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Why signature strengths Matter New ways to Flex your strengths!Balancing and Boosting Middle and Lesser strengths

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This VIA-Me Pathways Report will help you get in closer touch with all of your character strengths. You will learn more about your positive qualities and gain tools that will help you put your strengths to work in your life.

Character strengths can help you:

• Increase your happiness at home and work.

• Improve your relationships.

• Discover balance with your health.

• Increase your performance at work and school.

• Achieve your life goals.

Many people in today’s world focus almost entirely on what’s wrong with them – their problems, their struggles, and their stressors – and often lose sight of what is good and strong in them. But, there’s much more to life than problems. This VIA-Me Pathways Report is a way for you to take a strengths-based approach in life, and will help you shift your focus from what’s wrong to what’s strong.

A strengths-based approach:

• Is honest (acknowledges problems, but doesn’t

get lost in them)

• Is positive (focuses on what is best and good)

• Is empowering (encourages and advances the

individual)

• Is energizing (uplifts and fuels the person)

• Is connecting (brings the person closer to

others, aiding in mutual connection)

You will learn that you have many character strengths, some more naturally-occurring in you than others. As you go through these pages, it is important to remember that you have the capacity to express and develop all of the 24 strengths discussed in this report. In a nutshell, all strengths are important – they all matter – some are more relevant at certain times than others. Con

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Explore YourSignature Strengths

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Explore YourMiddle Strengths

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This graph shows all of your 24 character strengths in rank-order. Remember that all 24 of these strengths are important. You have varying degrees of all of these character strengths and the capacity to express each one.

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Your Signature Strengths

Your signature strengths are those strengths that best describe the positive aspects of who you are. These strengths are strong capacities in you and they are probably engaging, energizing, and comfortable for you to use. Your family and friends would immediately agree these are important strengths that you have. Finding ways to use and express

In the pages that follow you will see a detailed description of each of your signature strengths as well as other impor-tant and useful information about the strength and how to apply it in your life. As you read through the details of your signature strengths, consider two points:

• How has the signature strength played a role in your life successes?• What effect does using your signature strengths have on others?

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HOW OTHERS SEE YOU People might describe you as:

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1 Love of LearningAbout your strength of Love of LearningOne of your higher strengths is love of learning, which means you have a passion for learning for its own sake. It ismost present when you are mastering new skills, topics, and bodies of knowledge. When you learn, you take yourinitial curiosity and interest in a topic to ever-deepening levels. You dig deep into new and old topics, not beingsatisfied with a shallow understanding of things. You feel good when you increase your knowledge by reading,going to museums and libraries, taking classes, or viewing/attending educational programs.

You describe yourself as a lifelong learner. When you learn something new, it’s like a door opens, and you neverwant to stop learning. This strength may lead you to experience a state of flow in which time flies by as you aresoaking up new information. Being knowledgeable can help you connect to others by being able to converse onnumerous subjects, as long as you stay mindfully aware of not seeming like you know it all.

KNOWLEDGEABLEWELL-EDUCATED

INTERESTEDEXPERIENCED

INTELLIGENTCURIOUS

CONVERSANT

One of the best ways toimprove your love of learning isto make the topic area orsubject matter of personalinterest to you.

The mind is not like a vessel that needs to befilled, but rather like a wood that needs to belighted.-Plutarch

That is what learning is. You suddenly understandsomething you've understood all your life, but in anew way.-Doris Lessing

Learn everything you can, anytime you can, fromanyone you can— there will always come a timewhen you will be grateful you did.-Sarah Caldwell

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Flex your StrengthWhy does it matter?

Words of Wisdom and Inspiration


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Pursuit of knowledge is more fun and engaging foryou than for others with less of this strength.Learning in and of itself is an enjoyable experienceregardless of whether the knowledge you areacquiring is useful. But, of course, there are manybenefits to being knowledgeable, from becomingsuccessful as a student, to being an interestingconversationalist, to being helpful in findingsolutions to problems and approaches tochallenges. This strength helps you, overall, feelcompetent.

