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Character Strengths are the personal traits and qualities that make
up who you are as a person
24 different ones have been identified and are shown below
all of these strengths are in your makeup in different degrees
your top five strengths are called your Signature Strengths
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iscover yours by doing the free Youth Survey at www.
viacharacter.org
CREATIVITY
PERSPECTIVE
ZEST
TEAMWORK
Citizenship; loyalty;
social responsibility.
HUMILITY
GRATITUDE
CURIOSITY
JUDGMENT
BRAVERY
PERSEVERANCE
LOVE
FAIRNESS
Persistence; industry;
finishing what one starts.
KINDNESS
LEADERSHIP
LOVE OF LEARNING
HONESTY
Authenticity; integrity.
SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE
FORGIVENESS
PRUDENCE
SELF-REGULATION
APPRECIATION OF BEAUTY
AND EXCELLENCE
Careful; cautious;
not taking undue risks.
HOPE
Optimism; future-mindedness;
future orientation.
Self-control; disciplined;
managing impulses and emotions.
HUMOUR
Playfulness; lighthearted;
bringing smiles to others.
SPIRITUALITY
Religiousness; faith;
purpose; meaning.
Used with Permission 2014 VIA Institute on Character All Rights Reserved
Just as we dont realise we are breathing, we often dont realise we are using our character strengths. Martin Seligman.