Virtues: 10 Superpowers To Improve Your Life - by Giovanni Dienstmann

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Virtues: 10 Superpowers To Improve Your Life

With Giovanni Dienstmann

Our virtues are our superpowers. They are personal qualities and psychological assets that we can develop. Developing virtues is not about being better than others, but about developing the potential of your own heart and mind. The philosophers of ancient Greece, the Buddha, the Yogis, and the Positive Psychology movement all value the cultivation of certain personal qualities. After studying virtue practices and their classification in multiple traditions, of East and West, I have carefully selected 10 cornerstone virtues for this course. Each of these are qualities that are widely admired in society, encouraged by spiritual traditions, and very practical too—they all make your life much easier.


Meet your Teacher

Giovanni Dienstmann is the creator of Live and Dare, one of the top five most popular meditation blogs on the planet. As an international author, meditation coach and speaker, Giovanni is an expert in helping people overcome anxiety and stress to live a more calm and centered life. He is the author of the best-selling book Practical Meditation, which is available in eight different languages and has popularly been called “The Meditation Bible”. With over 9,000 hours of personal meditation practice, and a diverse training in meditation methodologies from different traditions, Giovanni brings a practical and unique approach to help both meditation novices and spiritual seekers alike. He is a Registered teacher through the Meditation Association of Australia, as well as a sought-after consultant to award-winning meditation apps. His insights have been featured on popular publications such as Daily Yoga, Elephant Journal, Coach.me and many more. Giovanni’s clients range from stay at home parents to entrepreneurs, C-level executives and pro athletes. His acclaimed program Limitless Life has helped thousands of people master their mind, find contentment and clarity, and live a more purposeful life. To learn more about Giovanni and his work, visit LiveAndDare.com.

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10 Days

4.2k students

4.8 stars

22 min / day

Acceptance

English


Lesson 1

Tranquility — Pacify Your Mind

Tranquility is that serene quality of peace and restfulness. Tranquility involves keeping your mind and heart calm, like the ocean’s depth. With tranquility, you take your time to observe what’s going on and act purposefully, without agitation, without hurry, and without overreacting. On a deeper level, it means to diminish rumination, worries, and useless thinking, saving your energy.

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Lesson 2

Focus — Gather Your Energy

Focus, the ability to control your attention, is the core skill of meditation. It involves bringing your mind, moment after moment, to dwell where you want it to dwell, rather than being pulled by the gravity of all the noise going on inside and outside of you. In a deeper level, focus is the ability to live your life by design rather than by default. To live a life where you are taking steps moment after moment toward what you consider to be meaningful and fulfilling. It’s the ability to stop paying attention to things that are not serving your higher purpose; to ignore the trivial many, and to double down on the essential few.

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Lesson 3

Integrity — Be True To Yourself

Living with integrity means you can free up a lot of mental space, because 
you don’t need to remember lies or make excuses. You default to honesty and transparency. You promise less often—but when you promise, you fulfill. It builds trust in people and confidence in yourself. There is a sense of “moral pleasure”, a peace of mind that comes from living a life of integrity, which cannot be found elsewhere. It also brings a better sense of who you are and what you stand for.

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Lesson 4

Humility — Let Go Of Ego

Humility is letting go of the desire to feel superior to other people by means of wealth, fame, intelligence, beauty, titles, status, or influence. It’s about not comparing yourself with others, not thinking of yourself as either superior or inferior. In the words of C.S. Lewis, “True humility is not about thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less”. In the deepest sense, humility is about transcending the ego.

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Lesson 5

Wisdom — Perceive With Insight

Wisdom, on the other hand, is understanding things in the correct perspective, knowing yourself, and knowing how to be and how to act in this world. We can also call it discernment, clarity, vision, or insight. The key practices for developing wisdom are honest self-reflection, observation and deep contemplation. Wisdom is developed by asking yourself hard questions, and looking deeply within. For that purpose, we need a mind that is calm, sharp, and able to penetrate deeply into the nature of things.

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Lesson 6

Courage — Act Despite Fear

Courage is the power to act regardless of fear. It is the ability to hold on to the feeling of “I need to do this”, ignore fear-mongering thoughts, and take action. Courage is the strength that allows one to triumph over fear and uncertainty. It’s a universally admired virtue. This lesson will help you develop it.

