Strengths & Virtues
Everyone has a characteristic set of strengths and virtues, that is, things that they are naturally “good” or “strong” on. Research in Positive Psychology suggests that there are (at least) 24 strengths and virtues that are recognized in most cultures.
What Is Altruism in Psychology? 8 Inspiring Examples
Around the world, people give up time, money, and energy every day to improve the lives of others. It can be as simple as helping [...]
What Is Humility & Why Is It Important? (Incl. Examples)
At first sight, the ancient virtue of humility is not a particularly appealing one. Deriving from the word humus (earth), it appears to clash with [...]
What Is Intuition and Why Is It Important? 5 Examples
Intuition is that feeling in your gut when you instinctively know that something you are doing is right or wrong. Or it’s that moment when [...]
Fostering Creativity: 12 Strategies to Boost Creative Skills
Creativity has been valued throughout human history. It has also been called “the skill of the future” (Powers, 2018). This is partly because creativity helps [...]
Personal Strengths Defined (+ List of Strengths)
In my work with young people, we often talk about their ideas of personal strengths and weaknesses. One of the exercises we begin with asks [...]
VIA Character Strengths Survey: 31 Ways to Spot Strengths
In positive psychology, cultivating and using our personal strengths is an integral part of striving for “the good life” – very roughly speaking, the pursuit [...]
3 Most Accurate Character Strengths Assessments and Tests
Character strengths are an indispensable aspect of positive psychology. They are a collection of personal abilities that buffer against mental health disorders and positively impact [...]
12 Strength-Based Skills & Activities to Boost Your Practice
Strengths-based approaches deploy the inherent strengths of clients to aid recovery and cultivate a sense of empowerment in terms of their own lives and treatment [...]
15 Character Strength Examples, Interventions & Worksheets
One of the biggest topics in positive psychology is character strengths. If you have given any positive psychology resource even a cursory glance, you have [...]
9 Free Strengths Assessments & Tests
If someone asked you to define your top strengths, how would you respond? Our strengths reflect inherent potentials that can help us achieve goals across [...]
