The two categorizations that the VALS survey gave me were
Striver and Experiencer. A striver is someone who is motivated by their
achievements and highly care about the opinion of others. Money defines success
and they favor stylish products. A lack of skills and focus often prevent them
from moving ahead. An experiencer is motivated by self -expression. They are
often young compulsive consumers and can become enthusiastic very quickly. The
want variety and excitement and they often spend their time outdoors and
socializing. They place a high value on looking good and having cool things.
I think that these two categories each fit me in some way. I
can compare and contrast aspects of my personality with both a striver and an
experiencer. I identify with the striver because I find that I am often
motivated by achievement and I do subconsciously care about others opinions and
thoughts. I want everyone to approve of me, like in some way I should be able
to make them all satisfied and content. I don’t know if I agree that money
defines success like a typical striver, but I do know what its like to never
have enough to meet my desires. I find that sometimes I feel like if I could
obtain a certain object, I would be better. I agree with the lack of focus
preventing me from moving ahead, because often I find it hard to improve my
skills due to attention deficits. I identify with the experiencer because I to
would consider myself at times, a young and compulsive consumer. This fits with
the striver side of me. I am motivated by self-expression and am always looking
for variety and new cool things. I would consider myself to be a little offbeat
so it makes sense that I do this. I have spent a lot of my life in sports like
soccer and would consider myself to be a very social person.
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