Dr. Daniel Almeida, PhD
@strengthsprofessor.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Podcaster, Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, Facilitator, Consultant empowering individuals and teams to lead with authenticity and thrive.
www.thestrengthsprofessor.com
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📍 The wisdom of saying yes… and the strength of saying not this time.
January 7, 2026 at 7:52 PM
📍 The wisdom of saying yes… and the strength of saying not this time.
📍 The wisdom of Activator… and knowing where your strengths will be valued.
January 6, 2026 at 8:23 PM
📍 The wisdom of Activator… and knowing where your strengths will be valued.
Rooted in who you are. Rising into who you’re becoming.
Happy New Year from The Strengths Professor! 🌿✨
Happy New Year from The Strengths Professor! 🌿✨
January 1, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Rooted in who you are. Rising into who you’re becoming.
Happy New Year from The Strengths Professor! 🌿✨
Happy New Year from The Strengths Professor! 🌿✨
📍 What if they say yes? 💥
Activator doesn’t wait for perfect. It applies, submits, speaks up — and keeps going.
Because no doesn’t mean stop.
No = feedback
No = redirection
No = not yet
Perfection is a myth. Progress takes action.
Activator doesn’t wait for perfect. It applies, submits, speaks up — and keeps going.
Because no doesn’t mean stop.
No = feedback
No = redirection
No = not yet
Perfection is a myth. Progress takes action.
January 1, 2026 at 2:26 AM
📍 What if they say yes? 💥
Activator doesn’t wait for perfect. It applies, submits, speaks up — and keeps going.
Because no doesn’t mean stop.
No = feedback
No = redirection
No = not yet
Perfection is a myth. Progress takes action.
Activator doesn’t wait for perfect. It applies, submits, speaks up — and keeps going.
Because no doesn’t mean stop.
No = feedback
No = redirection
No = not yet
Perfection is a myth. Progress takes action.
📍 The tension is real: Do I call it out… or keep it moving?
When you have Activator, your instinct is to go. To push through. To get things done in spite of the noise.
When you have Activator, your instinct is to go. To push through. To get things done in spite of the noise.
📍 The tension is real: Do I call it out… or keep it moving?
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December 31, 2025 at 1:00 AM
📍 The tension is real: Do I call it out… or keep it moving?
When you have Activator, your instinct is to go. To push through. To get things done in spite of the noise.
When you have Activator, your instinct is to go. To push through. To get things done in spite of the noise.
Merry Christmas 🎄✨
From The Strengths Professor — may your day bring joy, rest, and a little spark of strength.
From The Strengths Professor — may your day bring joy, rest, and a little spark of strength.
December 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Merry Christmas 🎄✨
From The Strengths Professor — may your day bring joy, rest, and a little spark of strength.
From The Strengths Professor — may your day bring joy, rest, and a little spark of strength.
📍 DEI needs Activators — even when it’s risky. 💥
In some roles, your push-for-progress energy is exactly what’s needed… and exactly what gets you labeled “too much.” Especially when you’re early-career. Especially when you hold non-dominant identities.
In some roles, your push-for-progress energy is exactly what’s needed… and exactly what gets you labeled “too much.” Especially when you’re early-career. Especially when you hold non-dominant identities.
Your bottom strength is a superpower
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December 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
📍 DEI needs Activators — even when it’s risky. 💥
In some roles, your push-for-progress energy is exactly what’s needed… and exactly what gets you labeled “too much.” Especially when you’re early-career. Especially when you hold non-dominant identities.
In some roles, your push-for-progress energy is exactly what’s needed… and exactly what gets you labeled “too much.” Especially when you’re early-career. Especially when you hold non-dominant identities.
📍 Sometimes your bottom strength… is part of the magic. ✨
Deliberative at #34? That might be why you’re bold enough to say what needs to be said.
No overthinking. Just action.
Deliberative at #34? That might be why you’re bold enough to say what needs to be said.
No overthinking. Just action.
December 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
📍 Sometimes your bottom strength… is part of the magic. ✨
Deliberative at #34? That might be why you’re bold enough to say what needs to be said.
No overthinking. Just action.
Deliberative at #34? That might be why you’re bold enough to say what needs to be said.
No overthinking. Just action.
📍 Activator wants to move. But some rooms won’t let it. 🚷
In male-dominated spaces, being direct, decisive, and action-oriented — especially in science or leadership — doesn’t always land the way it should.
In male-dominated spaces, being direct, decisive, and action-oriented — especially in science or leadership — doesn’t always land the way it should.
