March 14 2022 at 12:00AM
2022-03-15 Learning From Character Strengths with Ruth Pearce
Be Hopeful:
Hope is not blind confidence that things will work out for the best. It involves having a specific, measurable goal, and then taking specific steps to make it happen. Hope is the backbone of change. We take a goal and put plans in place to make that goal happen and then we execute and adjust against that plan.
Be Strong:
2/3 of the workforce is disengaged (Gallup) and coincidentally – or is it? – 2/3 of people are strength blind (VIA Institute on Character). Sometimes we do not even know that our most special gifts really are strengths.
My top VIA Character Strengths are Appreciation of Beauty & Excellence, Bravery, Curiosity, Fairness and Gratitude. What is yours? How can they help you? Take your assessment to find out: http://DuPontPilot.pro.viasurvey.org
Be Brave:
Being brave is being uncomfortable and doing it anyway. It does not require that the effort be momentous, or that the action be dangerous. Bravery is about pushing ourselves out of our comfort zones. This is essential in these times of disruption because we can find ourselves outside our comfort zone more often than we expect. I love – and fear - a brave moment. It is scary, it is uncomfortable, and it is a chance to test my mettle, and above all, to GROW.
Be Curious:
Who is out there? What can we learn? What can we learn from one another? What strengths do you bring to this situation? What new and different perspective do you offer to those around you? Insatiable curiosity has led me to constantly evolve. It supports my shaky bravery – as curiosity to see what is on the other side of discomfort drives me forward. Curiosity keeps me thinking, experimenting, and growing.
I asked others what they think you will want to know. I was excited to hear these phrases:
“You don’t just talk about playing to strengths, you do it every day, and you pull strengths out of other people. You reach into them and pull out their very core – a core they don’t always know that they have.”
“Your energy is infectious. I trust you, and I know you are all about helping me to be the best that I can be.”
