Table of Contents
Foreword ix
Preface xiii
Introduction 1
Part 1 The Weakness Habit 5
Chapter 1 The Face Of Weakness 7
Chapter 2 Standardization And The Weakening Of The Individual 29
Chapter 3 The High Cost Of A Brand-Name College 37
Chapter 4 Learning Disabilities For Dummies 46
Chapter 5 The Myth Of Adolescent Rebellion 60
Part 2 A Strengths Awakening 69
Chapter 6 Your Three Types Of Strengths 74
Chapter 7 Setting The Stage For Discovery And Development 96
Chapter 8 Strengths Are For Younger Kids, Too 119
Chapter 9 Barriers And Bridges: Making The Strengths Life Possible 138
Chapter 10 This Approach Is For Life 154
Part 3 Create Your Future, Play To Your Strengths Workbook 161
How It Works 171
Activity Strengths 178
Relationship Strengths 196
Learning Strengths 217
Looking To The Future 232
Is This The Answer To Our Future? 236
Acknowledgments 238
Appendixes
A My Strengths Inventory: Hat, Vest, Shoes 243
B The Affinities Program 259
C Resources 328
Index 335
