Character Strengths

In Virtuous Minds, Phillip Dow helps the reader understand what it means to love God with all of their minds. Dow does this by giving the reader a list of seven intellectual virtues, which can be performed in good or bad ways. Some may choose the path of cheating, arrogance, laziness, or cowardice, but Dow hopes this book will provide an option for recovering intellectual character. He splits the book into three separate parts, part one defines the seven intellectual virtues, while part two presents the awards that will come with these virtues, and finally part three provides the reader with a series of steps to reach this character.

After reading these results of the VIA Survey of Character Strengths I believe it reflected what I also thought of myself. It is not only important to be assessed to have these traits, it is also necessary to let them be incumbent in my personality so as to really captivate the people I have to lead to success.

I think the three most important character traits are kindness, intelligence, and trust. I think these are important because I think these are important in a friend. These are also traits I try to achieve in myself.

Have you ever wondered what three character traits would describe you? In our own words would you describe yourself differently they your friends and family. If I had to describe myself in three ways I would say I’m athletic, intelligent, and faithful.

My second pillar is my characteristic of safety. I believe I have lived my life safely, but also just as freely and exciting as well. Safety is an important characteristic to me because I think not having this characteristic is dangerous. To live a healthy life, one must know how to stay safe. I believe I have

There are many character traits that make someone successful in life. Some traits you are born with, other traits are mindsets. There are a few character traits that coaches, teachers, bosses, or any other significant figure looks for in particular. One of the most important character traits is a hard-working attitude. You aren’t born with a hard-working attitude. It is a mindset. You may not be the best employee, but an employer will be more willing to work with someone that works hard than someone that can do the job but is lazy. Although I am not the best at everything, I give 100% effort in everything that I do and believe that working hard is the most important trait a person can possess.

Leadership Journal #2 In class over the past two weeks we have explored how VIA character strengths are directly related to leading responsibility and we have also examined how by displaying moral courage, people posses the capacity to create change. I believe by taking the VIA character strengths test, people are able to realize their strengths, promoting resiliency and the ability of thrive. For example, during group work, if someone knows their strengths and weaknesses, they are able to contribute and help in an area they thrive in such as organization. Whereas if they are less skilled in another area, they can pull back and be helped by other people with that speciality.

Based off my result after taking the VIA Survey of Character Strengths survey my first strength is my judgment, my effective use of critical thinking, and my open-mindedness. I agree with this because I actually spend more time thinking things through and assessing the cost and rewards than I do with the action I was originally thinking about. The Second Strength was Fairness, equity, and justice. I do agree with this strength but its description is not how I would describe it. I treat all people fairly and how I would want to be treated. I may give everyone a chance but ultimately I believe you get what you give; if you treat others good will get the same in return. I completely agree with the third strength- Hope, optimism, and future-mindedness.

The five qualities I received from the StrengthsQuest were adaptability, restorative, futuristic, woo and positivity. Adaptability refers to the ability to be able to live in the moment, this allows you to be able to focus on different things even if that means straying from your original plan. Restorative gives the ability to problem solve, where many would be stumped by problems this quality gives thrill to the challenge of solving an issue. Futuristic is the ability to be energized with thoughts of the future. Woo is defined as the ability to win others over, in situations where there are many people this ability thrives on building connections with strangers. Positivity is pretty self-descriptive giving the ability to have a good outlook and find the best in any situation.

Research surrounding character strengths at work has expanded dramatically in the last decade. High profile employers and high ranking professionals such as managers, CEO’s and consultants are adapting the use of character strengths and character strength exercises to build on the skills of their staff within their companies. This improves the likelihood of meeting the ever increasing demand of their consumers in todays market. This approach is proving to be very popular and highly successful in motivating and engaging employees and therefore, increasing company profits and reputation. In addition, ensuring employees know how to adapt their best skills and character strengths into their work environment.

Character is my strongest trait and I have managed to build up strong character by upholding my self-identity and morals. I stay true to myself by finding time to do the things I enjoy. I also try not change myself to please someone else or fit in with crowd. I constantly stand by my morals and I believe in hard work, instead of taking the easy way out. By doing all this, I have achieved great character. Good character allows me to learn from failures and stay motivated during times of struggles. Besides that, it will help me stay true to my morals as a respectable member of society. This is important because we must stay motivated and have integrity to do our part for the general welfare of the community.

One of my major emotional strengths is my ability to remain calm and well-reasoned in crisis situations; I am able to offer practical solutions to problems that may be causing panic or stress to those around me. I have self-assessed this strength and also have been made aware of it by my peers. Another emotional strength of mine is open-mindedness and active listening when hearing others' opinions. I'm also good at confidently communicating my own ideas, and being fair in reaching compromise in situations when opinions are conflicting. I am very empathetic and people are often comfortable sharing their emotions with me because I can imagine myself in their position.

The strengths and weaknesses of a committed actor can be paradoxical. For this area I chose to consult with an acting colleague of 17 years. I thought it was necessary to have an objective perspective to honestly describe what has been observed from someone that knows me, personally. The following paragraph from a close friend and veteran actor explains this quandary in her description of me.

My current strengths include; my honesty and passion towards my work. I have always been positive and confident regarding my aims and targets. Along with these, I am a good decision maker, due to which I can make right and quick decisions. Moreover, I have ability to motivate others and do team work. I am also a responsible person, when I make a target; I work day and night to achieve my goal.

The author’s personal strengths are compassion, fairness, kindness, integrity, gratitude and open mindedness. These personal