What Matters Most?

Using your strengths to impact well-being

Ryan M. Niemiec Psy.D.

The Strengths of a King: What I Learned From Larry King

What is it like to be interviewed by a living legend? What if anxiety attempts to get in your way? How might character strengths be helpful to make the most of the experience?

7 Quick Ways to Build Your Gratitude Mindset

Want to build your gratitude mindset? This approach can boost your physical, psychological, and social well-being.

3 Fathering Strategies: Mindfulness, Savoring, and Flow

Develop these three states of mind to connect more with your kids.

How to Use Humility Right Now

Use these five steps to understand and grow your strength.

Humility + White People = Justice Action

The importance of humility before, during, and after activism and protests.

Gentleness Is a Strength: Go Softly, Slowly, and Sweetly

Gentleness is a constellation of several character strengths. There is a great need for it right now.

Find Strength in Your Grief

A grief psychologist, Dr. Maria Sirois, offers insight, inspiration, and hope for all of us living in this new COVID-19 world.

The World Needs You—All 24 of Your Best Qualities

How character strengths are an imperative right now, and what you can do.

Coronavirus Coping: 6 Ways Your Strengths Will Help You

How your internal qualities can directly help you with the coronavirus situation.

Comparing the Two Biggest Personality Models: Big 5 and VIA

Compares and contrasts the Big Five personality model and VIA Classification of character strengths. Offers practical ways to integrate the two and highlights scientific findings.

6 Quick Ways to Use Your Strengths

When it comes to our strengths, sometimes it can be difficult to figure out our next step. Here are six action ideas you can take today to develop your strengths.

3 Tools for Stress Management With Your Strengths

Your strengths might be your best-kept secret for dealing with stress.

3 Things Most People Don’t Understand About Strengths

How do you view your best qualities? It may be time to revise your ideas when it comes to your own strengths.

How to Avoid Mindless Gratitude

Do you fall into the mindless gratitude trap? Do you know how to receive gratitude?

How to Thrive at Work and Home with Your Strengths

Looking for a well-being boost this season? You have the best tools already within you.

New Strategies for You to Build Meaning in Life

Do you feel like your life is lacking a sense of meaning? Learn some tips straight from two experts in the science of meaning.

Five Questions to Help You Ignite Mindfulness

These well-being questions will help you paint the way toward greater mindfulness.

5 Tips to Use Nonfiction Books in Any Group Setting

Catalyze your learning and personal insights by engaging in a group discussion about a book. Here are 5 tips to make it a success.

10 Ways Managers and Leaders are Spotting Strengths at Work

Simple, short actions can have a big impact, especially in the workplace. Here are 10 ways to create a positive impact.

Top 10 New Research Findings on Character Strengths

Learn the latest findings in character strengths and how they apply directly to your life in work, parenting, and happiness.

The Stress Equation: Only Two Ways to Manage Stress

Learn new ways to view stress with a simple equation. Enhance your stress management toolbox as well.

Stress Is Good for You: Here’s Why

How a particular stress mindset and the use of strengths are crucial for optimal stress relief.

The 3 Types of Meaning—and 10 Ways to Build Them

Do you know the 3 types of meaning scientists agree upon? Learn how to make sense of them and put them into action.

Two Strength Skills Every Parent Wants

Parenting is challenging, but there are ways you can make it easier.

Do You Meditate? Meditators Are Higher in These 5 Strengths

New connections between mindfulness and strengths offer wisdom for meditators and non-meditators.

The Unappreciated Strength That You Have and Need

You have a character strength within you that will surprise you. It will help you improve your life. Explore it here.

How You Can Let Your Strengths Shine

These two ways to bring forth your character strengths could change any person's life for the better.

How to Ignite Your Strengths with Powerful Stories

You can discover strengths in any story—or any moment—of your life. Here's one powerful example.

6 Strategies to Boost Happiness Now

Feeling you need to give a boost to your happiness this week? Turn to these research-backed strategies.

A New Way to Capitalize on Your Story

You can find particular strengths in any moment or story in your life. Every action you take is a new opportunity.

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