Several years ago, I developed a workshop to help people discover their strengths and use them, effectively. The participants enjoyed the process of discovering their top strengths and talking with their fellow participants about how they may have used them in the past. They were usually surprised and excited by some of the strengths, as well.

But, there was almost universal difficulty in determining how they might use these strengths in new ways or apply them to their current roles. We have been trained to fix weaknesses. It’s easy for our manager to have us take a class on time management if we’re a little disorganized or read a book on empathy if we’re not reading the emotional signals of our colleagues, friends, or family.

happier.com has partnered with Dr. Tayyab Rashid to bring specific recommendations to our subscribers who complete the Use Your Strengths exercise. Our latest version of this powerful exercise gives you over 200 recommended activities from Dr. Rashid. In addition, happier.com sends you a short survey after you have been using your strength in a new way for at least one week to gauge the effectiveness of the activity. Over time, you build a prioritized library of activities to help you continue to build on your strengths.

So, what are you waiting for? Take the VIA Survey and get working on those strengths!

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