Creating Your Wellness Vision Part 2: What Skills do You Use to Overcome Challenges?
Hi, I'm Liz Moser, a Mayo Clinic and National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach.
The kickoff call with my new clients takes about an hour and a half, and it’s about uncovering the information they need to create their wellness visions.
The Mayo Clinic Defines a wellness vision as:
‘A compelling statement that describes you at your most actualized self. It defines what you truly desire and how you live when you're at your most aligned with your values and purpose. The vision may include behaviors, actions, strengths, feelings, relationships, or a metaphor or visual image for comparison. The wellness vision should give you confidence, energy, and authentication in your desired changes.’
My clients hire me with an idea about what they desire or want more of or less of in their lives. However, they are usually unclear about their strengths or values. So, during our initial 90-minute call, we explore how their values align with their goals and what strengths they possess to make those goals a reality.
Before the coaching call, I give my clients several worksheets to explore their strengths, values, and desires.
Last week I shared the values worksheet with you for the first video in this series about creating your wellness vision.
Today, In Part 2, I will share the exact strengths worksheet my clients use to explore their strengths or the skills they use to overcome challenges.
Next week, In Part 3, we will look at your desires and what you want more or less of in your life.
And, for the last installment in this series, in Part 4, we will examine the info you gathered from parts 1, 2, and 3 and then look at how to synthesize all of that into your wellness vision.
Below is the identical strengths worksheet my clients and I utilize:
Strengths List
Action-orientated Diplomatic Imaginative Poised
Adaptable Disciplined Independent Positive
Adventurous Down to Earth Influential Presence
Affectionate Dreamer Ingenious Problem Solver
Ambitious Driven Innovative Prudent
Analytical Easygoing Insightful Punctual
Appreciative Efficient Inspiring Quick-witted
Articulate Emotionally Intelligent Integrity Reflective
Artistic Empathetic Intelligent Reliable
Assertive Energetic Introspective Resourceful
Athletic Entertainer Intuitive Responsible
Bold Enthusiastic Leader Risk-taker
Brave Factual Level-headed Resilient
Calm Fair Logical Respectful
Caring Faithful Love to Learn Self-assured
Cautious Fast Loving Self-disciplined
Charismatic Flexible Loyal Sense of Humor
Charming Focused Kind Spirited
Cheerful Forgiving Knowledgeable Spiritual
Clever Forthright Magnetic Socially Intelligent
Collaborative Full of Zest Meticulous Spontaneous
Collegial Funny Mindful Strategic Thinker
Commanding Future-minded Modest Strong Faith
Compassionate Generous Observant Thoughtful
Competitive Genuine Open-minded Sensitive
Confident Goal-orientated Optimistic Straightforward
Considerate Go-getter Organized Strong-willed
Courageous Good Listener Outgoing Thankful
Creative Grateful Passionate Thinker
Critical Thinker Handy Patient Thrifty
Curious Hard-working People-person Tactful
Decisive Honest Perceptive Versatile
Dedicated Hopeful Persistent Visionary
Detail-orientated Humble Persuasive Warm
Determined Humorous Planner Wholehearted
Devoted Idealist Playful Wise
The worksheet shows many strengths, from action-oriented to wise, with an area to write in any of your strengths not listed.
Unlike the value exercise from last week’s blog where I asked you to hone it down to your top 5 core values, I invite you to do the opposite in this exercise.
Perhaps, imagine you are on a job interview or a date, and you are listing every positive attribute you have.
So, as you are looking over this list of strengths I invite you to keep these questions in mind:
In what ways are you confident?
What skills do you use to overcome challenges?
Think about your strengths as the HOW you handle challenging situations or the tools you possess for achieving your goals.
If you’re having a hard time with this exercise, think about what a friend or loved one would say about you. This exercise can be challenging for my clients because many of us don’t want to brag. So, as your wellness coach, I'm asking you to BRAG just a little bit!
OK, so now I suggest you look over the worksheet and do your best to circle your strengths.
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Welcome back! I'll assume you took a break, and you’re back with your circled worksheet. Good for you!
How did that go?
What situation brings out each of these strengths in you?
What did you learn about yourself doing this exercise?
What strengths, if any, took you by surprise?
What strength seems as natural to you as breathing? And what situation brings out this strength?
And lastly,
What are some ways you can develop your strengths?
In next week’s blog, we'll delve into your desires or what you want more of and less of in your life, and in the final week in this series, we'll start creating your wellness vision.
I’m Liz Moser, a Mayo Clinic and National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, and thank you for reading this blog about exploring your strengths. The second blog in a four-part series about creating your wellness vision. If you have any questions about this blog, about health and wellness, or wellness coaching with me, please reach out via my website at lizmosercoaching.com
