- Appreciation of beauty & excellence: “Noticing and appreciating beauty, excellence, and/or skilled performance in various domains of life, from nature to art to mathematics to science to everyday experience”
- Teamwork: “Working well as a member of a group or team; being loyal to the group; doing one's share.”
- Curiosity: “Taking an interest in ongoing experience for its own sake; finding subjects and topics fascinating; exploring and discovering”
- Kindness: “Doing favors and good deeds for others; helping them; taking care of them.”
- Love “Valuing close relations with others, in particular those in which sharing & caring are reciprocated; being close to people.”
- Creativity: “Thinking of novel and productive ways to conceptualize and do things; includes artistic achievement but is not limited to it.”
- Love of learning: “Mastering new skills, topics, and bodies of knowledge, whether on one's own or formally; related to the strength of curiosity but goes beyond it to describe the tendency to add systematically to what one knows.”
- Perspective: “Being able to provide wise counsel to others; having ways of looking at the world that make sense to oneself/others.”
- Forgiveness: “Forgiving those who have done wrong; accepting others’ shortcomings; giving people a second chance; not being vengeful.”
- Humility: “Letting one's accomplishments speak for themselves; not regarding oneself as more special than one is.”
- Spirituality: “Having coherent beliefs about the higher purpose and meaning of the universe; knowing where one fits within the larger scheme; having beliefs about the meaning of life that shape conduct and provide comfort.”
- Social Intelligence: “Being aware of the motives/feelings of others and oneself; knowing what to do to fit into different social situations; knowing what makes other people tick.”
- Prudence: “Being careful about one's choices; not taking undue risks; not saying or doing things that might later be regretted”
- Gratitude: “Being aware of and thankful for the good things that happen; taking time to express thanks”
- Fairness: “Treating all people the same according to notions of fairness and justice; not letting feelings bias decisions about others; giving everyone a fair chance.”
- Judgment: “Thinking things through and examining them from all sides; not jumping to conclusions; being able to change one's mind in light of evidence; weighing all evidence fairly”
- Zest: “Approaching life with excitement and energy; not doing things halfway or halfheartedly; living life as an adventure; feeling alive and activated”
- Honesty: “Speaking the truth but more broadly presenting oneself in a genuine way and acting in a sincere way; being without pretense; taking responsibility for one's feelings and actions”
- Humor: “Liking to laugh and tease; bringing smiles to other people; seeing the light side; making (not necessarily telling) jokes.”
- Leadership: “Encouraging a group of which one is a member to get things done and at the same time maintain good relations within the group; organizing group activities and seeing that they happen”
- Hope: “Expecting the best in the future and working to achieve it; believing that a good future is something that can be brought about”
- Bravery: “Not shrinking from threat, challenge, difficulty, or pain; speaking up for what’s right even if there’s opposition; acting on convictions even if unpopular; includes physical bravery but is not limited to it”
- Perseverance: “Finishing what one starts; persevering in a course of action in spite of obstacles; “getting it out the door”; taking pleasure in completing tasks”
- Self-regulation: “Regulating what one feels and does; being disciplined; controlling one's appetites and emotions”
mar 9 2021 ∞
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