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“AWAKENING THE GIFTS OF CHARACTER”

WHO ARE THE PRESENTERS?

Terry Rahn &

Valerie Hess

Co-owners of Virtues Village and Master Facilitators of The Virtues Project™

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What is The Virtues Project?

A global grassroots initiativethat is transforming the

culture of homes, schools, organizations and communities, through awakening virtues, our gifts of character using five simple strategies!

What are virtues?

They’re what is good in us

The gifts of our character

The qualities of our spirit

Our inner strengths

Virtues: The Gifts of Character

AssertivenessCaringCleanlinessCommitmentCompassionConfidenceConsiderationCooperationCourageCourtesyCreativityDetachmentDetermination

ReliabilityRespectResponsibilitySelf-disciplineServiceTactThankfulnessToleranceTrustTrustworthinessTruthfulness Understanding Unity

DiligenceEnthusiasmExcellenceFlexibilityForgivenessFriendlinessGenerosityGentlenessHelpfulnessHonestyHonorHumilityIdealism

IntegrityJoyfulnessJusticeKindnessLoveLoyaltyModerationModestyOrderlinessPatiencePeacefulnessPerseverancePurposefulness

Perfect in Potential

We look like this,with all the virtues inside!!!

The Virtues Project™

Dr. Dan Popov

Linda Kavelin-Popov

John Kavelin

Founders of The Virtues Project™

THE HISTORY

• Launched in1991• Three people• Response to school shooting and

youth violence in the US 1989• Began as a parenting program• Virtues the common thread• Soon discovered universal

application

SPEAK VIRTUES LANGUAGE

Words are powerful Virtues Words speak straight to the heart

Focus on virtues, the intent of the behavior we want.

Five Strategies of The Virtues Project™

1)SPEAK THE LANGUAGE2)TEACHABLE MOMENTS3)SET CLEAR BOUNDARIES4)HONOR THE SPIRIT5)OFFER COMPANIONING

WATER DEMO

Yale Infant Mental Health• Moral Life of Babies by Paul Bloom (2010) (Psychology Professor at Yale)

• Babies possess certain moral foundations — the capacity and willingness to judge the actions of others, some sense of justice, gut responses to altruism and nastiness. Regardless of how smart we are, if we didn’t start with this basic apparatus, we would be nothing more than amoral agents, ruthlessly driven to pursue our self-interest.

Moral Molecule by Paul ZakOXYTOCIN INCREASES-

• Trust, Trustworthiness • Empathy, Generosity Inhibiting Oxytocin-

Increases Stress

Decreases Nurturing

Amy Cuddy- Body ImageFake it until you BECOME it!

Increases Testosterone & Decreases Cortisol(Increases Assertiveness & Confidence & Peacefulness)

Increases Stress & AnxietyDecreases Testosterone & Increases Cortisol –Decreases Assertiveness & Confidence

Our human physiology is designed to help us grow virtues so we can live in

society!

Is it ever too late?

NO!!

It is NEVER too late to begin

and it’s NEVER too early…

Wisdom of a 4 year old!

INFUSE these strategies into your personal and professional lives.

OUR GOALS FOR OUR TIME WITH YOU:

To awaken your virtues

To teach you to see these gifts in others

What are our expectations?

Give your best to each activity

Follow the directions that we give

Speak the Language

• Use Virtues Words• Power-Filled• Using Virtues Words

AWAKENS the Virtues in us!

Virtues Acknowledgement!

VIRTUE (1 or 2) AND specifically

HOW you see it!!!

Give or Mail it to the person!

The A.R.T. of BoundariesAssertiveness - Do what is right for you

Respect -

Trust -

Be deeply present without advising, interrupting, rescuing, criticizing, teasing

Be worthy of trust. What we say here stays here.

ACTIVITY

RENAME AND REFRAME

Rename - Reframe

• Behavior that CHALLENGES you

• Rename the behavior as a VIRTUE

• What is the Virtue you want?

What did youappreciate about

this activity?

The A.R.T. of BoundariesAssertiveness - Do what is right for you

Respect -

Trust -

Be deeply present without advising, interrupting, rescuing, criticizing, teasing

Be worthy of trust. What we say here stays here.

The Virtues Pick

Read your virtue card aloud (both sides) and share how it is speaking to you. (groups of 3-4)

Partner, companion in SILENCE with no cross talk. Do what is right for you

What did youappreciate about

this activity?

WHAT BRINGS YOU JOY?Joy gives us wings!

In times of joy our strength is more vital, our intellect keener, and our understanding less clouded. We seem better able to cope with the world and to find our sphere of influence.

• With deep GRATITUDE for being with you!

• Please go out and SEE VIRTUES!!!!!

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