Dan Hardie,
Teen Counsellor
Founder, MyStrengths
Meet the founder of MyStrengths
Dan Hardie has spent two decades working with teenagers and understands how easily young people can feel lost in comparison, self-doubt, and pressure.
A counsellor with a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from Melbourne University’s Centre for Wellbeing Science, Dan noticed that diagnosing and focusing on anxiety and problems just didn’t fill kids with vision for their lives. They ended up stuck on what’s wrong and never got a vision for what’s right. That’s when he began working on strengths.
Through MyStrengths, Dan leads a growing movement of schools, families, and youth workers committed to helping young people reframe their weaknesses, recognise their strengths, and build genuine self-worth that lasts.
Teen mental health is at a crisis point. Something needs to change.
MyStrengths is a framework to give adolescents a new way of seeing themselves. We help peel off the negative labels and replace them with true and affirming language.
“Where psychology diagnoses what’s wrong with people, MyStrengths diagnoses what is right with people.”
Our MyStrengths assessment is the world’s first strengths-finder tool designed specifically for teens. Alongside our school programs and staff workshops, everything we do is designed to help support students to grow in self-acceptance, confidence, and hope for the future.
Dan Hardie
I meet so many young people who have incredible gifts, talents, abilities that should be named and celebrated. The Visionary in me wants to enable every Aussie teen to discover their Top 5 strengths.
Janelle Kerkmez
Top 5 strengths: Responsibility, Purpose, Fairness, Positivity, Managing
Sure, I love to organise, manage and sort, but it has to make a difference. It’s the Purpose and Managing strengths that come together to make MyStrengths the right place for me.
Ebony Basher
I find it easy to connect with people. Both Charismatic and Expressive strengths get a workout when I’m talking with teens, training educators or just telling a funny story!
Jools Hardie
The Structured part of me helps limit the chaos of 3 kids, busy home, a great job and lots of passions and interests. I plan, organise and make it work.
Paul Smith
I don’t need to be up front or running the show. I’d much rather sit with someone and hear their story, cheer them on and help one-on-one.
Tahleah Maumau
My Fairness strength has always driven my life and work. It’s the people who rarely get a fair go that I want to champion and help. No one should miss out.
Sally Tran
Top 5 strengths: Positivity, Understanding, Fairness, Hard Working, Strategic
I’m studying Psychology because I love being part of the solution. That’s probably why I also enjoy resolving business problems for schools, parents, enquiries and more!
Enid Macias
I love that we get to help teenagers shift their brain from what’s wrong to what’s right. I need to do things that are Purposeful – we only get one life!
Diego Luna
Top 5 strengths: Charismatic, Solution Finder, Excelling, Understanding, Recognition
My fun and energetic nature might make me seem like an easy-going guy but am actually a highly driven person, exercising my Excelling & Recognition strengths to strive in life.
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Schedule a Meeting
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Run MyStrengths Programs
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Become a
Strengths-Based School
We are based in Sydney, but we serve schools right across the country (even as far as Karratha!)
Some training events are held in our MyStrengths training rooms:
Eton Arcade,
Shop 14/754-756 Old Princes Hwy,
Sutherland NSW 2232