DO YOU KNOW YOUR CHARACTER STRENGTHS?
HOW CAN YOU LEARN TO UTILISE THEM BETTER?

We discussed these subjects in depth in a free webinar on June 16, 2021.
Here is a link to the replay for you.

Additional questions: What would our time together be like if we recognised, valued and utilised our own and others’ strengths more? What could we accomplish as parents, caregivers, managers or co-workers? How would using our strengths in a meaningful way affect us, our sense of purpose, our self-compassion, resilience and ability to flourish?

Few recognise their strengths

According to research, only a third of us are able to recognise and list our own strengths, even though we all surely have them. People who know how to utilise their strengths also have a higher confidence in their skills and abilities and are three times more content with their life. Studies have shown that those who utilise their personal strengths feel a higher degree of work engagement and sense of immersion.

In the workplace as well as other areas of our lives, we unfortunately tend to focus on the things that are not working. This is due to the fact that we as humans have a natural negative skew: it is considerably easier for us to see what is going wrong than what is going right. Focusing on our strengths helps us see the good in ourselves and the people around us. Do you find it easier to list your strengths than the weaknesses that need to be improved?

Webinar themes

In this webinar, we take a pragmatic approach to the concept of personal strengths, using the science of positive psychology and the Frame of Flourishing, Joylla’s comprehensive well-being model. Among other things, we will tell you what character strengths actually are, and why you should focus on them. We present a research-based character strength meter and concrete ways and exercises that help you to utilise your strengths better. Topics also include the three-part model for harnessing your personal strengths and noticing and observing the strengths in others.    

Simply put, a strength is something you are good at and like to do. In the context of positive psychology, character strengths represent positive and valued character traits that reflect who you really are. To quote the Finnish philosopher Esa Saarinen: “We all have more good in us than meets the eye.”

WEBINAR HOSTS

P.S. If you haven’t yet gotten to know Joylla, we are happy to tell you that our company has been able to pass on the skills and tools offered by positive psychology to thousands of people interested in comprehensive well-being. We have also trained hundreds of experts in different fields in positive psychology, and have quickly become Finland’s leading experts in positive psychology. You may have heard of our Positive Psychology Practitioner training, which has been very popular. Here you can read more about Joylla in English.