabella likes to see the good in an event, or
find some way to make a bad situation better. When you listen to Isabellas ideas about how she
will make a difference in the world with her life, you can tell that she is not only passionate
about this, but also positive that she will do something to make the world a better place.Isabella
is kind and considerate. She often inconveniences herself so that she may help someone else in
their time of need. Even when she was a young child, there were multiple times where she gave
away something that was important to her because she knew it would benefit the recipient more.
It is also very common for Isabella to spend her free time to write a thank-you note or otherwise
pro-actively reach out to someone to let them know they are appreciated.
Weaknesses
Isabella is a bit nave when it comes to her understanding the world. I think this is typical for
someone at her age with her life experiences. Isabella has been exposed to mostly positive role
models and experiences; she has been lucky and smart to avoid really bad experiences. This
tends to bias her towards an initial trust of others. While this is probably a healthy approach, I
am concerned that the wrong person might take advantage of this. Isabella can have such a
strong opinion at times, that it becomes simple stubbornness. I am not talking about her passion
about a complicated topic that requires debate, such as how to solve Middle East conflict.
Isabella can be stubborn about simple topics that, I believe, wont really matter to her as she
grows older. This is most often evident with her immediate family. Isabella can be indecisive.
This is often related to her strength of kindness. When a decision needs to be made about a
simple subject like where to eat, if Isabella is among friends, she is hesitant to tell others what
she wants. She will often say she doesnt care, when it is more likely that she does have an
opinion but she is trying to be kind and allow others to pick their choice.
Uncle Jamie: I'll start with the easy part and name some of the many strengths I see in you. The
most important thing I notice is your confidence. You are young and most experiences are still
new and somewhat scary so you may not feel confident but you are. Know that people can see
your confidence and remember that, when you are feeling a little overwhelmed or being
observed by professors and peers. Your friendliness/personality is amazing. There is a lot of love
in your heart and you are happy to share it with the people around you. Obviously you are very
intelligent and beautiful but you already knew that. I don't get the impression that you are afraid
to admit when you are wrong. Few people seem to have this ability (another uncle of yours
comes to mind) even though it can be extremely important in life and love! You are such an
amazing person that this list could go on indefinitely but I am going to stop here and get to the
hard part.
I realized when trying to come up with some of your weaknesses that 18 years has gone by too
fast. I wish I knew you even better than I do, I've missed alot of your growing up. I'm not sure
whether the "weaknesses" I'm going to mention are really that or just the "innocence of youth".
My biggest concern for you has always been your sensitivity. You have always seemed to take

criticism very hard. The reason for my concern is that we face daily criticism and rejection of
ideas in our lives and I don't want your sensitivity to keep you from putting yourself out there to
get rejected. I also see a certain amount of naivete in you. Don't take everything at face value.
Base your decisions on your own knowledge and experience, not what someone is telling you. It
really is difficult to come up with more weaknesses and I'm afraid it is partly because I don't
know you as well as I should. I'm also not sure if what I have mentioned are truly your
weaknesses or something we all have when young and lose with the reality of everyday life.
Grandpa Barricklow: Dear Bella,
I am happy to be able to help out with your college classroom assignment. It has been a few
years since college, so I am not certain that what I write will rise to the standard required of your
writing class. This is especially the case since I personnally failed, miserably, to do well at
expressing myself in high school and as a college freshman. More importantly, I don't want it to
reflect badly on you or make you have to critique your grandfather as a flaming idiot; you didn't
state how this was to be used.
Bella, your request was both flattering and funny to me. Flattering because you have
many aunts, uncles and cousins that would be contempory, and better understand all that kids
currently have to live through and adapt to. They, therefore, likely have a better idea of how you
fit in todays world. (In hind sight, could this be a fault of yours - requesting (perhaps respecting)
the feelings, vision and input of someone a little out of step?)
Bella, I find you to be an unpretentious, loving and respectful individual. These
characteristics are displayed in the ways you share your soul openly and, so frequently, give your
energies for others benefit. The way you treat all of our family members, and the concern you
express for those less fortunate or just down on their luck, is commendable for a young person;
especially in the society of "me and now"!
You are a lovely young woman! You appear generally happy with who and what you are.
Therefore, you are more relaxed and easy to be with. Because you are generally relaxed and
open minded, you are easy and interesting to talk with, to listen to, to debate with. While I'd
have to say you are conservative (not in a political sense) in nature, you are fun to be with. I feel
you would be more than a safe bet to choose as a friend, a sounding board, a confidant.
Knowing how much you have been influenced by your father, I fully expect you to be a
wonderful wife and caring mother; that is not to be taken as a desire to see you as either in the
near future!!!!
Your openness does not mean that you do not have conviction, just that you accept that
you are young, have much to feel, much to learn of, much to see and do. You have shown that
you can, and will likely, weigh these experiences evenly and fairly as they are presented. From
them, I am confident, you will let your character, conviction and purpose evolve for a better you
- a better member of a civil society.
Your weaknesses, I think, can be summed up, as a result of your being so loved,
sheltered, protected, and fortunate in life (not saying you are a spoiled baby or beyond
comprehension financially wealthy) that you have little experience in personally dealing with
significant setbacks or misfortune. You are, for the most part, untested in real life and, perhaps,
too gullable and good to see through the first wave of every test you face. Do not let this
statement sink your heart, for what I truly expect is that, just as you have shown in the pool with
your swim team, you will succesfully make the turn, stroke and kick and drive yourself through
and above the water! You will not drown in life!

