If values are your life compass, then how do you best determine yours?
Posted on October 25, 2019 by Sherlee Taylor, One of Thousands of Leadership Coaches on Noomii.
Consider your values as your life compass - directing you towards your "true north" - the place where you are true to you!
Your values are who you are – those deeply rooted signals in your essence or “being” that represent your unique and most fulfilling form of expression.
When you honour your values – you feel balanced, aligned and happy. Here, you are in the space of your full power, potential and expression!
When you dishonour your values, you feels off track, in conflict and unhappy.
There are many resources to use when determining your values. Which one do I use?
In my opinion, using exercises where you pick values off a list aren’t the most effective.Why? As human-beings we often are unconsciously bias – often selecting things based on what we think we should have or would like to have. This is totally normal! What I recommend is first using visualisation and reflection, as these techniques tend to remove most of the unintended bias as they are based on real experiences.
As a second step, then yes, use these lists and definitions as they give deeper understanding and often solidify a feeling in the experience you recalled.
Remember that the goal is to find those values that are fully aligned and resonate with you – your true essence and your being.
Working together with a coach is worth considering and can add further value as this conversation allows you the opportunity to really dig deeper, explore “what’s really there”. We can neglect to really feel and hence see the hidden meaning in many parts of our life and being able to experience these with a trained coach brings extra insight and more aligned outcomes.
My Values session with a coach enabled me to find the depth of understanding I was looking for. Creating my “purpose statement” in the form of a metaphor was fun too – the imagery resonated with my innate being where the words alone didn’t quite give it the feel i needed!
“I am the trusted matriarch mare, who unleashes the spirit of your inner leader to gallop freely, boldly and in all it’s beauty across the landscape of life!”
Values are an invaluable aid to support you throughout your journey of living a meaningful and purposeful life.
Values are an important part of the way we live our lives and make decisions. When aligned you are able to make the best choice with clarity, confidence and in harmony with your essence.
If you’re interested in considering using a coach,
Ready to get discover your Values, tune into your life compass? Find your True North?
I offer once-off individual “1 hr Value Exploration Sessions” or ongoing coaching and mentoring sessions for personal development, leadership, career growth and business strategy. All sessions are virtual and can be done via telephone/video.
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