The Transformative Power of Knowing Your Values

Why is an exercise as simple as identifying your core values so powerful?

The "Values Exercise" is powerful because it provides a structured yet personal path to self-awareness. Self-awareness is the cornerstone of a fulfilling life and a successful career.

The exercise is broken down into three manageable steps. After your initial selection of words that matter to you, you're prompted to organize these into a maximum of five groups that make sense to you. This is where the deeper work begins. As you start to form groups, you'll begin to see the relationships and patterns among your chosen values. For those few words that don't seem to fit into any group, you can simply set them aside. 

The final step is to select a single word from each group that you feel best represents the entire collection. This act of distillation is what brings your core values into sharp focus. The entire process is a judgment-free exploration of your authentic self, as there are no right or wrong answers.

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