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>>I want to be more social.
>> I want to be more brave.
>> I want to be more balanced.
>> I want to be more confident.
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>> The Flourish Program
was conceived and then materialized
for the last 4 years with this notion;
what are the ways we can assess
and influence certain strengths?
The aim of our program is how can we
maximize this potential?
>> Strengths often come through a friendship
for me and they come
through building new habits whether it's
that new conversation or that new group there
to share ideas or even play badminton.
>> My strengths are curiosity and creativity
and sometimes when we hit a roadblock,
I'm able to use my creativity
to help us circumvent the obstacle.
>> Going into my upper years,
I didn't really know what I want to do.
Thankfully I joined the Flourish Program,
did the assessment
and got assessed 5 strengths.
Just by having those 5 strengths they became
the pillars of my life.
I was able to utilize those
to become a better person,
to become a better leader,
and help guide myself in a way
that would take me to a place
that really showed me where I wanted
to be in my life.
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>> We've developed an
assessment battery
to help students understand their strengths
and a series of workshops
that students can participate
in to better spot their strengths,
to apply them in different contexts be via
social or workplace or academic.
We also look at habit building
and how do you form good habits
so that it's not just the one off strategy
that you use for a given scenario,
but on a day-to-day basis you're really
thinking in strength's terms.
You're really thinking about some
of the habits of building a more positive
flourishing approach
to your life and activity.
>> I think my strengths help bring
out the best in me because usually we tend
to focus on our weaknesses and others tend
to focus on our weaknesses.
So when we focus on our strengths we are able
to feel positive and good about ourselves
and that's the first step in being successful
in anything you do.
>> So I think what my strengths kind
of help me always to remember
that keeping an open mind is the most
essential element in life because I think
that you have to always remember
and I always try to remember
that there is something to learn
from every situation.
>> I definitely feel
when I use my strengths it helps me feel more
confident and more capable.
So in a sense that brings out the best in me
because it kind of pushes me to limits
and makes me open to doing things
that I normally wouldn't as a sort
of anxious person.
So I really believe you have to take risks
in order to produce like great results
so it really pushes me.
>> So when they look back 10 years
from today, 20 years from today, they'll say,
yes, those were my best times
because those were the years and when I came
to know who I am
and what I think most importantly,
what I was good at.
>> Do you want to be more curious?
>> Do you want to be a better leader?
>> Do you want to be more creative?
>> Do you want to be more balanced?
>> Do you want to be more social?
>> Do you want to appreciate beauty more?
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