I'm amazed to have the Activator strength. I see and appreciate it in others, yet have never felt I possessed it. I move at a crawl, because of the Strategic repercussions I see, my desire to gather more data, and my ethical standards. Can a couple of other strengths essentially cancel out another?

I do not think the strengths are intended to be able to cancel each other out... rather your strengths can be applied in a variety of circumstances, and not necessarily all at once. I, too, am an Activator. At first I thought of this trait as having a plethora of impatience, as I have always known that about myself. But the intent behind the strengths is how you can positively and constructively apply them. I have also known that my "Action Oriented" competency is a bit overused at times. Same general idea really. Look at your strengths and think about how to most constructively apply them. Do you relate to the Activator examples at all?