PERSEVERANCE

perseverance : the quality that allows someone to continue trying to do something even though it is difficult

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perseverance

PERSEVERANCE 

Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.

Thomas Carlyle

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/perseverance.html

Perseverance

If Perseverance is your top strength, you work hard to finish what you start. No matter the project, you "get it out the door" in timely fashion. You do not get distracted when you work, and you take satisfaction in completing tasks.

http://www.viacharacter.org/www/Character-Strengths/Perseverance

Perseverance

Perseverance is one of the most important character strenghts, go and try to have a day with alot of it, and give the best of you.

PERSEVERANCE

Perseverance is the thing that separates the succesful persons from the noemal persons.  

Zest

The Benefits of Zest

In a wonderful post on enthusiasm, blogger and real-estate investor Matt Theriault (“The Do-Over Guy”) lists the benefits of zest :

• It makes life more fun.  “It’s like an inner light,” Theriaul says, “an inner energy, and it really makes life easier.”
• It’s attractive to people.  “Enthusiasm is probably one of the most attractive qualities any person can have.”
• It makes you want to do things, and then you get better results and fulfill more of the potential of any situation or experience.
• It makes for powerful communication.  It makes your message stronger.
• It gets things done.  “Enthusiasm is the switch.”

http://www.positive-living-now.com/increase-your-happiness-add-some-zest-to-your-life/

Zest

Positive psychologists say that zest is one of the five character strengths that contribute most to a sense of life-satisfaction.  (The other four are curiosity, gratitude, optimism, and the ability to love and be loved.)  If you’re looking for a way to increase your happiness, add some zest to your life.

Zest is defined as “a sense of expectation, intuition, hope, energy and excitement.”     The dictionary says that it’s gusto, liveliness or energy, the animating spirit.  Whooo-Hooooo!  Who couldn’t go for more of that!

http://www.positive-living-now.com/increase-your-happiness-add-some-zest-to-your-life/

social intelligence

what are the key elements of social intelligence?

1. Verbal Fluency and Conversational Skills.

2. Knowledge of Social Roles, Rules, and Scripts. 

3. Effective Listening Skills.

4. Understanding What Makes Other People Tick.

5. Role Playing and Social Self-Efficacy.

6. Impression Management Skills.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/cutting-edge-leadership/201407/what-is-social-intelligence-why-does-it-matter

social intelligence
Intelligence, or IQ, is largely what you are born with. Genetics play a large part. Social intelligence (SI), on the other hand, is mostly learned. SI develops from experience with people and learning from success and failures in social settings. It is more commonly referred to as “tact,” “common sense,” or “street smarts.”

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/cutting-edge-leadership/201407/what-is-social-intelligence-why-does-it-matter

social intelligence
IN 1998, ONE OF US, DANIEL GOLEMAN, published in these pages his fi rst article on emotional intelligence and leadership. The response to “What Makes a Leader?” was enthusiastic. People throughout and beyond the business community started talking about the vital role that empathy and self-knowledge play in effective leadership.

http://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/rtfiles/psi/Goleman_et_al_SocInt_BioLeadership.pdf

social intelligence

Having pondered why some people with very high IQ scores fail miserably in their personal lives, Harvard professor Howard Gardner, concluded that the concept of “intelligence,” as a singular measure of competence, could no longer be supported. Thus, he posited the notion (in Frames of Mind, 1983) of multiple intelligence (MI)—a range of key competencies, which exist in various proportions in various individuals. Daniel Goleman’s landmark, Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ (1995), popularized this notion and launched widespread interest in the developmental possibilities for the MI model.

https://www.karlalbrecht.com/downloads/SocialIntelligence-BBR.pdf

social intelligence
Social Intelligence (SI) is the ability to get along well with others, and to get them to cooperate with you. Sometimes referred to simplistically as "people skills," SI includes an awareness of situations and the social dynamics that govern them, and a knowledge of interaction styles and strategies that can help a person achieve his or her objectives in dealing with others.

https://www.karlalbrecht.com/siprofile/siprofiletheory.htm

Zest

In positive psychology, zest is one of the 24 strengths possessed by humanity. As a component of the virtue of courage, zest is defined as living life with a sense of excitement, anticipation, and energy. Approaching life as an adventure; such that one has “motivation in challenging situations or tasks”. Zest is essentially a concept of courage, and involves acquiring the motivation to complete challenging situations and tasks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zest_%28positive_psychology%29

Zest 

How do you feel each morning when you wake up? Do you feel tired and depleted, or are you full of energy, ready to take on the day? That ability to feel excited and activated, ready to start the day is not the caffeine in your morning Starbucks calling. It’s something deeper. It’s the character strength of zest and enthusiasm.

Zest is defined in the VIA character strengths manual as mental and physical vigor. It’s about approaching life with vitality, not doing things halfway or half-heartedly, and feeling alive.

http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/paula-davis-laack/2014082929848

Character Strenghts

 zest 

People with high levels of zest are full of life and energy, whereas those on the other end of the spectrum are generally lethargic and resigned. People with zest approach setbacks and serendipitous moments with enthusiasm. This excitement can help energize people around them. For instance, when participating in a brainstorming exercise, someone with zest might talk about ideas excitedly, encourage participants to share their ideas, and then help to build on those ideas.

https://characterlab.org/character/zest

one of the most important character strengths is optimism, because  with optimism we can make
our lifes in a better way and watch it from another point of view, a better point of view,
and see everyting in a good way.

Character Strenghts

character strengths are basic for having a good and better life,

and continue with it.