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Happiness, Strengths and the Enneagram

8/28/2014

 
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Studies have shown that knowing our 'character strengths' and using them regularly boosts our happiness. If you know your enneagram type you already have a head start with self-awareness and should be able to identify your strengths more easily. I've linked the 9 types with nine of the 24 strengths from the VIA classification (click to learn more about strengths and Positive Psychology).

1: Self-Regulation
Regulating what one feels and does; being disciplined; controlling one's appetites and emotions.
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2: Kindness
Doing favours and good deeds for others; helping them; taking care of them.
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3: Perseverance
Finishing what one starts; persisting in a course of action in spite of
obstacles; “getting it out the door”; taking pleasure in completing tasks.
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4: Creativity
 Thinking of novel and productive ways to conceptualize and do
things; includes artistic achievement but is not limited to it.
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5: Love of Learning
Mastering new skills, topics, and bodies of knowledge, whether on one's own or formally; obviously related to the strength of curiosity but goes beyond it to describe the tendency to add systematically to what one knows.
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6: Teamwork
Working well as a member of a group or team; being loyal to the group; doing one's share.
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7: Zest
Approaching life with excitement and energy; not doing things half-way or half-heartedly; living life as an adventure; feeling alive and activated.
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8: Bravery
Not shrinking from threat, challenge, difficulty, or pain; speaking up for what is right even if there is opposition; acting on convictions even if unpopular; includes physical bravery but is not limited to it.
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9: Humility
Letting one's accomplishments speak for themselves; not regarding oneself as more special than one is.
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