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Character Strengths Matter

How to Live a Full Life (Positive Psychology News)

by Shannon M. Polly, MAPP, ACC and Kathryn Britton, MAPP

|Positive Psychology News©2015·250 pages

This is a great introduction to the science of why character strengths matter along with some practical tools on how to go about using those strengths in service to our families and communities so we can experience a deeper sense of joyful flourishing. In this book, Shannon Polly and Kathryn Britton walk us through each of the 24 character strengths identified by the VIA Institute on Character that was created by Martin Seligman and Christopher Peterson. In our Note, we take a quick look at all 24 virtues and explore some practical ways to apply them to our lives TODAY.


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About the authors

Shannon M. Polly, MAPP, ACC
Author

Shannon M. Polly, MAPP, ACC

Expert on positive psychology, Appreciative Inquiry, executive presence; Facilitator and Coach; Taught resilience to U.S. Army Sergeants; Founder of Positive Business DC
Kathryn Britton, MAPP
Author

Kathryn Britton, MAPP

Author, speaker, coach, and teacher, always looking for good ways to apply positive psychology in every day life.