Being your best self

Honesty, kindness, curiosity, leadership, bravery?

Most of us go through our days not giving a thought as to what it is that makes us tick. What are our values, how do we use them in our day to day encounters or decisions?

Our strengths are what draws people to us.

Our strengths are our values; our moral compass that guides us in making the right decisions. They are effortless, energising, and essential for our wellbeing.

When we stop to consider what our strengths are we can understand how we have used them in the past to achieve desired results in all areas of our lives and how we can continue to apply them more strategically and meaningfully in the future. Furthermore, when we appreciate the strengths in ourselves and others, it provides an opportunity to think about behaviours in a new, positive way.

Taking stock of our strengths helps us to understand our reasons for behaving in certain ways. Further, it gives us the opportunity to work on building strengths that wish we had.

To find out what your strengths take the free VIA character strengths test here.

Discover what your strengths are and how you can apply them to enhance your everyday.