About your Values
Your Personal Values define you. They are what you hold dear to your heart. They are your principles, your morals, your ideals, and the standards you believe are important for you to live by. These ingrained beliefs influence and govern you in the way you live and the way you work.
By acknowledging your values, you begin to realize you are always making decisions and plans that align with them. Identifying your Values as a major element in your decision-making gives you a measuring tool for the career opportunities you choose to explore.
Keeping in touch with your values is a lifelong exercise. As your definition of success changes, so do your values. You should continuously revisit your core values especially when you start to feel unbalanced, stressed, or frustrated and you can’t quite figure out why. It’s important to understand your values as an alignment tool for your success.
It’s important to remember:
- Your values establish your beliefs, your standards, and your truths.
- Your values are guiding you to determine what’s important to you.
- Your values are the source of your integrity and authenticity.
MORE KNOWLEDGE…
Your values are real and they need to be treasured. Your internal values exist in most decision -making practices; they work mostly with your subconscious mind. They are very active whether you recognize them or not. When you acknowledge your values, decision-making becomes much easier. You always make plans and decisions that align with your values, unless you are in a rebellious mood!Here are a few examples of how your values are working behind the scenes in your everyday life. If you value family, but you have to work 70-hour weeks in your job, you will feel internal stress and conflict, you will lose your spark. And if you don’t value competition, and you work in a highly competitive environment, you are likely to feel unsatisfied and stressed.
Here are a few examples of how your values are working behind the scenes in your everyday life. If you value family, but you have to work 70-hour weeks in your job, you will feel internal stress and conflict, you will lose your spark. And if you don’t value competition, and you work in a highly competitive environment, you are likely to feel unsatisfied and stressed.Values are usually fairly stable, yet they don’t have strict limits or boundaries. As you move through life, your values will need to change and be realigned. For example, when you start your career, Values are usually fairly stable, yet they don’t have strict limits or boundaries. As you move through life, your values will need to change and be realigned. For example, when you start your career, success as measured by money and status might be a top priority. But after you have a family, work-life balance may be what you value more.
Understanding your values is really important. When you know who you are, you know what your values are.
Click the RED Next arrow to select your Values statements.
Be sure to complete your journal entries for the Reflection Point, Values.
