Your strength journey

You've taken the test, read the reports and we discussed your reactions to the results.
During our workshop, we've realised we all have our experience and background that we see the world through and strengths are another lens we see the world through. StrengthsFinder now gives us a common language we can use to share them and learn about ourselves. 
Talent development offers infinite potential. It means we are constantly curious about who we are at our best. And it means we stay tuned-in to times we fail.
Where are you at on your inner journey? Has any new insights come up? 
On this page you'll find guidance to continue your strengths journey. 

Explore your CliftonStrengths results: where to from here?

You create some space for your development, congrats! This is the most important thing. At the bottom of the page, there are resources to guide you on this journey. If you have limited time and you still want to nurture your inner journey, we invite you to name your "strengths story" and write it down with your own words. 

Name your "talents story" in your own words
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 If you haven't started journalling, maybe this could be an opportunity for you. You've read your CliftonStrengths report, we've had the workshop and you may wonder: what's next? 
Here is a "simple" process to deepen the exploration your strengths:
  • Read and underline what most resonates in your reports 
  • Cross out what doesn’t
  • Change words if you want, make it feel right
  • ​Be open to surprises and watch out for the inner critic. 
  • Questions in your booklet can be helpful too!
  • Be ready to learn something new.
  • Don't force anything

Source: Gallup
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Time: as long as you like

Play with your talent challenge ​e-cards
The first time you've read your reports, you may have encountered various reactions: you may have felt energised, understood & empowered. You may have experienced a sense of clarity and possibly self-confidence. You may also have noticed some resistance or disappointment while some of us may also possibly have felt stuck. 
All these reactions are normal and documented by positive psychology practitioners. They are clues on our self-awareness journey. How are you doing now? Have you noticed any change?

Now you've had a first flavour of your results, we've created e-cards to help you play to your strengths ♥️: they are designed to help you address your unique challenges and opportunities in relation to your talents.  

Click on the e-cards
which resonate with you
​and discover simple resources to guide you through this self-discovery.

Bring your talents to the next level: find your talents' optimal use!

Here are some lines of questioning to elicit insights, specific to strengths overuse and underuse


If you feel you may be in a situation of overusing or underusing your strengths, one of the best ways moving forward is to question your experiences using your strengths.
The dynamics of strengths remains a new area of study. One model for looking at the dimensionality of strengths is to place each strength on a continuum in which too much of a strength in a particular context becomes overuse, too little is underuse, and the center area is the “strengths zone” or optimal expression (i.e., golden mean) of the strength. The golden mean of strengths refers to the expression of the right combination of strengths, to the right degree, and in the right situation. The reasons for such underuse or overuse are myriad and based on individual personality and contextual factors.
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Source: VIA
​Time: 90 minutes

Introduction to strengths-based development ​

Strengths-based leadership grew from the field of positive psychology. While Maslow (1954) appears to have been the first to use the term, Seligman brought it to prominence. President of the American Psychological Association in the early 1990s, Seligman began to study the change in focus of psychology over the previous 50 years, discovering that over 95% of research in that time had focused on the disease model.
Source: Gallup

​Time: 15 minutes

Deepen your strengths exploration 

    Have you been playing to your strengths?

Character strengths

"The VIA Survey is a free, scientific survey of character strengths. Take this simple character test in 15 to 20 minutes or less and reveal your greatest character strengths. Scientists discovered a common language of 24 character strengths make up what’s best about our personality. Everyone possesses all 24 character strengths in different degrees, so each person has a truly unique character strengths profile. Each character strength falls under one of these six broad virtue categories, which are universal across cultures and nations. See the full character strengths list  and learn more about each one."
Source:  VIA website
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Time: 20 minutes
Thank you for trusting this empowerment program. Congrats on participating in this unique & breakthrough experience. I admire your courage in moving forward on this journey towards your new sense of self. I wish I can help you find your authentic pathway for your career and well being. The program is designed to offer you a transformative experience. I'm grateful for your feedback while you make progress towards revealing your true and mindful self. 

Your journey to empowerment

Inquiry & self-reflection
Finding your voice means changing your stories about yourself & sticking to your true self. No doubt, you will resist, and it will take time. We invite you to start your journal & reflect on your journey. You'll get the most of your experience by noticing what's here and how it evolves over time. Be mindful!
Your journey to empowerment
We invite you to assess your current level of self-empowerment. By visualising & tracking your inner state, you build accountability for your career & well being. 
​Authentic step by authentic step
Be kind to yourself and savour your journey. This program is a catalyst and the skills you develop will support you for the rest of your life. ​Embrace a beginner's mindset and meditate. 
​We're in this together
By participating in the program, you contribute to building a circle of inquiry & trust amongst like-minded women. We support each other, and we check on each other. Enjoy your individual journey supported by the collective.
Tools tailored to your needs for a bespoke experience
We invite you to embrace all the aspects of the program:
  • Explore your StrengthsFinder results & the questions in the booklet 
  • Find inspiration and guidance on this platform
  • Post questions, comments and resources on the whatsapp or facebook group
You access the resources you need based on the topic you'd like to explore, the time you have & the format you love. Share your thoughts and questions on our facebook group page.​

Explore self-inquiry options you can practice between each session

Mindfulness meditation

If you could set up a regular mindfulness meditation practice while you complete the program, you increase the benefits. 

Mindfulness benefits: 
  • Reduces Anxiety
  • Reduces Implicit Bias
  • Helps to recognise negative thoughts and emotions, engage with them in a different way and respond to them with compassion
  • Reduce body dissatisfaction & body shame
  • Improve cognitive abilities, increased attention, memory
  • Makes faster and significantly more pronounced attention-based adjustments

Journaling and self reflection 

Journaling—when done regularly—almost always leads to fresh, new insights and ideas that can absolutely transform your life. Your journal is a place to keep your memories and confide in privately. 

Here are a few journaling ideas. You can use them all, combine the ones you like, or pick the single journaling idea that most resonates with where you’re at in life right now.

Either to get through tough times, achieve your goals, reduce stress, or to foster creative efforts. You'll find some inspiration, we share journaling ideas below. 
  • journal three things you're grateful for
  • write down your goals each day 
  • note things you've savoured during the day
  • journal for problem solving or mind mapping 
  • journal for stress (my favourite)
  • write down your answer to “What’s the best thing that happened today?” every night before bed.
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"Proxima" by Alice Winocour

In this movie, Sarah (Eva Green) is a French astronaut training at the European Space Agency in Cologne. She is the only woman in the arduous program. She lives alone with Stella, her seven-year-old daughter. Sarah feels committed to her job and guilty that she cannot spend more time with her child. Her love is overpowering, unsettling. When Sarah is chosen to be part of the crew of a year-long space mission called 'Proxima', it creates complexity in the motherdaughter relationship.