MIRROR – The Strengths Reflection Workshop

Description

Groups of: 4; Total - multiples of 4, up to 28.

The “Strength Mirror” Circle

The “Strength Mirror” Circle

1. Identify your hidden strengths through others
2. Gain perspective and human connections through shared stories
3. Explore actionable steps to leverage your strengths for your immediate goals

How it Works (in a nutshell)

• People share their “wins” in small circles
• The other group members identify the key strengths this person exhibited
• The brainstorm how each of these strength could apply to a current goal/problem of theirs

Details

Impactful and applicable insights on self-perception psychology, as well as tips and tricks.

The Three Steps

PART 1:

Sharing:

Each person shares a 2 min story about a time they felt proud/accomplished - of success or overcome a hurdle in their personal life.

• Accomplishment: Eg. Pulling off something big.
• Overcoming: Eg. Got out of a difficult situation.
• Imact: Eg. Helped someone out.

8 min

Reflection:

• The 3 other people each pick 1 adjective to add to the speaker's strength card
• They reveal it to the speaker
• They each give positive feedback on which strength they identify in the speaker and why/how

3 words in card total.

1-2 mins → 3-6 min

Repeat for each person.

PART TWO

Action:

• Each person shares a challenge, a goal, an obstacle, or an action they're trying to accomplish or overcome today.
• They discuss with the group for a few minutes how:
  • Their strengths, just identified, can help with this
  • Or if someone in the group or any of their contacts can help with this

5 min each - 15 min

Total time: ˜30 mins

Post workshop:

• Share: Each person goes around the room and discusses each other's strength cards.
• Collaborate: Perhaps to accomplish what they'd like, they can collaborate with someone else who has a particular strength

Post-event:

• They keep the strength card with them as a reminder of “how” they are strong. It's their mini ‘strength mirror’.

Benefits

- A better perspective on one’s strengths

- More confidence in oneself

- A better understand of the tools one has within them

- New solutions to their problems through diverse perspectives

- New consultative perspective on their situation with peer tips