Strengths - Defining moments

Be honest, open and courageous.
Personal Development Protocols
Show respect and listen – hands up
What is said in the room stays in the room

Challenge 1: Push ups
Find your own space on the floor with enough room to do
push- ups.
This first challenge is to see who in the class can do 50
push-ups.
’“no cheating, backs and knees straight, keep up with the
count or you’re out ”

Challenge 2
Laughing VS Non-laughing

Debrief
After experiencing these two challenges, what have you
noticed about the meaning of the word „strength‟?
List as many strengths as you can
How is strength defined in different ways?
Who here in this room believes they have strength?

Defining moments
a point at which the essential nature or character of a person,
group, etc., is revealed or identified.

Steve Jobs

Harvey Milk

Pair up and find your own space facing each other on the
floor. Take a moment to think about one „defining moment‟
from your own lives. This would be a moment when they
felt more energised, in flow and overcame all odds to rise
above a challenge or achieve something.
Your defining moment

Homework
Describe your defining moment
What strengths did you use?

Using ‘Strengths’ every day
Write down five strengths that you identify as your own.
Write down what percentage of the time you use this strength
Write down an every day moment in your life that
stands out when you feel you use some of your
strengths at 100% or thereabouts.
Imagine what the future and particularly this year look like if
you used your 5 strengths at 100%?

What could you do to practice your strengths more on an
every dat basis?