Classics Olympians Fact Files

Character Strength Questions

character strength questions

Humor:

How do you initiate playfulness, and how does that change from situation to situation?

- Start and engage in conversations with others. Recall funny memories or tell stories comedically, or make jokes in random intervals or if you're listening something together and joking about something. Using inside jokes, it depends on the type of relationship you have with the people you're around and the situation you're in. Sarcasm is a great one and a fantastic foundation.

How do other people you know express playfulness? What can you learn from observing playfulness in others?

- Playfulness in others and their humor can tell you a lot about them, if you are with someone that has very dry or different or a lack of humor it can be hard to communicate and bond with them. You can learn about their views and values in what they joke about and their social communication habits. My friends express it in similar ways as me and that's probably why we gel so much particularly with humor. 

In what situations has humor been a barrier for you in connecting with others?

- When they don't have similar humor to me and so if you joke the other one doesn't laugh, it can be awkward and not so easy to feel comfortable around the person, or if they have humor you find offensive.

Spirituality:

What positive role (relationships, health, achievement, community involvement) does spirituality or a sense of meaning play in your life?

- It keeps you on track and motivated, helps sense of identity and perseverance. It helps you stay and feel more stable mentally and emotionally. It also helps you stick strong to your morals and be wise, also more confident in yourself when engaging socially.

How is spirituality related to your religious practices or lack thereof?

- It personally connects to Christianity for me, it balances it and connects to it because its like a supporting or continuation of the religious practices. It adds to it and also sometimes challenges it.

To what extent do you feel that there is one true way to be spiritual for all people as opposed to people finding their own way?

- I don't think there is one way, maybe general shared similarities that carried, but i think its important and a main part of life where people cope in own way and learn their own spirituality and like its their journey and everyone is different so it makes sense that everyone's spirituality is different, especially throughout different cultures etc.

Honesty:

How well do you honor your commitments, agreements, and compromises in your personal and professional relationships?

- I think I try to honor them or keep them high in my life because they are the foundation and key in maintaining decent relationships whether professional or personal. I don't like letting people down so its important I honor them all pretty well.

How often do you neutralize guilt by making excuses, blaming, minimizing, or rationalizing the truth away? Are you aware of these processes when they are happening?

- I do this but I try not to, I think about things frequently and deeply, so sometimes in order to move on and let go, and not stress about things, I think I would try to focus on other things and neutralize the guilt like mentioned. I think everyone probably does it. I think I still feel the sufficient amount or appropriate guilt before moving on, I understand the consequences.

Who is one of your models of honesty? How might you improve on your own modeling of honesty to others?

- Jesus because he is just fully honest and truthful and lives a life inspiring to tell truth and be honest