Values & Culture

What is most important in my life? How can I connect my inner values with my outer life?

Fr. Dan Groody and Richard Leider discuss the themes of values and culture, their importance to a good life, and practical ways to use your strengths and values in your everyday life.

Integrations

We all have a unique set of strengths that impact how we think, feel, and behave. Scientists have codified these traits into 24 character strengths. To discover your distinctive strengths profile, take the VIA Character Survey and look at your top 10 results. Then choose 5-7 strengths that you consider the most important to who you are. These are your “signature strengths.” These strengths constitute core parts of you as an individual and are expressed across all domains in your life.

Your Integration for the week is to use these signature strengths in new ways. You can focus on one each day, or the same one all week. Research has shown that using your signature strengths in new ways boosts happiness and lowers depression. In addition, aligning your strengths with your job and life tasks can deepen your sense of meaning and fulfillment.

About the Podcast:

Meaningful conversations about the things that matter most to people: their purpose, identity, and direction in life.  Hosted by Fr. Dan Groody, Vice President and Associate Provost at the University of Notre Dame.