{"id":292,"date":"2022-12-22T19:00:37","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T19:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articulatingyourstrengths.org\/?page_id=292"},"modified":"2025-10-02T17:29:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T17:29:16","slug":"beginning-sfi-practice-lesson-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/articulatingyourstrengths.org\/index.php\/learn-the-practice\/beginning-sfi-practice-lesson-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginning SFI-Practice &#8211; Lesson 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry\">\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Objective: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn the purpose of the SfI-Practice and get to know Jerald Forster and Jennifer Rose, your guides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In this video:\u00a0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Demonstration of sharing positive moments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Origins of the practice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Effects of sharing positive moments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our hopes for what you will get from the course<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our qualifications<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key takeaways:\u00a0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Increase your positivity about who you are as a person.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increase your positivity as you experience your daily life.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-responsive\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lesson 1 Welcome to the Strengths focused Identity SfI Practice\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ga9p2jpkYuI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Reflection Question<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Take a moment to write an intention or purpose for your engagement with the Strengths-focused Identity Practice. What is a way that you would like to become more positive about your life or yourself? For example: I would like to be more gentle with myself internally. Or, I would like to increase my awareness of my feelings.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:21% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Articulating-Your-Strengths-practice-developing\/dp\/B086G2JW7K\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1674938625&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/articulatingyourstrengths.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/AYS.jpg\" alt=\"Articulating Your Strengths\" class=\"wp-image-134 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articulatingyourstrengths.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/AYS.jpg 350w, https:\/\/articulatingyourstrengths.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/AYS-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe key idea: this is going to [\u2026] make your life more positive, and it will give you the ability to help other people become more positive.\u201d  <\/p>\n<cite>Jerald Forster<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fd526d70 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/articulatingyourstrengths.org\/index.php\/beginning-sfi-practice-lesson-2\/\" rel=\"\">Beginning SFI-Practice \u2013 Lesson 2 &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Objective: Learn the purpose of the SfI-Practice and get to know Jerald Forster and Jennifer Rose, your guides. 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