December 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
📍 Activator wants to move. But some rooms won’t let it. 🚷
In male-dominated spaces, being direct, decisive, and action-oriented — especially in science or leadership — doesn’t always land the way it should.
In male-dominated spaces, being direct, decisive, and action-oriented — especially in science or leadership — doesn’t always land the way it should.
📍 Representation isn’t just powerful — it’s strategic. 🎯
When Activator shows up in a person with non-dominant identities, it can build instant credibility with students who see themselves reflected. That connection becomes fuel: If you can do it, maybe I can too.
When Activator shows up in a person with non-dominant identities, it can build instant credibility with students who see themselves reflected. That connection becomes fuel: If you can do it, maybe I can too.
December 16, 2025 at 11:42 PM
📍 Representation isn’t just powerful — it’s strategic. 🎯
When Activator shows up in a person with non-dominant identities, it can build instant credibility with students who see themselves reflected. That connection becomes fuel: If you can do it, maybe I can too.
When Activator shows up in a person with non-dominant identities, it can build instant credibility with students who see themselves reflected. That connection becomes fuel: If you can do it, maybe I can too.
📍 When Activator meets identity… the impact can be powerful — and complicated.
In some rooms, shared non-dominant identities build trust and spark action. Students begin to believe, “If you can do it, maybe I can too.”
In some rooms, shared non-dominant identities build trust and spark action. Students begin to believe, “If you can do it, maybe I can too.”
December 16, 2025 at 12:07 AM
📍 When Activator meets identity… the impact can be powerful — and complicated.
In some rooms, shared non-dominant identities build trust and spark action. Students begin to believe, “If you can do it, maybe I can too.”
In some rooms, shared non-dominant identities build trust and spark action. Students begin to believe, “If you can do it, maybe I can too.”
📍 The courage of Activator… and the power of saying yes before you’re “ready.”
December 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
📍 The courage of Activator… and the power of saying yes before you’re “ready.”
📍 The momentum of Activator… and why it matters in mentorship.
In this clip, Dr. Denise Garcia and I talk about how Activator can help new faculty take that first step — trying a committee, pursuing an opportunity, or even finding their first grant. 🚀
In this clip, Dr. Denise Garcia and I talk about how Activator can help new faculty take that first step — trying a committee, pursuing an opportunity, or even finding their first grant. 🚀
December 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
📍 The momentum of Activator… and why it matters in mentorship.
In this clip, Dr. Denise Garcia and I talk about how Activator can help new faculty take that first step — trying a committee, pursuing an opportunity, or even finding their first grant. 🚀
In this clip, Dr. Denise Garcia and I talk about how Activator can help new faculty take that first step — trying a committee, pursuing an opportunity, or even finding their first grant. 🚀
📍 The energy of Activator… and why we need it in academia.
December 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
📍 The energy of Activator… and why we need it in academia.
📍 Some rooms won’t move until you walk in.
If you’ve got Activator, you’ve probably felt it: being ready before others are. Feeling like too much. Getting told to slow down when no one else is starting.
But that urgency? It’s not the problem — it’s the spark.
If you’ve got Activator, you’ve probably felt it: being ready before others are. Feeling like too much. Getting told to slow down when no one else is starting.
But that urgency? It’s not the problem — it’s the spark.
December 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
📍 Some rooms won’t move until you walk in.
If you’ve got Activator, you’ve probably felt it: being ready before others are. Feeling like too much. Getting told to slow down when no one else is starting.
But that urgency? It’s not the problem — it’s the spark.
If you’ve got Activator, you’ve probably felt it: being ready before others are. Feeling like too much. Getting told to slow down when no one else is starting.
But that urgency? It’s not the problem — it’s the spark.
📍 Every strength can be “too much” — depending on who’s watching. 😅
Woo can exhaust a Relator. Discipline can frustrate Adaptability. And Activator? It might set off side-eyes from a room full of thinkers.
But that doesn’t mean you shrink.
Woo can exhaust a Relator. Discipline can frustrate Adaptability. And Activator? It might set off side-eyes from a room full of thinkers.
But that doesn’t mean you shrink.
December 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
📍 Every strength can be “too much” — depending on who’s watching. 😅
Woo can exhaust a Relator. Discipline can frustrate Adaptability. And Activator? It might set off side-eyes from a room full of thinkers.
But that doesn’t mean you shrink.
Woo can exhaust a Relator. Discipline can frustrate Adaptability. And Activator? It might set off side-eyes from a room full of thinkers.
But that doesn’t mean you shrink.
📍 The spark of Activator… and the steady fire of Self-Assurance.
