In this episode of the Leadership Vision Podcast, host Nathan Freeburg introduces key insights from their course "Seen Strengths from a New Perspective." The course, designed by founder Brian Schubring, delves into understanding and utilizing personal strengths in innovative ways. Nathan plays excerpts from the final three lessons of the course. The first segment discusses identifying and tracing strengths development through various life stages, using the concept of 'arcs of cognitive formation.' This approach helps listeners understand the origins and evolution of their strengths, offering a neuroscience-backed perspective. The second part of the podcast shifts to comparing strengths with the moon's phases, illustrating how strengths, like the moon, have both a bright, fully-expressed side and a shadow side. This metaphor acknowledges that strengths can vary in their visibility and impact, depending on circumstances. Brian emphasizes the importance of recognizing these fluctuations and being empathetic towards oneself and others during less visible or active phases of strength. The final segment introduces the concept of 'breaking strengths'. This idea explores situations where strengths can fail or be less effective, often due to over-reliance or overuse. This segment encourages reflection and understanding of the factors leading to such breakdowns, promoting a path towards restoration and balanced use of strengths. Throughout the episode, Nathan encourages feedback and discussion, allowing listeners to engage further with the course material through their website. The episode concludes with a reminder of the importance of understanding and nurturing personal strengths for individual and team development. We have over 265 episodes on leadership, team culture, and handling challenges. There's so much to explore on The Leadership Vision Podcast. Dive into our earlier content! Visit leadershipvisionconsulting.com for all episodes, or subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly curated list. Support the show- Read the full blog post here! CONTACT US email: [email protected] LinkedIn Facebook Leadership Vision Online ABOUT The Leadership Vision Podcast is a weekly show sharing our expertise in discovering, practicing, and implementing a Strengths-based approach to people, teams, and culture. Contact us to talk to us about helping your team understand the power of Strengths.