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Building Your Strengths
What’s right with you?gppy The strengthsapproachgrew from a relativelynew field of researchcalled PositivePsychology.y Rather than focusing onwhat is wrong withourselves (deficiencies,abnormalities), PositivePsychology focuses onthe positive and thenormal.
Positive Psychologyp,py Optimism,positiveemotions, spirituality,happiness, satisfaction,personal development,developmentand well‐being are someof the current topics inthishi fifield.ldy Positive psychologistsfocus on maintaining orenhancing successfulfunction.
Models of successe Gaup copo at oy TheGallupcorporationconducted threedecades of researchwithi h over 2 millionillisuccessful individualsin a variety ofprofessions around theworld.y This revealed 3 keycharacteristics of highachievers.achievers
Gallup Research: ThreeChi i off HighHi h Achievers:A hiCharacteristicsy They spend most of theirtime in their areas ofstrength.y They focus on developingand applying theirstrengths while managingtheir weaknesses.y Theyh dod not necessarilylhave more talents thanother people, but they havede eloped their capabilitiesdevelopedmore fully and have learnedto apply them to newsituations.situations
Talents – the building blocksac oas a uquey Eachof us hasuniqueset of talents whichallow us to achieve andsucceed.dy Awareness of ourpersonal talents allowsus to develop and applythese talents towardsself‐satisfaction andexcellence in ourstudies and work.work
Strengths: developed talentse gt iss poducedy A ststrengthproducedwhen talents arerefined with knowledgeandd skillkill (Clifton(ClifanddAnderson, 2002).y Becoming aware ofyour talents buildsconfidence andprovides a basis fordeveloping them intostrengths.strengths
Bfit off developingd l i strengthstthBenefitseag howo toy Learningdevelop and applystrengths will improveyour levelsl l offachievement/success.y Awareness of strengthscan help you make wisedecisions aboutmajors/careers topursue.
Strengths and other factorsy Our family, culture,and/or society mayinfluence how weexperience ourtalents/strengths andth extentthet t tot whichhi hwe feel free to expressthem.them
You at your besty To begin identifying your talents, thinkabout something you achieved within thel sixlasti months,h or a timeiini your liflife whenhyou were “in the zone” or performing at yourbest What were you doing? How did itbest.feel?y Now identify your natural abilities thathelped you perform at a high level – theseare your talents.talents
IdIdentifyingtif i ttalentsl t iin academicsd iy A subject you learn withease may reflectfl t talentst l t(e.g. history, psychology,math, chemistry,anthropology,p gy, etc.).)y An activity you do with easemay also reveal talents (e.g.library research, studyingf exams, takingfort ki objectivebj tiexams, conductingscientific investigations,workingg with ppeers in studyygroups or on groupprojects, making oralpresentations, etc.).
Discover your talents!y Gallup has developed an online StrengthsFinderassessment that identifies your primary talents.y ItI takesk onlyl 30‐40 minutesito complete.ly You’ll receive a report describing your top 5 talents,suggestions on how to develop and apply them asstrengths, and access to an online book on strengths.y Harper students may obtain a free access code andinstructions for taking the assessment by calling 847‐925‐6393 and mentioning this online presentation.
Where do I go from here?y Take StrengthsFinder.gy Call 847‐925‐6393 tomake an appointmentwith a counselor in anyyof the StudentDevelopment Centersp to explorepon campusways of developing andapplying your strengthsgreater success.toward gy We look forward tohearing from you!
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Discover your talents! yGallup has developed an online StrengthsFinder assessment that identifies your primary talents. yIt takes only 30‐40 minutes to complete. yYou'll receive a report describing your top 5 talents, suggestions on how to develop and apply them as strengths, and access to an online book on strengths.