Activator thrives on forward motion — eager to start, push, and propel ideas into action. But when paired with Self-Assurance, that urgency comes with grounded confidence. 💥
Activator thrives on forward motion — eager to start, push, and propel ideas into action. But when paired with Self-Assurance, that urgency comes with grounded confidence. 💥
December 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📍 The spark of Activator… and the steady fire of Self-Assurance.
Activator thrives on forward motion — eager to start, push, and propel ideas into action. But when paired with Self-Assurance, that urgency comes with grounded confidence. 💥
Activator thrives on forward motion — eager to start, push, and propel ideas into action. But when paired with Self-Assurance, that urgency comes with grounded confidence. 💥
📍 The boldness of Activator… in motion.
“Ask forgiveness, not permission” — it’s an Activator mantra. Not about recklessness, but readiness. Ready to try, to leap, to figure it out on the move. 🏃♀️
“Ask forgiveness, not permission” — it’s an Activator mantra. Not about recklessness, but readiness. Ready to try, to leap, to figure it out on the move. 🏃♀️
December 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
📍 The boldness of Activator… in motion.
“Ask forgiveness, not permission” — it’s an Activator mantra. Not about recklessness, but readiness. Ready to try, to leap, to figure it out on the move. 🏃♀️
“Ask forgiveness, not permission” — it’s an Activator mantra. Not about recklessness, but readiness. Ready to try, to leap, to figure it out on the move. 🏃♀️
Happy Thanksgiving from The Strengths Professor! 🍂💛
Today, we’re grateful for growth — the kind that starts within.
Thank you to everyone who continues to learn, lead, and lean into their strengths with us.
May your day be filled with warmth, clarity, and intentional joy.
Grateful for you. 🙏✨
Today, we’re grateful for growth — the kind that starts within.
Thank you to everyone who continues to learn, lead, and lean into their strengths with us.
May your day be filled with warmth, clarity, and intentional joy.
Grateful for you. 🙏✨
November 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Happy Thanksgiving from The Strengths Professor! 🍂💛
Today, we’re grateful for growth — the kind that starts within.
Thank you to everyone who continues to learn, lead, and lean into their strengths with us.
May your day be filled with warmth, clarity, and intentional joy.
Grateful for you. 🙏✨
Today, we’re grateful for growth — the kind that starts within.
Thank you to everyone who continues to learn, lead, and lean into their strengths with us.
May your day be filled with warmth, clarity, and intentional joy.
Grateful for you. 🙏✨
📍 The collaboration of Input… and the order of Arranger.
For those with Input, curiosity never stops — information, ideas, and insights flow in constantly. But when paired with Arranger and Discipline, that curiosity finds structure and purpose. 🧩
For those with Input, curiosity never stops — information, ideas, and insights flow in constantly. But when paired with Arranger and Discipline, that curiosity finds structure and purpose. 🧩
November 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
📍 The collaboration of Input… and the order of Arranger.
For those with Input, curiosity never stops — information, ideas, and insights flow in constantly. But when paired with Arranger and Discipline, that curiosity finds structure and purpose. 🧩
For those with Input, curiosity never stops — information, ideas, and insights flow in constantly. But when paired with Arranger and Discipline, that curiosity finds structure and purpose. 🧩
📍 From the fields to the faculty room — a story of Input in action.
November 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
📍 From the fields to the faculty room — a story of Input in action.
📍 The depth of Relator… and how it differs from Input.
November 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
📍 The depth of Relator… and how it differs from Input.
📍 The awareness of Input… and the wisdom of when to hold back.
November 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
📍 The awareness of Input… and the wisdom of when to hold back.
📍 Strengths don’t exist in isolation — they live within our stories, our identities, and the spaces we navigate.
November 18, 2025 at 11:41 PM
📍 Strengths don’t exist in isolation — they live within our stories, our identities, and the spaces we navigate.
📍 Some of us collect things — others collect connections. For me, that’s Input in action.
I’ve always filed away people, ideas, and resources that might help someone later. Even if it’s not for me, it’s for the next colleague, the new faculty member, or the student who needs it most.
I’ve always filed away people, ideas, and resources that might help someone later. Even if it’s not for me, it’s for the next colleague, the new faculty member, or the student who needs it most.
November 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
📍 Some of us collect things — others collect connections. For me, that’s Input in action.
I’ve always filed away people, ideas, and resources that might help someone later. Even if it’s not for me, it’s for the next colleague, the new faculty member, or the student who needs it most.
I’ve always filed away people, ideas, and resources that might help someone later. Even if it’s not for me, it’s for the next colleague, the new faculty member, or the student who needs it most.