The effort you invest each day into working on your strengths is well worth it. You get a great return on strengths.
Life in 2017-2018 is full of demands and deadlines but, at the end of the day, YOU are your own greatest investment.
So, as long as you don’t feel like you’re drowning in narcissism, let’s build on another strength today by asking, by searching and by googling.
Choosing a different strength from the one you chose in the last lesson, how can you explore ways to build on that strength today?
Specifically, what can you ask for? What can you search for? What can you google?
DFQ #10:
Think of three things you can do today to build your strengths. Choose a strength and then complete these sentences and post your completed sentences below:
1. Today I can try building on my (name strength) by asking …
2. Today I can try building on my (name strength) by searching …
3. Today I can try building on my (name strength) by googling …
1. Today I can try building on my creativity by asking selected clients what I can do for them that I had not yet thought of.
2. Today I can try building on my creativity by searching for new and better ways of being more efficient.
3. Today I can try building on my creativity by googling a web site that tests and gives suggestions for improving creativity.
1. Today I can try building on my bravery by asking for examples in my company where someone stuck their neck out.
2. Today I can try building on my bravery by searching for opportunities to exercise my bravery muscles by stepping outside the norm.
3. Today I can try building on my bravery by googling stories where people went ahead and did what they thought was right / best etc when there was some risk to their livelihood, reputation, prospects etc.
1. Today I can try building on my persistence by asking … for direction and assistance when stuck
2. Today I can try building on my persistence by searching … for a mentor
3. Today I can try building on my persistence by googling … articles about persistence
1. Today I can try building on my gratitude by asking someone close to me, how they view my graciousness…
2. Today I can try building on my gratitude by searching for alternative ways of being gracious…
3. Today I can try building on my gratutde by googling biographies of people I see as gracious in the public eye and learning their memes…
Today I can try building on my bravery by making some hard but necessary decisions.
Today I can try building on my bravery by pushing through obstacles rather than being overcome.
Today I can try building on my bravery by improving my resilience.
Today l can try building on my persistence and have Work – Life Balance
Today l can build on my persistence by completing my course and been up-to-date
Today l can build on my persistence by enjoying the challanges ahead…
I can try building on my vitality by asking myself to be honest about the way I plan to balance my personal life with my work life
I can try to build on my vitality by searching for ways to improve my fitness levels without overdoing things
I can try to build on my vitality by Googling “People with high vitality levels” to see how other people perform and what motivates them
1. Today I can try building on my leadership by asking myself what needs to get accomplished first and and make sure I prioritize everything accordingly
2. Today I can try building on my leadership by searching for the people that can help assist in my goals that I am wanting accomplished
3. Today I can try building on my leadership by googling how to videos on two tasks that I have putting off
Today I can try building on my Hope by asking myself why do I often think of Hope as a sign of desperation rather than positive expectation.
Today I can try building on my Hope by searching for new pathways to reach my goals.
Today I can try building on my Hope by googling 10 biographies of people who have overcome the same challenge I currently face.
1. Today I can try building on my curiosity by asking for help in finding a new work opportunity.
2. Today I can try building on my curiosity by searching for information on meditation methods.
3. Today I can try building on my curiosity by binging opportunities for mature people.