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

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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