Josh (Brother): Ok.. When Isabella was little, she would get very attached to new friends. I
remember her kindergarten teachers would have to tell her that she was not allowed to kiss all of
her friends goodbye. Also when we go on vacation like cruises, she would become really good
friends with some of the other children and write them for a while when we came home.
Sometimes she cares too much - like her relationship with her first boyfriend who had
lots of problems and Bella feels like she need to fix their problems and comfort people when
they are in trouble. She also has a boyfriend now who she feels like she needs to comfort alot
and cares for him instead of him caring for himself. She was going to be a vegetarian when she
was 8 years old and then 8 years later decided that she didn't want to do that anymore..
She is funny when she is around family and has been fun to be around while growing up.
She can make a joke out of something serious and her and I have our own jokes that only we
laugh at. She is very dedicated at swimming and writing and my teachers have suggested that
Bella read over my essays because they respect her so much.
Kayleigh (Little Sister): Bella's strengths are: She is super nice and very caring of other people.
She is very smart and able to focus very well in school and on important projects in her life.
Her weaknesses are: She doesn't like to take charge. She is also unable to tell someone
when they are doing something wrong. She does not like confronation.
She is not the best at saying "no". She also sometimes takes things a little too seriously.
Kimmy (Old babysitter and close friend):
I met Bella when she was five, she had these big brown sparkly eyes and warm welcoming
grin. Originally my role in her life was to be her baby-sitter, but she became more of a little sister
and friend over the years. Bella and her brother were the first kids I ever watched and I think
they ended up teaching me way more about life than I could ever teach them.
Bella has always been a voracious reader and talented writer. I remember reading her stories as
a little girl and thinking this 8 year old has better insight (and grammar) than I do. Her thirst for
knowledge is one of her greatest qualities. Bella is constantly reading, writing and reflecting on
the world around her, I have never seen a person come home with such a big stack of library
books and actually read all of them by the time they are due.
In addition to Bellas thirst for knowledge is her passionate demeanor. Bella's eyes light up
when she's passionate about something, whether its a book she has recently read, a story she has
written or an issue she wants to solve. Bella has a way of perfectly articulating her feelings, in
fact she is so good at it by the end of a conversation with Bella you are agreeing with her.
With her passionate demeanor comes her knack for being a leader. Bella is a natural born
leader. Bella isn't afraid to jump into a new experience or lead a group of people. Bella is great at
building people up and helping them realize their potential. Bella is extremely thoughtful and is
always looking out for other people.
Bella is a busy person and I think thrives on being busy, however with that said comes the
problem of over-committing. I have seen Bella stretch herself too thin and get overwhelmed.
Bella's problem with being overwhelmed is that she doesn't always let people know she is
overwhelmed. (And her peers don't know she is overwhelmed because it doesnt interfere with
her task at hand. )My wish for Bella through her scholastic career is making sure she treats
herself as priority, and takes time for herself.

To me Bella is a practically perfect human (I might be a bit biased because she more of a sister
than friend. Bella is extremely kind, hard working and as I said above will do anything for
anyone. The world shines extra brightly with her in it and I am so proud of her for all her work
and accomplishments at just 18 years. The world could use a lot more Bellas in it.
Andrew Heise (Boyfriend):
One of Bella Barricklows greatest qualities is her unwavering compassion for everyone.
Never in my life have I met someone so willing to care, so generous with her time, or so
empathetic towards the struggles of her friends. She is fiercely loyal, and if you are lucky
enough to become her friend, Bella is always there, good days or bad. Before I knew Bella that
well, I (regrettably) thought her kindness was superficial, but as Ive come to realize, she actually
is that person. She really does love that openly and support her friends with the utmost poise and
grace.
A drawback of Bellas compassion is that she tends to get so caught up in caring about
others feelings that she has trouble expressing what she actually wants. She becomes indecisive,
and debilitatingly so. Bellas indecisiveness is a bit aggravating, mostly because Im a pretty
apathetic person, and I would rather her make decisions on what should be for dinner or where
we should go. For example just this past weekend, when I visited Bella at Central, she
continuously asked me what I wanted to do, despite the fact that I had never been to Mount
Pleasant before. I think that this only exists because Bella is too sensitive and caring to those
around her, and so her caring and compassion both work for and against her.

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