VIA And Gallup Character Analysis

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To begin, I reviewed my VIA and Gallup strengths and how they present themselves in my daily life. First, my VIA strengths are as follows: Humor, Forgiveness, Fairness, Bravery, and Curiosity. Humor, my top strength, presents itself in my enjoyment of laughter, lighthearted nature, and tomfoolery. Forgiveness displays as I interact with those who have done wrong, a willingness to accept and move past human error comes forth. Fairness, as a result from childhood bullies, provides me with empathy for others, and a deeper sense of caring. Bravery, wills me to be outspoken, spontaneous, and audacious in my daily life. Curiosity, a strong desire to know or learn something, exhibits itself in many aspects of my life such as people, the brain, science,

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