You are also likely to persevere over thechallenges that you face because you are able totake a stance of learning and growth when a newsetback or obstacle emerges. For example, yougenerate strategies for approaching content to belearned and rethink these strategies on the basisof obstacles that come up.

When you express your love oflearning strength, it is likely youare “in the zone” andpassionate about what you areplacing your attention on. Haveyou consciously directed yourlove of learning strength inorder to achieve greatersuccess at work or school? Ifso, how did you do this?

For me, losing a tennis match isn't failure, it'sresearch.-Billie Jean King

Deliberately learn five new words,including their meaning and usage, at leasttwice a week.

Join a local book club.

Travel to new places and blend educationwith leisure.

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2 JudgmentAbout your strength of JudgmentOne of your signature strengths is judgment, often referred to as open-mindedness or critical thinking. You weighinformation thoroughly. You consider all possibilities and examine things from all sides. You make sure you haveall the facts before making your decisions.

Judgment is a strength that helps you build knowledge about a particular topic, issue, or point of view. When youare using this strength, you are looking at things from all angles. You are thinking through problems andchallenges that come up, and you are not quick to jump to conclusions. When you are at your best with thisstrength, you show the ability to weigh issues fairly and to change your mind in the light of new evidence.

CRITICAL THINKEROPEN-MINDEDREASONABLE

CLEAR THINKER

EVEN-HANDEDFAIR-MINDED

RATIONALCLEVER

People are nearly twice aslikely to seek information thatsupports their attitudes,beliefs, and behaviors, ratherthan contradictory informationthat would support theirjudgment strength.

Not knowing when the dawn will come, I openevery door.-Emily Dickinson

All attack is a call for help. When you know this,you begin at once to look deeply into thequestion of what kind of help is being called for.-Neale Donald Walsch

After an orange cloud — formed as a result of adust storm over the Sahara and caught up by aircurrents — reached the Philippines and settledthere with rain, I understood that we are all sailingin the same boat.-Vladimir Kovalyonok (Astronaut)

It is a bad plan that admits of no modification.-Publilius Syrus

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Because you are open-minded and less likely to bebiased in your decision making, you are morelikely to make accurate decisions and makedecisions that you do not regret. The reason forthis is you evaluate all sides of an issue equallywhereas close-minded people favor the views ofauthority figures, popular convention, or currentlyheld viewpoints.

Your strength of judgment helps you counteractfaulty thinking. If you find yourself getting caughtin negative thinking traps, you have the benefit ofcalling upon your judgment strength to find thebalance in the situation. Others look to you for abalanced viewpoint, making you a good friend andconfidante. You are likely to be a good listener, acharacteristic that helps you form meaningfulrelationships.

Judgment relates to the search for meaning in life.This helps you as you develop that pathway tohappiness that deals with uncovering a sense ofwhat brings you deeper meaning and purpose inyour life.

Judgment is a strength thathelps you see situations frommany angles. How might youuse this strength in yourrelationships in a way thathelps nurture and developthem?

To see a world in a grain of sand, and heaven ina wildflower, hold infinity in the palm of your handand eternity in an hour.-William Blake

Start an activity and ask myself: Why?When? And how?

Play devil’s advocate on an issue that Ihave strong opinions about.

Attend a multicultural event and criticallyevaluate my views during and afterwards.

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3 PrudenceAbout your strength of PrudenceOne of your signature strengths is prudence, which is sometimes referred to as cautious wisdom. You thinkbefore you act in that you consider consequences, and you try not to say or do things that you might regret later.You are careful not to take undue risks. Better safe than sorry is a motto that guides your life. You always thinkbefore you speak and make a clear distinction between what is right and what is wrong.

