Hi Guys, Happy Friday eve!! In the 'Hello August' post, I spoke about how we never focus on our strengths but how we are more than capable of focusing on our weakness. Although I am trying not to focus on my weakness, I still do from time to time. In yesterday's post I spoke about how I have been blaming myself for what happened last Monday and that up until now I never seen the good in anything I do, but recently I have been acknowledging that with each day that passes I am getting stronger and stronger and I am starting to accept that I have both my strengths and weaknesses but that my strengths are a bigger part of who I am. In my last post I spoke about how I am proud of the blog and how much it is helping people as well as myself. In counselling, I was asked a very tough question, how do I think I am able to help people and why do I think the blog is helping people as much as it is? I was stuck for an answer. I couldn't think of an answer other than people have an interest in the issues that are addressed in the blog. I thought this was the correct answer, and although it is a huge factor in the reasons behind the popularity of the blog the counselor suggested that maybe it has something to do with me. A few weeks ago, my counselor gave me the following website:
This website allows you to do a character strength test in which you complete a series of questions and based on your answers they give you a list of your top character strengths. When I did the test my top five character strengths were:
At the time when I did the test I didn't think much of it or what the results meant. However, in my last counselling session, after we spoke about the blog and why do people like it, my counselor started talking about the results from that test. We spoke about each strength individually and how each strength has helped me create the blog, write posts and are some of the reasons why the blog is successful. After talking about my strengths individually it makes sense that they are what helps me work on the blog. Although I write about my weaknesses and about the tough times I have been through, the character traits of humility honesty and fairness allow me to write openly about my experiences but it is the creativity trait that helps me think of new posts and new ways of writing and creating posts. I am the type of person who if someone asks me a question about my Mental health Issues I will give them an honest answer, no matter what the answer may be. I don't hold back I just say it as it is what is the point of hiding the truth, we learn from the truth. By talking about these traits I was able to admit that I actually do have strengths and that these strengths are shown throughout the blog. The blog is helping these strengths to grow and develop, and these strengths will help me get better each day. I am not the type of person who boasts about themselves but after talking about my strengths with my counselor I was on such a high. I felt so good about myself and so confident in myself, I do have good points but it is so important that we acknowledge our strengths more than we do our weaknesses. Why do we pick out our downfalls and not the things that make us great? If I didn't have those strengths I probably would not have started the blog, I wouldn't be able to spread awareness of this topic and I wouldn't be able to help others, so I am thankful for these strengths. In order to do this test you must register but its doesn't take long and it is free of charge! So try this test and once you know your top strengths try to take a mental note at how and when your strengths are used. Be proud of your strengths and remember they help define you a lot more than your weaknesses do, so be proud of them and allow them to develop and grow. I bet you will be surprised, shocked and happy at how wonderful you are!! Let me know how you get on! Love Em X
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