WHAT ARE YOUR
VALUES?
VALUES
Your values are the things that you believe
are important in the way you live and work.
They (should) determine your priorities.
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ARE OUR VALUES AND
OUR HAPPINESS
RELATED?
YES!
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HOW?
When the things that you do and the way you behave
match your values, life is usually good – you're satisfied
and content
But when these don't align with your personal values,
that's when things feel... wrong. This can be a real source
of unhappiness.
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HOW THEY HELP YOU
ANSWER THE
VALUES IMPORTANT
QUESTIONS LIFE
HELP THROWS AT
DIFFERENT
YOU ? STAGES.
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LIFE WILL THROW THESE QUESTIONS
TO YOU…
What job should I pursue?
Should I accept this promotion?
Should I start my own business?
Should I compromise, or be firm with my position?
Should I follow tradition, or travel down a new path?
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TIPS
Values are usually fairly stable, yet they don't have strict
limits or boundaries.
As you move through life, your values may change.
As your definition of success changes, so do your
personal values.
Keeping in touch with your values is a lifelong exercise.
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When you define your personal values,
you discover what's truly important to
you.
A good way of starting to do this is to
look back on your life – to identify when
you felt really good, and really confident
that you were making good choices.
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As you go through the exercise below, bear
in mind that values that were important in
the past may not be relevant now!
LETS’ START
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What were you
doing?
STEP 1 : IDENTIFY Were you with
other people?
THE TIMES Who?
WHEN YOU WERE What other factors
contributed to your
THE HAPPIEST happiness?
FIND EXAMPLES. This will ensure some
balance in your answers.
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STEP 2 : Why were you proud?
Did other people
IDENTIFY THE share your pride?
TIMES WHEN Who?
What other factors
YOU WERE MOST contributed to your
PROUD feelings of pride?
FIND EXAMPLES. This will ensure some
balance in your answers.
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STEP 3 : IDENTIFY What need or desire
was fulfilled?
THE TIMES WHEN How and why did the
YOU WERE MOST experience give your
life meaning?
FULFILLED & What other factors
SATISFIED contributed to your
FIND EXAMPLES. This will ensure some feelings of fulfillment?
balance in your answers.
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STEP 4 : DETERMINE
YOUR TOP VALUES, Why is each
experience truly
BASED ON YOUR important and
memorable?
EXPERIENCES OF
HAPPINESS, PRIDE,
AND FULFILLMENT.
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Use the following list
of common personal
values to help you get
started – and aim for
about 10 top values.
As you work through, you
may find that some of these
naturally combine. For
instance, if you value
philanthropy, community,
and generosity, you might
say that service to others is
one of your top values.
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Use the following list
of common personal
values to help you get
started – and aim for
about 10 top values.
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Use the following list
of common personal
values to help you get
started – and aim for
about 10 top values.
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Write down your top values,
not in any particular order.
STEP 5 : PRIORITIZE Look at the first two values
and ask yourself, "If I could
YOUR TOP VALUES satisfy only one of these,
which would I choose?"
This step is probably the most difficult, because you'll have to look
deep inside yourself. It's also the most important step, because, when
making a decision, you'll have to choose between solutions that may It might help to visualize a
satisfy different values. This is when you must know which value is
more important to you.
situation in which you would
have to make that choice.
Keep working through the
list, by comparing each
value with each other value,
until your list is in the correct
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Do these values make you
feel good about yourself?
Are you proud of your top
three values?
Would you be comfortable
STEP 6 : REAFFIRM and proud to tell your values
to people you respect and
YOUR VALUES admire?
Do these values represent
things you would support,
even if your choice isn't
popular, and it puts you in
the minority?
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WHAT WILL YOU GAIN
FROM THIS EXERCISE?
-YOU FOUND YOUR VALUE SYSTEM
-YOU DECISIONS WILL NOW HAVE MORE
CONFIDENCE AND CLARITY
-YOU WILL KNOW WHAT IS BEST FOR
YOUR SATISFACTION AND HAPPINESS
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ALL THE BEST
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