Life: Signature Strengths

We all have signature strengths – the strengths that are most essential to who we are.  So what are they and how do they unfold in a person’s life?

Wisdom and Knowledge

Wisdom and Knowledge are something that we all desire isn’t it? We want to be wise and to be seen as being very knowledgeable even if we aren’t.  But what does someone who has the strength of wisdom and knowledge look like?

Well, they are someone who is curious about life, someone who loves learning new things, who has a sound judgment and a social intelligence and knows who how to read a situation – someone who has the gift of discernment.

Courage

In the Wizard of Oz, the Cowardly Lion was going to see the Wizard in order to get courage, but was he actually lacking in it? What does having courage look like

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A person full of courage is someone who perseveres through the challenges of life as well as someone of integrity, something which the Lion did.

Humanity

Having humanity as your signature strength shows that you have the capacity for kindness as well as the ability to express mercy – two things that are key to our lives in the world we live in.

Justice

Being concerned with justice is very important and shows the ability to bring about fairness and a sense of leadership. It is what our politicians should be like!!

Temperance

A person whose signature strength is temperance is someone who has the qualities of prudence, humility, and self-control (being able to restrain yourself from doing something you know is not right e.g. eating the whole chocolate bar in one sitting!) 

Transcendence

Transcendence shows that you have an appreciation for beauty, the ability to express gratitude as well as having the ability to hope and the capacity for joy – an excellent signature strength to have.

So what are your signature strengths? Well, we all have the capacity to have each of these strengths, but it the ones that resonate most deeply within you that are your signature strengths. 

So does justice make your heart beat or do you have a love of learning or an appreciation for all things beautiful?

What is your signature strength and how can you use them to bring light to the world?