{"id":732,"date":"2023-03-31T19:23:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T19:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articulatingyourstrengths.org\/?page_id=732"},"modified":"2025-10-24T18:05:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T18:05:30","slug":"advanced-sfi-practice-lesson-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/articulatingyourstrengths.org\/index.php\/advanced-sfi-practice-lesson-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced SFI-Practice \u2013 Lesson\u00a02"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry\">\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In this video:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>There is more than one way to organize strengths. Here are two examples. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Examples of clustering strengths in two different ways. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trust yourself as you cluster your strengths. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Naming <em>clusters of strengths<\/em> organizes and clarifies your positive identifications. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Takeaway<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Your chosen top strengths become your positive identity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-responsive\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lesson 2 Adv SfI: Organize Your Strengths\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fmLtLv0-g7w?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>Many methods of strengths assessment use external lists that have been compiled through interviewing large samples of people and then taking averages. The most common strengths among the most people end up on the lists.<br>However, when a person is articulating their strengths using our method, YOU are the one who is compiling information about YOURSELF. You will hear Jerald say, \u201cself-acceptance is not on many personality tests, but I have discovered how important it is to me,\u201d around minute 7.<br>Can the averages of average people really tell you who you are? No. Your subjective experience tells you who you are. It takes some work, but your attention and articulation efforts will clarify a closer approximation of who you are according to YOU.<\/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<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\">Compile your articulated strengths from Step 2.<br>Cluster them into about 10 related groups.<br>Name the clusters with names that evoke the grouped strengths for you.<br>Put these strengths in order with #1 being the strength that is the most important to you.<\/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>\u201cWe need to distill [our strengths] down to something our mind can hold onto.\u201d Jennifer \u201cThe more you see patterns [in your strengths] and articulate them, the more natural it will become to do this all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite><em>Jerald<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-amazon wp-block-embed-amazon\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-responsive\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Articulating Your Strengths: A mindful practice for developing your positive identity\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"500\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?preview=inline&#038;linkCode=kpd&#038;ref_=k4w_oembed_HiEdXSeZURjzcX&#038;asin=B086G2JW7K&#038;tag=kpembed-20\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\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\/advanced-sfi-practice-lesson-1\/\" rel=\"\">&lt; Advanced SFI-Practice \u2013 Lesson 1<\/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\/advanced-sfi-practice-lesson-3\/\" rel=\"\">Advanced SFI-Practice \u2013 Lesson 3 &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this video: Key Takeaway Your chosen top strengths become your positive identity. Notes on Practice Many methods of strengths assessment use external lists that have been compiled through interviewing large samples of people and then taking averages. The most common strengths among the most people end up on the lists.However, when a person is &#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-732","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":"In this video: Key Takeaway Your chosen top strengths become your positive identity. 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