Your first resource in solving problems lies in your strengths, the skills that you already have sharpened until they are ready to work for you.  That’s why we call them strengths.  They are what you can do right now. 

In this venue, we have listed a number of common strengths, along with ways a person might use them in solving problems.  

If you are thinking about how to solve a problem, look through the list for your best strengths and check out the suggestions. 

We use the term player to refer to anyone who might be involved in the situation or your thinkering about it.

It is not our abilities that show what we truly are.  It is our choices.  -Albus Dumbledore. 

You can practice your strengths in a virtual environment  How to get into Second Life without really trying

Independent Strengths
Adaptable
Adventurous
Aikido
Ambiguity, Can Tolerate
Analytic
Artistic
Cautious
Cool, Can Keep My
Concretizer
Creative
Curious
Decisive
Deliberate
Determined
Energetic
Focused
Follow-Thru
Forecaster
Gift, See life as a
Goal Oriented
Goal Setter, Good
Hard-working
Imagery, Good
Imaginative
Independent
Inventive
Intuitive
Joblet Joyful
Logical
Mulling
Organized
Persistent
Planner, Good
Practical
Problem-Solver
Resilient
Resourceful
Self-Accepting
Self-Aware
Self-Confident
Self-Directing
Self-Disciplined
Self-Starting
Strength from Adversity

Social Strengths
Ambitious
Assertive
Authority, Can Delegate
Cooperative
Compassionate
Competitive
Dependable
Enthusiastic, Can Be
Entrepreneur
Feelings, Can Express
Follower, Good
Forgiving
Friendly
Help, Can Ask for
Honest, Sincere
Humor, Sense of
Imitator, Good
Leader, Good
Learn, Willing to
Listener, Good
Loyal
Optimistic
Patient
Peacemaker
Playful
Principled
Reality, Negotiates with
Religious
Responsible
Scheduler, Good
Sensitive to Needs of Others
Share the Wins of Others
Skeptical
Writer, Good