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Lesson 7

Trust — Open Your Heart

Trust is our ability to set doubts and fear at rest. It allows us to not be neurotic; to not be cynical. Even though these things are proudly worn as a badge of intelligence and rationalism by some, with them comes mental distress and isolation. Trust believes in goodness. It is innocent, open, and it gives peace of mind to the one who cultivates it. Learn how to develop trust in a balanced way.

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Lesson 8

Joy — Cherish Your Existence

According to the meditation masters, joy or bliss is the natural state of our mind and heart. But we forget, we get distracted, and we pay attention to the wrong things—and thus get disconnected from ourselves. This lesson will help you to naturally incline your mind towards joy, appreciation and cheerfulness.

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Lesson 9

Non-Attachment — Let Go Of Your Chains

Non-attachment, or letting go, is the most essential skill for overcoming suffering. It doesn’t mean that we live life less intensely. Rather, we do what we are called to do with zest, and then we step back and watch what happens, without anxiety. It doesn’t mean that we don’t love, play, work, or seek with intensity. But rather, that we are detached from the results, knowing that we have full control only over the effort we make.

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Lesson 10

Kindness — Enlarge Yourself

Kindness (and related virtues of love, compassion, and consideration) is the core “social virtue”. Kindness invites us to expand our sense of well-being to include others as well. It gives us the ability to put ourselves in another person’s shoes, feel what they feel as if it is happening to us, and if appropriate, do something about it. The result is the experience of the “helper’s high”, a mix of dopamine and oxytocin. A greater sense of satisfaction that comes along with broadening your heart to accommodate others.

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Recent Reviews

Amanda

August 3, 2025

A good course, but I would have preferred the meditation to come last.

Lydia

June 2, 2025

Excellent course. One of the most profound on Insight Timer.

Dani

January 3, 2025

Fantastic course! Very well rounded with theory, meditations and practical tips.

Norma

May 28, 2024

Great course with lots of actionable items to take away! Thank you.

Torie

April 5, 2024

Great course. Thank you for sharing

Caryne

January 28, 2024

Thank you.

C

September 17, 2023

This has been invaluable. The best part of each lesson was the practical tips at the end, or how to implement the virtur

Heidi

August 24, 2023

Besides Sarah Blondin's meditations, this is the best course I have listened to as yet. I have listened to many, some good, but the thoughtful paced approach of this course offers up some self work than guidance to solidify what was learened/presented. I will return again. Placed in my favorite course list. This has helped me through some difficult times, reminding me I have the fortitude to make it through. Thank you ever so much.

Gareth

June 7, 2023

Intuitive and just very very goog.

Liz

April 29, 2023

Amazing course! Thank you so much for leading us into experiencing these virtues. I will definitely come back often as I truly believe implementing these lessons into my life will continue to built on my journey of self awareness and coming back to the essence of what it is to be human ❤️

Colinda

October 21, 2022

This course was great and I will probably repeat it many times.

John

August 31, 2022

Thank you so much for this!

MCB

July 7, 2022

This is my 3rd course guided by Giovanni. I love how you are able to explain the virtues so clearly and how we can incorporate them into our daily lives to the benefit of all. I can feel your wonderful enthusiasm, love and passionate intention in all of your courses and masterclasses. Thank you Giovanni for sharing your wisdom, creating these courses and for helping me grow. I deeply appreciate that. Thank you for being you.🙏💚☯️💚🙏

MayLouise

June 30, 2022

A gifted teacher; I appreciate the depth, clarity, organization and structure of this course!

Walter

April 1, 2022

Super course that show super powers for us to be super kind persons. Thank you so much 😊

kacy

March 5, 2022

I really liked the repetition and simplicity. I will most likely do the 21 day courage one because that had the biggest revelations in my meditations

Patrick

October 7, 2021

Very helpful course. Some virtues covered, were things I did not appreciated or actually overlooked as virtues. Thank you for your wisdom and wonderful words of inspiration. I wish you well!

Ling

October 2, 2021

Powerful practices and teachings to empower me and my life. Such useful virtues that I will repeat listening again and again. Thank you Giovanni

Katherine

September 24, 2021

Relevant and very helpful!

Vic

September 6, 2021

Thoughtful and inspiring. Thank you ❤️

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