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86 Examples of Character Strengths

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Character strengths are the positive aspects of an individual's personality and mental capacity. This includes elements of behavior, intelligence and worldview that can be considered virtuous or useful. The following are common examples of character strengths.
Adventurous
Alert
Ambitious
Artistic
Assertive
Brave
Candid
Civil
Clever
Compassionate
Competent
Confident
Conscientious
Courageous
Creative
Critical Thinking
Curious
Design Thinking
Diligent
Dutiful
Emotional Intelligence
Empathy
Energy
Enthusiasm
Fairness
Faithful
Flexible
Foresight
Forgiving
Friendly
Fun
Generous
Gratitude
Honesty
Hope
Humility
Humor
Imaginative
Impartial
Industrious
Intelligent
Introspective
Inventive
Kind
Likeable
Logical
Loyal
Moderation
Modesty
Open-Minded
Optimistic
Passion
Peaceful
Perseverance
Persistence
Personable
Personal Presence
Philosophical
Playful
Polite
Practical
Pragmatic
Principled
Prudent
Rational
Realistic
Reliable
Reserved
Resilient
Resourceful
Respectful
Self-Control
Self-Direction
Sincere
Social
Stable
Strong
Tact
Tidy
Tolerant
Trusting
Trustworthy
Unassuming
Unbiased
Witty
Work-Ethic

Virtues

Virtues are character traits that relate to being a good person. Plato singled out justice, wisdom, courage and temperance as the cardinal virtues. The following is an expanded list of classical virtues.

Professional Strengths

Character traits that are valued in a professional context. These don't always correspond to virtues but are rather traits that help an individual to thrive in a job. For example, competitiveness isn't classically viewed as a virtue but is valued in professions such as sales.

Personal Strengths

Additional character traits that relate to life in general. These include valuable social traits such as charisma and emotional strengths such as calmness that are potentially helpful in life.

Notes

In many cases, character strengths are opposites. For example, both a talkative and reserved character could be viewed as strengths. The delineation between strengths and weakness tend to be a judgement call that differs by worldview.
A character strength taken too far can become a weakness. For example, a tendency to be overly logical in situations that require empathy. Likewise, a character weakness is often considered charming in an individual who is otherwise strong.
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