Prudence is a strength that protects you from focusing too much on quick pleasures and desires. Since you have anatural orientation to the future, you are tuned into both short-term and long-term goals, and you are good ataccomplishing them. Your prudence leads you to be practical in your decisions and plans and comes across inyour ability to reason and think through situations, such as weighing the costs and benefits of the actions youmight take.

CAREFULCAUTIOUS

WISECONSCIENTIOUS

PRACTICALSENSIBLEPLANFULSTABLE

Prudence is one of thestrengths that is mostconnected with having lessproblems with aggressivebehavior.

He who every morning plans the transaction ofthe day and follows out that plan, carries athread that will guide him through the maze ofthe most busy life. But where no plan is laid,where the disposal of time is surrendered merelyto the chance of incidence, chaos will soonreign.-Victor Hugo

Those who would climb to a lofty height must goby steps, not leaps.-St. Gregory the Great in a letter to Augustine ofCanterbury

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Your prudence is closely linked with your ability tobe conscientious and is associated withcooperativeness, assertiveness, interpersonalwarmth, and insightfulness. Because you are agood thinker, it is likely to lead to positive lifeoutcomes.

Another big benefit of your prudence isproductivity, which can emerge for you in thework or school setting and helps you besuccessful in the context of training.

Sometimes people do notreadily see the benefits to theirprudence strength. Take a lookat the descriptions and wordsabove. What are some of theways in which prudence hasserved you well in your life?

Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.-William Shakespeare

Every mistake has a halfway moment, a splitsecond when it can be recalled and perhapsremedied.-Pearl S. Buck

Consult with my significant others beforemaking a final decision.

Think twice before saying anything. Do thisexercise at least ten times a week andnote its effects.

Visualize the consequences of mydecisions in one, five, and ten years’ time.

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4 CreativityAbout your strength of CreativityOne of your signature strengths is creativity, which is also viewed as originality and ingenuity. You are an originalthinker. You think of new and different ways to solve everyday problems. People say you have a goodimagination. You may or may not be artistic, but you are certainly creative in your approach to life and when youare given a task to create something (e.g., a new program, a new design, a new way of organizing something).When people come to you with a problem, it is often your creativity strength that helps you provide a goodsolution or approach.

When you are truly doing something or saying something that is creative, there are at least two elementsinvolved: originality of the idea or the product and adaptability in that it is practical or useful in life. Creativity isone of your wisdom strengths because it helps you to work with, build, and apply your knowledge for the benefitof others and yourself.

ARTISTICORIGINAL

IMAGINATIVE

INDEPENDENTRISK-TAKER

UNCONVENTIONAL

There are many ways to boostcreativity, such as engaging inproblem-solving activities,reading or writing poetry,journaling, and participating incultural/art programs.

The point of creativity is to express and challengeyourself, to make meaning, to embrace your life.-Peggy Orenstein

The creative is the place where no one else hasever been. You have to leave the city of yourcomfort and go into the wilderness of yourintuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful.What you'll discover is yourself.-Alan Alda

I teach my sighs to lengthen into songs.-Theodore Roethke

Imagination is the beginning of creation. Youimagine what you desire, you will what youimagine, and at last you create what you will.-George Bernard Shaw

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Your creativity helps you to be open to newexperiences, to discover new opportunities, andto take risks. This helps drive your interest inactivities and generate ideas that others findinteresting.

If you are like many creative people, your self-confidence and strong self-knowledge help you tobe comfortable in a variety of situations and toadapt to challenges that come up, whether theybe internal challenges (e.g., depression) orexternal stressors.

When you are in a leadership role, your creativityhelps you to inspire and motivate your followersand even to help them become leadersthemselves.

Creativity is a strength oftendiscussed in the domains ofone’s work and hobbies, but itcan be applied to any lifedomain. How have you usedyour creativity in your closerelationships?

