The Harvard Study on Positive Psychology discovered that deploying a innate strength is usually the easiest and most effective way to accomplish a goal. You can think of using your strengths as the smallest thing that you can do to make the biggest difference. Courage and Wisdom are my natural talents (or strengths) according to a survey in the Sielegman and Peterson study that identifies inborn talents. Fortunately, since I took the "test" http://www.viacharacter.org/Surveys/SurveyCenter.aspx ), I know my strengths and virtues without guessing.
Accoriding to the study's example, "one person trying to influence a school board might have the strength to speak up forcefully and clearly at a general meeting (despite the almost-universal fear of public speaking)". This example is for the strength of Courage, and immediately related to me. Jumping up in a public setting to speak my mind comes second nature to me. In fact, I spent the last few months using this strength and have been gleefully happy doing it. In our Nation's budget discussions, I have advocated for full funding of Medicare, and eagerly volunteered for any opportunity to speak against potential cuts. In May, Floridean (the skilled nursing facility I operate) had a press conference with legislators and three local TV stations coveredthe event. Not only did I MC the event, I pushed my somewhat reluctant coworkers to speak their mind into the cameras and microphones. http://univision23.univision.com/videos/video/2011-06-21/ancianos-colectan-firmas-contra-recortes Then in July, I joined my Florida nursing facility colleages in Washington, DC and toghether we met with members of Congress to explain the negative results of Medicare cuts. Happy, happy, joy, joy.
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| 2008 Senate Testimony |
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