{"id":337,"date":"2022-12-23T01:43:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T01:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articulatingyourstrengths.org\/?page_id=337"},"modified":"2025-10-10T17:53:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T17:53:23","slug":"beginning-sfi-practice-lesson-6","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/articulatingyourstrengths.org\/index.php\/beginning-sfi-practice-lesson-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginning SFI-Practice \u2013 Lesson 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry\">\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Objective: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Get the big picture of the entire Strengths-focused Identity Practice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In these videos:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When we articulate we express vague mental concepts in language<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Objective<\/em> strengths are limited, based on averages and other people&#8217;s values<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>By contrast, subjective strengths are unlimited and based on personal values<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jennifer shares an example from high school to illustrate the difference between subjective and objective strengths<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In video 2, below, is a preview of the advanced practice which you can find in the Learn the Practice drop down menu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The practice becomes an ongoing, new way of thinking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Takeaway<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Subjective strengths are better than grades at predicting what areas we will continue to be interested in, joyfully invest in, and improve in throughout our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/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=\"Lesson 6 An Overview of the SfI Practice Section 1\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NU3eSXe1va4?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 consciously choose the words you repeat to yourself, they gain a feeling of being truly who you are. When you develop a solid sense of your strengths, you can feel confident even when others criticize you. You aren\u2019t a victim of the faulty opinions of other people anymore. <\/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<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An Overview of the SfI-Practice Section Two<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The data you collect about your best self by repeatedly doing <em>steps 1 <\/em>and <em>2 <\/em>will later be organized and elaborated on. <\/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=\"Lesson 6 An Overview of the SfI Practice Section 2\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-R417nXaXE8?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>Elaborating on your positive identity drives it deeper into your sense of who you are. Eventually, all of that positive content you have been reinforcing begins to shape your experience from within. You find yourself in more and more opportunities to use the best parts of who you are. <\/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 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>\u201cSubjective strengths are the strengths that only you define in your own words, in your own way. And they\u2019re the most important ones because you\u2019re talking to yourself a lot of the time. And when you talk to yourself, you have a meaning for certain strengths and they might be different from what other people think.\u201d  <\/p>\n<cite>Jerald Forster<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/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-5\/\" rel=\"\">&lt; Beginning SFI-Practice \u2013 Lesson 5<\/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-7\/\" rel=\"\">Beginning SFI-Practice \u2013 Lesson 7 &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Objective: Get the big picture of the entire Strengths-focused Identity Practice. In these videos: Key Takeaway Subjective strengths are better than grades at predicting what areas we will continue to be interested in, joyfully invest in, and improve in throughout our lives. Notes on Practice When you consciously choose the words you repeat to yourself, &#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-337","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: Get the big picture of the entire Strengths-focused Identity Practice. 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