What Are Your Top Character Strengths?

by | Last updated on January 24, 2024

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  • Wisdom and Knowledge. Creativity. Curiosity. …
  • Courage. Bravery. Persistence. …
  • Humanity. Love. Kindness. …
  • Justice. Citizenship. …
  • Moderation/Temperance. Forgiveness and mercy. …
  • Transcendence. Appreciation of beauty and excellence.

What are the main character strengths?

  • Appreciation of Beauty & Excellence. Transcendence. “I recognize, emotionally experience, and appreciate the beauty around me and the skill of others.” …
  • Bravery. Courage. …
  • Creativity. Wisdom. …
  • Curiosity. Wisdom. …
  • Fairness. Justice. …
  • Forgiveness. Temperance. …
  • Gratitude. Transcendence. …
  • Honesty. Courage.

What are your top three character strengths?

  • Wisdom and Knowledge. Creativity. Curiosity. …
  • Courage. Bravery. Persistence. …
  • Humanity. Love. Kindness. …
  • Justice. Citizenship. …
  • Moderation/Temperance. Forgiveness and mercy. …
  • Transcendence. Appreciation of beauty and excellence.

Which character strengths are most important?

A new study published in the Journal of Positive Psychology suggests that while all character strengths serve an important function, some may be more central to psychological well-being than others — and that

zest, hope, and humor

are the three strengths most commonly found in well-rounded and psychologically healthy …

What are your top five signature strengths?

  • Creativity: Original; adaptive; ingenuity.
  • Curiosity: Interest; novelty-seeking; exploration; openness to experience.
  • Judgment: Critical thinking; thinking things through; open-minded.
  • Love of Learning: Mastering new skills & topics; systematically adding to knowledge.

What are positive strengths?

Positive psychology defines mental strength through the following attributes:

Adaptability

.

Endurance

.

Steadfastness

.

Dependability

.

What kind of strengths can a person have?


Accurate


Action-oriented


Adventurous
Confident Considerate Courageous Creative Curious Decisive Dedicated Deliberate Detail-oriented Determined Disciplined Educated

What are the 24 qualities of a person?

  • DRIVE. Geniuses have a strong desire to work hard and long.
  • COURAGE. It takes courage to do things others consider impossible.
  • DEVOTION TO GOALS.
  • KNOWLEDGE.
  • HONESTY.
  • OPTIMISM.
  • ABILITY TO JUDGE.
  • ENTHUSIASM.

What are core strengths?

Core strengths generally fall into the three key areas of

play, personal and work

. But of these, the personal area is fundamental. It might include optimism, generosity, energy, empathy, or honesty. These comprise the background of every activity you undertake.

What are your strengths?

  • Communication skills.
  • People skills.
  • Writing skills.
  • Analytical skills.
  • Honesty.
  • Leadership skills.
  • Patience.
  • Writing skills.

How do you develop character strengths?

  1. Identify: Take the character strengths survey to identify your strengths.
  2. Commit: Pick one of your key strengths that you’d like to work on for a week.
  3. Practice! Start every day for the coming 7 days with a reflection on the practice of your value. …
  4. Share the love.

What are social strengths?

Social strengths are

skills, abilities, knowledge and character traits

that allow an individual to successfully navigate social situations. These are quite diverse and align to an individual’s personality.

What are the 16 virtues?

  • Patience. Capable of waiting calmly,or without complaining.
  • Kindness. Gentle, considerate,and friendly in nature.
  • Honesty. Displaying truthfulness, or trustworthiness.
  • Self- Control. Effective control over one owns actions or emotions.
  • Courage.
  • Love.
  • Respect.
  • Responsibility.

What are signature strengths?

Summary of Research Findings “Signature strengths” refers to

those character strengths that are most essential to who we are

. In addition, they are strengths that usually (but not always) appear toward the top of one’s profile of results after taking the free VIA Survey.

What is a phasic strength?

By definition, a phasic strength is

a strength that rises and falls based on the situation we’re in

. Said another way, a phasic strength is not your signature strength (therefore it appears in the middle or lower end of your strengths profile), but when the situation calls for it you bring it forth very strongly.

What are your character strengths as a working individual?

Journal of General Management, 34 (2), 21-26. Work demands required less of these strengths than what is natural for the individual:

social intelligence, gratitude, teamwork, hope, humor, creativity, kindness, forgiveness

, modesty/humility, bravery, love, appreciation of beauty/excellence, spirituality.

Rachel Ostrander
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Rachel Ostrander
Rachel is a career coach and HR consultant with over 5 years of experience working with job seekers and employers. She holds a degree in human resources management and has worked with leading companies such as Google and Amazon. Rachel is passionate about helping people find fulfilling careers and providing practical advice for navigating the job market.