The following information is this weeks strengths tipo from CAPP

Efficacy - People strong in Efficacy are very confident in their own abilities, having a sure belief that they can achieve their goals.

When was the last time you had the self-belief to achieve a goal that seemed unrealistic? People strong in Efficacy have the confidence in their own capability to achieve their goals. We tend not to notice individuals with Efficacy - they always seem to get the job done with their can-do approach. You know instinctively that you can rely on them to get the result you need. Look at the people around you, whether in real life or on television, and see who you can spot who has Efficacy - do some people have an unerring sense of self-belief? Do others seem to question themselves more? What can you learn from them, to implement for yourself in your own life?

If you have Efficacy as a strength, ask yourself how you can put it to best use. Where does your confidence in your ability to do things come from? When has your belief in your ability to do things been most helpful to you? Think about the occasions where your involvement in a project has benefited significantly from your self-belief and confidence. Did your involvement enable others to build confidence in their own abilities?

The VIA Survey - and the VIA Youth Survey - are free at the non-profit VIA Institute's website. You'll  get a list of your 24 VIA Character Strengths in top-down order. It’s knowledge that helps us see ourselves – and our families and friends – in a new light.

 * Curiosity is your partner’s No. 1 strength. So THAT's why everything you say gets answered with tons of questions!

 

* Your daughter’s top strength is Bravery? No wonder she seems so reckless sometimes.  Yet think of all the ways her bravery has helped her – and others.

    * Your middle son: Kindness is in his top 5. How great is that!  How does knowing that change the way you see him? How about the way he sees himself?

Do any of your own top strengths surprise the ones closest to you? With that knowledge, can they understand a bit more about your behavior and priorities?

If you want more details, there is an expanded, VIA Interpretive Report (VIR) available for the adult survey at www.viasurvey.org.  It’s $40 ($20 for students). It provides:

    * Multiple graphs showing your strengths with raw scores 

Hey All,

Lots of changes have been talked about since we first created this site and I must apologize for the long delay from concept to competition. I am happy to announce that we are now in the middle of developing some fun engaging Tools for Positivity Building, and will be announcing the parameters for this years contest  with Hot Shot Basketball Camp in the next few weeks.

Classification of 6 Virtues and 24 Strengths (1)

Wisdom and knowledge

Cognitive strengths that entail the acquisition and use of knowledge

The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.

 ~Michelangelo

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Positive Psychology News Daily, NY (Jen Hausmann) - April 3, 2007, 1:00 am

On the nights I am lucky enough to put my son to bed, I have learned to treasure a ritual that we established over a year ago, during my first semester as a student in Penn’s MAPP (Master of Applied Positive Psychology) program. Always looking for the “A” in MAPP, I was almost single mindedly focused on “how is this going to matter in the real world?” types of questions. I wouldn’t say I was a “doubting Thomas”, although, looking back, I honestly might have been. Back then, especially for me, the best way to determine how positive psychology “works” was to test out some of the theories in practice.

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