Character Strengths vs. Being Skills. Rate your success out of 100 for each goal

Week 3Character Strengths vs. Being Skills

Rate your success out of 100 for each goal.

Review Goals

I will get to the gym on Monday at 5pm.

Success• I put my shoes on.• Went to the gym on

Thursday.• I went to the gym but

only stayed for 5 minutes then had to leave, something came up.

Challenges• Kids had a school

project due the next day.

• Monday night is football and nothing gets done.

• My kid got hurt at practice and I had to pick him up.Personal Rating: I was 90% successful because I got to

the gym but didn’t stay long enough to workout out.Coach Rating: 100% because the goal was to get to the gym!

THE SCIENCE OF CHARACTERVIA Institute

What are your Strengths?

• Take a free assessment at http://www.viacharacter.org/www/Character-Strengths

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https://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/

Quest for Happiness

• Be aware of your thoughts•Are they positive?•Are they encouraging?•Are they helpful?•Are they optimistic?•Are they productive?•Are they energizing?

• Be mindful

ChooseObserve

Challenges and Obstacles for being happy

Take Home Assignment• Take your character strength and bring it to class

next week.• Highlight your top 3 “surprise” character strengths.• Underline the 3 you agree with most.

• Choose one strength you would like to improve. Write a S.M.A.R.T. goal for this behavior.

• If you can’t make it to class, email your results to Fit4Life to earn your points