Unlock the 9 character strengths of your amazing self!
Abundance
“The Abundance Mentality, on the other hand, flows out of a deep inner sense of personal worth and security. It is the paradigm that there is plenty out there and enough to spare for everybody.
– Stephen Covey
– Stephen Covey
Abundance
One simple way to channel abundance mentality is to practice gratitude.
Have you acknowledged yourself or others who have supported your worth and security?
Have you acknowledged yourself or others who have supported your worth and security?
AUTONOMY
Autonomy is different from Independence.
It means acting
with Choice.
- Daniel H. Pink
- Daniel H. Pink
AUTONOMY
Autonomy is leading one’s life based on reasons, values and desires that shape you and are unaffected by external factors.
Practice acting with Choice. Take a stand. Speak up on an issue.
Practice acting with Choice. Take a stand. Speak up on an issue.
Creativity
There is no such thing as a great idea. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope
- Mark Twain
- Mark Twain
Creativity
Creativity is often discussed in terms of Big “C” - strenghth of great artists. Let’s practice the small “C”
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Practice doing one thing you always do in 3 different ways. You will learn new things about yourself. Be creative!
Practice doing one thing you always do in 3 different ways. You will learn new things about yourself. Be creative!
Resilience
Try no to resist the changes that come in your way. Instead, let life live through you. And do not worry that your life is turning upside down. How do you know that the side you are used to
is better than the one
to come?
- Rumi
- Rumi
Resilience
You have experienced change all your life and come through. Document your past 3 triumphs despite setbacks.
List your inner strengths/outer resources. Let them inspire your future.
List your inner strengths/outer resources. Let them inspire your future.
influence
Real power has to do with one's ability to influence the hearts and minds of others.
- Dalai Lama
- Dalai Lama
influence
When you connect, interact and engage in give and take with others, you are building power.
Make one such attempt every month to flex your influence strength.
Make one such attempt every month to flex your influence strength.
renewal
That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but in a new way.
-Doris Lessing
-Doris Lessing
renewal
In process of renewal, you are likely “in the zone” and passionate about what you are focusing on.
Have you consciously thought of activities/systems of action that can nourish you in this manner?
Have you consciously thought of activities/systems of action that can nourish you in this manner?
wholeness
The point is to unify the opposites, both positive and negative, by discovering a ground which transcends and encompasses both.
- Ken Wilbur
- Ken Wilbur
wholeness
We often describe wholeness as meditative or somatic practice of integrating mind-heart-body.
Have you considered using wholeness for all encompassing assessment of an issue in your life?
Have you considered using wholeness for all encompassing assessment of an issue in your life?
authenticity
Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we
think we are supposed to be and embracing who we are
-Brene Brown
-Brene Brown
authenticity
To show up as yourself means surrendering into acceptance first. It takes courage to show your vulnerability. And yet from it you can rise stronger.
Meditate to Om (Atman/Self) and channel the vulnerable self. It is the true YOU.
Meditate to Om (Atman/Self) and channel the vulnerable self. It is the true YOU.
presence
Be the presence, not the person. It is open, spacious, silent, empty, and forever aware; focused on nothing and yet intrinsically in tune with the totality of its environment.
- Zen Thinking
- Zen Thinking
presence
Your presence is your awareness of your body and its personal and peripheral boundaries.
Practice expanding your presence. Stand upright, stretch your arms, scan your body from head-to-toe and the space around you. Use ALL of it as YOU.
Practice expanding your presence. Stand upright, stretch your arms, scan your body from head-to-toe and the space around you. Use ALL of it as YOU.