The creation is not a study, a roughed-in sketch; itis supremely, meticulously created, createdabundantly, extravagantly, and in fine....Even onthe perfectly ordinary and clearly visible level,creation carries on with an intricacyunfathomable and apparently uncalled for.-Annie Dillard

Use leftovers (food, stationery, and such)to make new products.

Redesign my room or home.

Read about famous creative people andidentify what made them unique.

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5 FairnessAbout your strength of FairnessOne of your signature strengths is fairness, which is treating all people in a just and balanced way. This does notmean that you treat everyone the same, rather that you treat all people according to principles of fairness andjustice. It is important to you that all people get a chance and are treated with equality. You believe thateveryone’s opinion counts, regardless of how you feel personally about them; this reflects your ability to putyourself in other people’s shoes. You feel that the ability to compromise is an important part of who you are. Yourfairness is probably a critical factor in what leads people to trust you and to feel close to you.

You are often good at being able to see different perspectives when moral dilemmas arise. You push yourself tothink from another person’s reality and do not let personal feelings bias your decisions about others. As someonewho cares about fairness, you are willing to stand up for those who are cast aside in society or are mistreated.The more you practice being open-minded, the more tolerant of other cultures and perspectives that you findyourself becoming.

BALANCEDEMPATHICTOLERANT

JUSTIMPARTIAL

EVENHANDED

Fairness is one of the mostcommonly endorsed characterstrengths across the world.

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruitsthan strict justice.-Abraham Lincoln

To this day I believe we are here on earth to live,grow, and do what we can to make this world abetter place for all people to enjoy freedom.-Rosa Parks

Justice consists not in being neutral between rightand wrong but in finding out the right andupholding it, wherever found, against the wrong.-Theodore Roosevelt

Courage is of no value unless accompanied byjustice; yet if all men became just, there would beno need for courage.-Agesilaus the Second

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A well-developed and balanced strength offairness brings forth a number of benefits. You area good problem solver, especially when it comesto relationship issues. This is enhanced by yourability to take the perspective of others. Fairnesscauses other people to trust you.

Other benefits of your fairness are self-reflectionand self-knowledge, which emerge from yoursensitivity to issues of morality and justice.Moreover, you are more likely to engage inpositive, prosocial behavior and less likely to getinvolved with illegal and immoral behavior or anytype of behavior that has a direct negative impacton others.

Your fairness characterstrength probably plays animportant role in the majordecisions that you make. Canyou think of a particularsituation in which fairness wasthe major driving factor in adecision you made or actionyou took for the greater good?

It is in justice that the ordering of society iscentered.-Aristotle

Justice is the constant and perpetual will to allotto every man his due.-Domitus Ulpian

Read biographies of famous people whoexemplify social justice such as Gandhi,Martin Luther King, and Nelson Mandela.

Volunteer or learn about an organizationthat educates and campaigns for equalhuman rights.

Self-monitor to see whether I think aboutor treat people of other ethnicities andcultures stereotypically.

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6 HonestyAbout your strength of HonestyOne of your signature strengths is honesty, also referred to as integrity or authenticity. You present yourself in agenuine way and act sincerely. People see you as real: What you see is what you get. You stick to what you valueand what you believe to be true. You are truthful, and you keep your promises and commitments.

Honesty is a strength of courage because it is not always easy to speak the truth and tell people what you think,as well as to take responsibility for your feelings and actions. To this end, you own your feelings and behaviors.Many times it is a challenge to call forth what is best in us, our signature strengths, and your strength of honestyhelps you to do so. It helps you to be authentic and align your deepest values with your actions. Oftentimes yourhonesty shows up best in situations in which there is both an easy way and a hard way of handing something.You are genuine in your interactions with others, and that builds trusting relationships.

AUTHENTICGENUINEDIRECT

TRUTHFULSTRAIGHTFORWARD

CANDID

Humans are very clever atfinding ways to avoid the truth,such as making excuses,minimizing their behavior, nottaking responsibility, andcondemning authority. All ofthese are approaches thatimpact our level of honestyand authenticity.

