my 6 Virtues & 24 Strengths
Wisdom describes strengths that help you gather and use knowledge.
Thinking of novel and productive ways to conceptualize and do things; includes artistic achievement but is not limited to it.
Taking an interest in ongoing experience for its own sake; finding subjects and topics fascinating; exploring and discovering.
Thinking things through and examining them from all sides; not jumping to conclusions; being able to change one's mind in light of evidence; weighing all evidence fairly.
Mastering new skills, topics, and bodies of knowledge, whether on one's own or formally; related to the strength of curiosity but goes beyond it to describe the tendency to add systematically to what one knows.
Being able to provide wise counsel to others; having ways of looking at the world that make sense to oneself/others.
Courage describes strengths that help you exercise your will and face adversity.
Not shrinking from threat, challenge, difficulty, or pain; speaking up for what’s right even if there’s opposition; acting on convictions even if unpopular; includes physical bravery but is not limited to it.
Speaking the truth but more broadly presenting oneself in a genuine way and acting in a sincere way; being without pretense; taking responsibility for one's feelings and actions.
Finishing what one starts; persevering in a course of action in spite of obstacles; “getting it out the door”; taking pleasure in completing tasks.
Approaching life with excitement and energy; not doing things halfway or half heartedly; living life as an adventure; feeling alive and activated.
Humanity describes strengths that manifest in caring relationships with others. These strengths are interpersonal and are mostly relevant in one-on-one relationships.
Doing favors and good deeds for others; helping them; taking care of them.
Valuing close relations with others, in particular those in which sharing and caring are reciprocated; being close to people.
Being aware of the motives/feelings of others and oneself; knowing what to do to fit into different social situations; knowing what makes other people tick.
Transcendence describes strengths that help you connect to the larger universe and provide meaning.
Noticing and appreciating beauty, excellence, and/or skilled performance in various domains of life, from nature to art to mathematics to science to everyday experience.
Being aware of and thankful for the good things that happen; taking time to express thanks.
Expecting the best in the future and working to achieve it; believing that a good future is something that can be brought about.
Liking to laugh and tease; bringing smiles to other people; seeing the light side; making (not necessarily telling) jokes.
Having coherent beliefs about the higher purpose and meaning of the universe; knowing where one fits within the larger scheme; having beliefs about the meaning of life that shape conduct and provide comfort.
Justice describes strengths that help you connect in community or group-based situations.
Treating all people the same according to notions of fairness and justice; not letting feelings bias decisions about others; giving everyone a fair chance.
Encouraging a group of which one is a member to get things done and at the same time maintain good relations within the group; organizing group activities and seeing that they happen.
Working well as a member of a group or team; being loyal to the group; doing one's share.
Temperance describes strengths that help you manage habits and protect against excess.
Forgiving those who have done wrong; accepting others’ shortcomings; giving people a second chance; not being vengeful.
Letting one's accomplishments speak for themselves; not regarding oneself as more special than one is.
Being careful about one's choices; not taking undue risks; not saying or doing things that might later be regretted.
Regulating what one feels and does; being disciplined; controlling one's appetites and emotions.