75: Live Coaching: Why Your Values Matter and How to Find Them

Michael Doyle is back (Ego is the Enemy episode) to interview John on the importance of values. John also leads Michael through a process of deeper values exploration and clarification in a live coaching session.

Values Discussion Highlights

• Our values
  • Clarify decision making
  • Aid life satisfaction
  • Act as an internal GPS
• Each person has different values
  • They are not “right” or “wrong”
  • People sharing the same values usually prioritize them differently
  • Misalignment of values causes conflict
• Values are core to who we are and rarely change dramatically over our lifetime
• Sometimes our ego gets in the way
• Things that anger or frustrate you are often
  • The opposites of what you really you value
  • Un-honored values
• Different approaches to finding values
  • Blank sheet of paper
  • Reviewing a list of values from the internet
  • Considering simple actions that you always take
  • Characteristics of people that you respect or feel naturally drawn to
  • Things people normally say about you
  • Reflecting on things you are obsessed by
  • Card sorting exercise
  • Free online assessments
    • Intrinsic Values Test
    • Life Values Inventory
    • Personal Values
• Clarifying and refining our values can be a lifelong process
  • Don’t be frustrated if you can’t do it overnight
  • Coaching and working with another person speeds things up
• John coaches Michael through the process of discovering and clarifying his own values

Want Help Discovering Your Own Values?

Reach out to me and I”ll lead you through the same process. See the bottom of this page to reach me.

More About Values

• How To Find A Job That Aligns With Your Values from FastCompany
• Living Into Our Values by Brene Brown: Podcast Worksheet
• Let Your Values Drive Your Choices by James Clear
• If you have a list of values and want an easy way to rank them, paste them into Rank: Anything

Credits

• Hallon by Christian Bjoerklund
• Cold Funk by Kevin MacLeod
• Original photo source

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