This Is Me

It’s amazing  the things you learn about yourself everyday. The Birth Order research showed some specific traits first-borns, middle children, and youngest children tend to have. I personally am a first-born and looking at this has made me really think if the research got it right.  Am I really what the research says I am? I was dumbfounded by how accurate the research got it right. I feel like in general, the research did illustrate a picture of me.

The research first showed some personal traits first-borns commonly have. Goal-oriented captured my attention because I am like that. I set up specific goals and try to accomplish them. In my freshman year, I set out to get two AP classes and I fulfilled that goal this year by getting AP Spanish and AP World History. Reaching my goals has always made my path for the future because if I don't set goals I feel like I’m walking into the unknown with no purpose. Another personality trait stated was well organized. If I wasn’t as organized as I am I wouldn’t be able to keep up my grades and have things on time. I try as hard as I can to keep my binder nice and organized because that way I can locate anything I need. I’m also in AVID so a well organized binder is a priority. In my room, I put everything where it’s suppose to go because I feel that unorganized things can’t function properly. These personality traits were very accurate but this wasn’t all that got it right.

Not only did the research get my personality traits, but it also gave mental traits that portrayed me. One of the traits that I feel strongly explained me was having strong powers of concentration. If someone is talking to me, I focus on what they are saying so I can clearly understand them. When I'm doing my assignments or tests I focus in what’s in front of me and let all distractions not bother me.  I also feel that I am analytical when  it comes to making decisions. There has to be a logical reason in order for me to do something. I don’t want to do a whole lot of dumb decisions but I know that I am human and that mistakes are bound to happen so I don't beat on myself for doing so. To see that my personal mental traits matched with the ones shown bewildered me because these are there kind of things you don't physically see in a person. The accuracy of this research didn’t stop here.

First-born work habits were also displayed in the research. It said that first-borns were reliable. I have always thought myself to be a reliable person especially now that I’m back at school. I constantly get texts or calls from friends asking for help on homework  and I’m always there for them. They can count on me and I hope that I can count on them too. Another work habit was being punctual. For starters, I have literally all my life been raised to be ready and on time for everything. I even got an award in 8th grade for not missing a day of school since Kindergarten. Till this day, I haven’t so I really feel being punctual defines me. There were much more traits that expressed me too but these were just some of the ones that I could relate to the most.

         Almost all of the traits shown I felt illustrated who I am. I feel like this research is very reliable because it was very accurate and the people or person that created this research don't know who I am. They didn't study me to get these traits. I’m very curious to know how they got this research. It never says how all of these traits were found and it would be really cool to know how because it was so accurate. This research has showed me who I really am as a person and this amazes me because I hadn't really thought about it. I now see that I am an amiable person and not someone people would avoid and this makes me happy because this is truly me.