Using Your Strengths
To
Overcome Challenges

Sharing
Strengths
Stories

My Top 5 Strengths

• Relator
• Connectedness
• Strategic
• Empathy
• Maximizer

Relator

Strategic

Connectedness

Empathy

Maximizer

Stressful choices...

Grand Portage, Lake Superior

Strategic
Connectedness
Maximizer

Your Stories

Your Strengths Story

• Share your Top Five Strengths
• Share a resiliency story that illustrates you having resiliency.
• Look for themes to share with group.
• 15 minute Triad

Top 10 Strengths

Grit

Courage

Problem Solving Skills

New Triad

• Share stories using top 10 strengths to illustrate
• GRIT
• COURAGE
• PROBLEM SOlVING SKILLS
• 15 minutes

Balcony and Basement

Turn to Person Next to You

• What balcony examples do you agree with?
• What basement examples do you see yourself
• Explore Common Themes
• 10 minutes

Overcome Challenges

Remember

• Strength success stories can provide insight into how to overcome challenges
• When we are stressed we tend to go to the basement, and we don't always see it.
• Know the strengths that get you OUT of basement is key to overcoming challenges

Take a Moment

• Think about a challenge you are facing
• Or one you faced and wished it had gone differently
• Which strengths could help you?
• Which strengths could easily go to the basement?
• 15 minute Triad

Your Action Step

• How will your strengths help you overcome a future challenge?
• Which strength is your superpower? Share With Group