MD R3SP - Resilience, Risk Reduction, & Suicide Prevention

04/26/2023

Asking for help can make us feel vulnerable and as a result, many of us are reluctant to ask for help or even refuse to ask for help. Being reluctant to ask for help can be especially true at work when we all want to appear competent and capable.

04/21/2023

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03/28/2023

Asking for help can make us feel vulnerable and as a result, many of us are reluctant to ask for help or even refuse to ask for help. Being reluctant to ask for help can be especially true at work when we all want to appear competent and capable.

02/28/2023

There are obstacles that stand in our way to achieving our dreams and goals, otherwise we likely would have already accomplished them. Like not wanting to get up in the morning when you need to go for a run, thinking of pizza when you’re trying to eat healthy, or even resisting to make a phone cal...

10/28/2022

National Guard Struggles with Duty Status and Benefits Reform as Su***de Rates Refuse to Decline

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10/26/2022

Find Your Character Strengths


How do you use your character strengths? What do your strengths reveal about you? Can you use them differently? Our highest character strengths affect who we are, what we value, what is important to us and how we respond or act. Our character strengths can impact our love of learning, sense of humor, motivation and curiosity.

Identifying your character strengthens can help you live a more fulfilling life and recognize others' character strengths.

*Understand Your Character Strengths*

According to the Values in Action (VIA) Institute on Character, knowing your character strengths helps you connect with people, overcome challenges, find success and enjoy life.

Scientists found there are 24 character strengths that fall under six broad virtue categories: wisdom, courage, humanity, justice, temperance and transcendence. Someone’s character is best understood as a series of character strengths that interact.

For example, three of the 24 character strengths are leadership, perseverance and self-regulation. A Soldier could apply these complementary character strengths during field deployment.

*Develop Your Character Strengths*

You develop character strengths in three phases: aware, explore and apply:

*Aware*

An effective way to become aware of our character strengths is to take the VIA survey https://viacharacter.org/resources/activities/the-via-classification-of-twenty-four-character-strengths?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery, a free online tool to help people uncover their highest character strengths.

*Explore*

You will likely have five to seven character strengths you use regularly.

Ask yourself:

* What are examples of how I use my highest character strengths?
* How do my character strengths help me reach my goals?
* How am I already using my character strengths to build strong personal and professional relationships?

*Apply*

Ask yourself:

* How can I develop my character strengths?

Develop an action plan for how to improve specific strengths. Take steps to bring your character strengths into your life to become happier, achieve more, and build better health and stronger relationships.

Discover your character strengths in 10 minutes with the free, scientifically validated VIA Survey. Learn to use your character strengths to live your best life.

09/27/2022

The Defense Department is now offering two online courses that provide support and guidance for those affected by su***de.  

08/31/2022

08/18/2022