Identifying Strengths And Resources, Pleasurable And Positive Activities
Discover and document your unique strengths and resources in your ‘suitcase of strengths’ to leverage them in your present and future life.
Suitcase of strengths:
Everybody has their own ‘suitcase of strengths’ that they carry through life.
Each one is full of resources, qualities, skills, and talents that help them to survive.
This exercise is about working out what yours are – it’s important to know them because it helps you remember them to use in the present and then build upon them in the future. They could be things like:
• Personal qualities such as kindness, empathy, compassion, sense of humour, resilience, determination, courage, bravery, self-reflection, or hopefulness
• Skills connecting with others, building relationships, sharing knowledge, or accepting help
• Talents such as drawing, painting, writing, photography, playing/writing music, or dancing
• Physical strengths such as physical fitness, sport, cycling, running, swimming, or dancing.
EXERCISE:
My suitcase of strengths Think about your strengths and resources that have helped you to survive in your life and write them below to ‘fill’ your suitcase of strengths. In my suitcase of strengths, I have…
