{"id":745,"date":"2023-03-31T19:28:51","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T19:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articulatingyourstrengths.org\/?page_id=745"},"modified":"2025-12-18T00:52:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T00:52:24","slug":"advanced-sfi-practice-lesson-5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/articulatingyourstrengths.org\/index.php\/advanced-sfi-practice-lesson-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced SFI-Practice \u2013 Lesson 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry\">\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Objective: Engage in Strengths-focused Dialogues<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In this video:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When you articulate your strengths with other people, they become clearer. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sharing your best self allows someone else to know you as your best self. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Like a plant that is moved from the darkness into the light, you can thrive in a positive environment. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The positive mood of a strengths-focus creates trust.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key takeaways:&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You will benefit more from the practice if you do it with another person or other people. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engaging in the Strengths-focused Identity Practice with others extends positivity into the world around you. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Within Strengths-focused Relationships you will find acceptance, creativity, and a solutions mindset.<\/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 5 Adv SfI Strengths-focused Dialogues\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2asHekntvSM?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>To start a Strengths-focused relationship:<br>1. Find someone you would like to share positivity with.<br>2. Establish a regular time to meet for a Strengths-focused dialogue on Zoom, in person, or another way.<br>3. Use the directions on the website <a href=\"https:\/\/articulatingyourstrengths.org\/index.php\/strengths-focused-dialogue-instructions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/articulatingyourstrengths.org\/index.php\/strengths-focused-dialogue-instructions\/<\/a> or in the book.&nbsp;<br>4. Continue to meet regularly for an hour a week for at least six weeks. That will give you a sense of whether you would like to continue.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>5. During this hour, stay focused on positivity.<\/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\">If you have experienced a Strengths-focused dialogue, what were the benefits?&nbsp;<br><br>If you have not experienced a Strengths-focused dialogue, what do you imagine the benefits might be for you personally?<br><\/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>\u201cYou will benefit more from this practice if you work together with other people.\u201d <br><em>Jennifer<\/em><br><br>\u201cWhen you talk to yourself, you often don\u2019t finish the ideas. You think you know what you\u2019re talking about, but you don\u2019t really put it into words, so it isn\u2019t really clear what your thoughts are.\u201d <br><em>Jerald<\/em><\/p>\n<\/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\/advanced-sfi-practice-lesson-4\/\" rel=\"\">&lt; Advanced 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\/advanced-sfi-practice-lesson-6\/\" rel=\"\">Advanced SFI-Practice \u2013 Lesson 6 &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Objective: Engage in Strengths-focused Dialogues In this video:\u00a0 Key takeaways:&nbsp; Notes on Practice To start a Strengths-focused relationship:1. Find someone you would like to share positivity with.2. Establish a regular time to meet for a Strengths-focused dialogue on Zoom, in person, or another way.3. Use the directions on the website https:\/\/articulatingyourstrengths.org\/index.php\/strengths-focused-dialogue-instructions\/ or in the book.&nbsp;4. &#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-745","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: Engage in Strengths-focused Dialogues In this video:\u00a0 Key takeaways:&nbsp; Notes on Practice To start a Strengths-focused relationship:1. Find someone you would like to share positivity with.2. 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