Find what you love to do. Find your passion. Knowwhat makes you want to get up in the morning;that's all you need.-Condoleezza Rice

Acceptance is the universal currency of realfriendship. . . . It does not warp or shape orwrench a person to be anything other than whatthey are.-Joan Chittister

We know truth, not only by reason but also by theheart.-Blaise Pascal

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The immediate benefit of honesty for you includesthe accompanying feelings of being authentic,real, and a person of integrity. You are typicallyviewed as a trustworthy person by others, whichbodes well for creating and maintaining healthy,positive relationships. This includes thedevelopment of creating effective relationships inthe workplace.

Another benefit is that you set goals that areconsistent with your values and who you are, andyou are likely to reach these goals. This thencontributes to a sense of satisfaction and well-being, and a positive, upward spiral of growth andpositive change occurs for you.

Honesty is a strength that isoften discussed in the contextof relationships, for example,being honest with a loved one.It is important to also apply thisstrength inwardly. How honestare you with yourself?

Improving one's lot in life is a sign of health andgrowth. But we've got to be careful about alwaysdemanding some nonexistent perfection andlearn instead to appreciate, to enhance what isin hand.-Henry Miller

Monitor every time I tell a lie, even if it is asmall one. Try to make my list shorterevery day.

Think of creative yet honest ways ofrelating to others.

Think and act fairly when I face the nextchallenge, regardless of its impact on myposition or popularity.

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Your Middle StrengthsYour middle strengths are an important part of who you are. While these are not your highest, or signature strengths, they still are likely to be ones that you express in your life. However, it may be that they are strengths that you express mostly in one life domain (e.g., work) instead of broadly across all domains, or they could be strengths that are, situational strengths, in that you express them when the circumstance calls for it.

These strengths are likely not as automatic as your signature strengths, but they are close within reach and at your disposal. It is important to understand your middle strengths and how they are expressed in your life.

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Your Middle StrengthsKeep in mind that your middle strengths often serve as a way to balance, support, or manage your signature strengths. For example, someone high in leadership or perseverance who is really hardworking may need to often keep their strength of perspective close by to know “when to say when.” Someone high in curiosity or love of learning who gets wrapped up in factual details and knowledge may need to use their strengths of kindness and fairness close at hand to maintain a focus on others and a base toward relationships.

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You are close to other people andcare deeply about them. There arepeople in your life who also caredeeply about your feelings and well-being. At times you are able to putsomeone else’s needs above yourown and take pleasure from that. Youcan express warmth and compassionfor the people in your life who mattermost.

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You are able to see beauty aroundyou and appreciate when things aredone with excellence. Sometimes youare in awe of things that others maytake for granted. You may admiregreat art and science, such as whatmay be seen in music, movies, anddrama, and jobs done to highstandards.

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Sometimes you are able to stand upfor what is right, even when othersoppose you. People may know you assomeone who does not shrink in theface of a threat and can stand upagainst popular opinion. You may beable to face your fears or your ownpersonal struggles directly.

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You find pleasure in helping others.Oftentimes you go out of your way tomake other people happy and actnice for its own sake rather than forsome other benefit. You may bedescribed as someone who doesgood deeds for others.

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Your Middle Strengths


You can often see the big picture insituations. People may come to youfor advice or counsel, and you canusually provide an insightful point ofview. You are able to addressimportant and difficult questionsabout life’s biggest issues; andsometimes you have a way of lookingat the world that helps make sense ofthings.

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In most situations you would ratherblend into the crowd than stand out.You are able to put others beforeyourself, and you try not to act as ifyou are more special or importantthan others. You may describeyourself as a modest person—onewho lets their accomplishments speakfor themselves.

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In many or all situations, you are ableto control your impulses, desires, andyour emotions. Most of the time, youare a disciplined person, and you areable to keep up with healthy habits ofliving. This strength helps you to keepa sense of balance, order, andprogress in your life.

