Activity 2: Growth Mindset
After watching the video the student should reflect on their
unique strengths and passions (e.g. character strengths). Next,
ask participants to think about an everyday strength or passion
they could share with the class group for the duration of their
time together. Something they believe will make a meaningful
difference to the group as a whole. Write about it within a word
limit of 500 words.
Every person has different mixture of unique strengths
and passions which make him different among others.
Everyone tries to conceive all good character strengths
and virtues so they can make both their lives and the
society better.
In my opinion the most important character strength
which I have is honesty. The biggest benefit of honesty is
no stress. As Abraham Lincoln said, “No man has a good
enough memory to make a successful liar.” Dishonesty
needs to be maintained. Pretending to be something you
are not requires constant attention to detail, even for the
most experienced. Honest people are better able to relax
because they are just being themselves and
naturally,*feel better about themselves and less
overwhelmed. Honesty has been linked to less fatigue,
depression, and anxiety.
Another important strength is persistence. It produces
inner confidence so a person continues to work for his
