{"id":335,"date":"2022-12-23T01:43:39","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T01:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articulatingyourstrengths.org\/?page_id=335"},"modified":"2026-02-13T21:47:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T21:47:39","slug":"beginning-sfi-practice-lesson-5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/articulatingyourstrengths.org\/index.php\/beginning-sfi-practice-lesson-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginning SFI-Practice \u2013 Lesson 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry\">\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Objective: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Articulating Strengths<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In this video:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jennifer verbally articulates a strength from a very brief positive moment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jerald verbally articulates a strength from a longer positive moment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We show the same strengths articulated in writing. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Snafu: We haven&#8217;t created the interactive space on the website yet. You may do the exercises in a dedicated notebook. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-f13bb7d9-14cb-491a-868a-df4b75ef1f7f\" href=\"https:\/\/articulatingyourstrengths.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Strengths-Words-Companion-One-Page-v2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Strengths Words<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/articulatingyourstrengths.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Strengths-Words-Companion-One-Page-v2.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-f13bb7d9-14cb-491a-868a-df4b75ef1f7f\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Try Step 2 yourself!&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch two examples that show you how to do Step 2 of the Strengths-focused Identity Practice both <strong>verbally <\/strong>and in <strong>writing<\/strong>. Then, you try Step 2 yourself.<\/p>\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=\"Articulating Strengths || Lesson 5\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6SZvAQV8-F8?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>Notes on Practice<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>When you articulate strengths, you change how you think about yourself. Putting your strengths into words makes your positive self-identity more clear to you, and more real for you.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\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>\u201cWhat you are doing or being during a positive moment is a strength that you have.\u201d  <\/p>\n<cite>Jerald Forster<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-94bc23d7 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-4\/\" rel=\"\">&lt; Beginning SFI-Practice \u2013 Lesson 4<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\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-6\/\" rel=\"\">Beginning SFI-Practice \u2013 Lesson 6 &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Objective: Articulating Strengths In this video: Try Step 2 yourself!&nbsp; Watch two examples that show you how to do Step 2 of the Strengths-focused Identity Practice both verbally and in writing. Then, you try Step 2 yourself. Notes on Practice When you articulate strengths, you change how you think about yourself. Putting your strengths into &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-335","page","type-page","status-publish"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"j_forster","author_link":"https:\/\/articulatingyourstrengths.org\/index.php\/author\/j_forster\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Objective: Articulating Strengths In this video: Try Step 2 yourself!&nbsp; Watch two examples that show you how to do Step 2 of the Strengths-focused Identity Practice both verbally and in writing. Then, you try Step 2 yourself. 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