WOO (definition from Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath) - stands for winning others over. You enjoy the challenge of meeting new people and getting them to like you. Strangers are rarely intimidating to you. On the contrary, strangers can be energizing. You are drawn to them. You want to learn their names, ask them questions, and find some area of common interest so that you can strike up a conversation and build rapport. Some people shy away from starting up conversations because they worry about running out of things to say. You don't. Not only are you rarely at a loss for words; you actually enjoy initiating with strangers because you derive satisfaction from breaking the ice and making connection. Once that connection is made, you are quite happy to wrap it up and move on. There are new people to meet, new rooms to work, new crowds to mingle in. In your world, there are no strangers, only friends you haven't met yet - lots of them.
After my professor talked about this last strength before he ended class, I felt like I found a description that described me pretty well. It is mostly on point, but I think that because I worry about running out of things to say, I actually initiate the conversations and start to ask questions. WOO sounds like it is! A spirited acronym that already sounds excited. Funny, how I started out as a really really shy girl who refused to talk to anyone in a Summer Christian camp to a person who loves to meet new people and isn't afraid talk to strangers. I owe this to my experience working at The Door, and many of my crazy, close friends, who happen to have this similar personality.
Although I am willing to start conversations and speak/meet people individually, I do fear to be the center of attention, and speak to a larger group of strangers. Speaking of that, the reason why my professor was bringing up strengths to talk about is because the whole class is supposed to present their own personal pitch which brands myself and proves that I am one of a kind. Tough presentations because it's hard to say great things about yourself without coming off as arrogant. Even though I have yet to find my special characteristics that make me oh-so-unique. I have yet to find my passions...
