What are you character strengths? Is it social intelligence or perhaps humor? How do you use your strengths to help yourself and others?


Dr. Ryan Niemiec is a leading figure in the education, research, and practice of character strengths found in all human beings. Ryan is education director of the VIA Institute on Character, a global, nonprofit organization in Cincinnati that advances the science and practical applications of character strengths. Ryan is interested in helping people from all walksoflife, all professions, and all places discover and express their core strengths, also known as signature strengths. Ryan is an awardwinning psychologist, international keynoter and workshop leader, and has penned several books including, Character Strengths Interventions: A FieldGuide for Practitioners (2017); Mindfulness and Character Strengths (2014); and Positive Psychology at the Movies (2014).

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