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You often see yourself as an explorer,open to new experiences andknowledge. Sometimes you findyourself wondering about things.Many times you are drawn to the newand different. You may enjoydiscovering new places, people,situations, and ideas.

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In most situations you are playful, andyou enjoy bringing smiles to others’faces. You may be keen to irony,hypocrisy, and double meanings inways that amuse yourself and others.People may say that you have a richimagination and you like to laugh.

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In most cases, you can let go of hurtfeelings and not hold grudges. You tryto give people a second chance andtry to make amends. You would likeothers to make a fresh start after theirmistakes. With most relationships,being able to “let go” of problemscomes relatively easily to you.

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You prefer to finish what you start andovercome the obstacles involved. Youmay enjoy setting goals and workinghard to reach them. People mightdescribe you as a hard worker. Insome circumstances you can gut itout by working long hours or stickingwith a challenging task when it isneeded.

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In some group situations you arecompelled to take the lead andinfluence others to take action andreach goals. You may enjoyorganizing and planning groupactivities. At times, people look to youfor direction, and you are able toassume responsibility for the group’ssuccess and challenges.

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You are often thankful for things inyour life, such as your health, goodfortune, and relationships. You maytake time to count your blessings orreflect on how you have lived or areliving a blessed life. You occasionallynot only feel but express thankfulnessfor the good things that happen toyou and your loved ones.

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You have a capacity for each of these lesser strengths. These are character strengths that do not occur as naturally as your other strengths. It probably requires a fair amount of effort and energy for you to use these strengths well, and at times this may be draining to you.

Naturally, some individuals may have an interest in boosting up their lesser strengths. It is most likely this can be achieved by deliberate practice and by using your signature strengths to do so.

For example, one person might use their signature strength of curiosity to boost their lesser strength of prudence by questioning others for advice on ways to be more conscientious. Another person may wish to boost their lesser strength of humility by using their signature strength of kindness through focusing care and empathy toward others and listening for the struggles of others rather than sharing one’s own experiences.


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FORGIVENESS

HUMOR

CURIOSITY

SELF-REGULATION

HUMILITY

PERSPECTIVE

KINDNESS

BRAVERY

APP OF BEAUTY/EXC

LOVE

HONESTY

FAIRNESS

CREATIVITY

PRUDENCE

JUDGMENT

LOVE OF LEARNING

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Hope

Hopeful individuals regularly look onthe bright side of life. They findpositives when others see onlynegatives, and they expect the bestfor the future. This strength involvesbelieving you can accomplish thegoals that you set, even lookingbravely beyond obstacles that mayarise. Hopeful people tend to behealthier, happier, more resilient, andbetter able to establish positive andhealthy relationships.

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Social Intelligence

Social intelligence involves activelytuning in to your surroundings andreading situations. It is knowing whatmakes people tick and being aware ofthe motives and feelings of otherpeople as well as your own. Anindividual who uses social intelligenceis able to negotiate transactions withpeople with insight and achieve goodresults.

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Teamwork

The strength of teamwork deals witha desire to work as a group memberover working independently.Teamwork is related to citizenship,loyalty, and social responsibility, soteam players usually enjoy theharmony of the greater group orcommunity. Using teamwork in awork setting is likely to generate asense of engagement in your workand help you develop high-qualityconnections with others.

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Spirituality

Spirituality involves having beliefsabout the meaning and purpose oflife that provide comfort to you.Spiritual individuals usually practicetheir beliefs in some way, forexample, meditation, prayercommuning with nature, orattendance at religious services. Thestrength of spirituality helpsindividuals have a sense of beinggrounded and optimistic.

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Zest

Individual portraying zest approachlife with excitement and energy. Theylook forward to each new day andfully participate in life, rather thanviewing it from the sidelines. Zestconnects closely with levels of activityand physical health. It is also linkedwith having a sense of hope andoptimism.

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