Find and follow your Golden Mean (8/2024)

Hello and welcome (back) to my blog!

I am here with the 2nd part of this article! Today I will unveil to you how to optimize the use of your character strengths – the ones we approached in that article – in other words to act optimally in the right moment and in the right circumstance. Because we all know that any talent that is either overused or underused is not a talent anymore, but a weakness. And that has unwanted consequences on both us and the ones around us.

In case you are new on my blog and don\’t really know what character strengths are: they are the backbone of Positive Psychology itself – the science that studies human flourishing. These character strengths have been researched intensely in the last 20+ years and the studies say that they are:

1. Universal
2. Cross-cultural
3. Easily recognized
4. Elevating to self and others

The character strengths we approached this month are leadership, teamwork and fairness. And now is the time to see what is the \”golden mean\” for each of them, in other words how each of them can be used optimally (not too little or too much):

Leadership is underused when we are a follower, compliant, mousy and passive. Overused when we are bossy, controlling and authoritarian. Whereas its golden mean is when we are positively influencing others, organizing groups, leading around a vision.

Teamwork is underused when we are self-serving, individualistic and are going it alone. Overused when we are eccentric, odd and scattered. Whereas its golden mean is when we are participative, contributing to group efforts, loyal, socially responsible and collaborative.

Fairness is underused when we manifest prejudice, partisanship and; complacency. Overused when we are detached, indecisive on justice issues. Whereas its golden mean is when we champion equal opportunity for all, when we are care-based and justice-based, when we show moral concern.

As a certified positive psychology coach, I am here to see if and how I can be of service to you in your quest to discover yourself, your values and super-powers (= character strengths). I would be delighted to be your guide on the path of putting your character strengths to work, so that you can live a life filled with more purpose and enthusiasm.

Well, im looking forward to meeting you, so we can discover together how you can live your life from a position of strength, with more fulfilment.

Remember, 2024 will be (y)our BEST year yet ;)!

Until next time, stay positive and take care of yourselves!