Personal Development 101 – Module 6 Laying The Foundation For Your Future Personal Development
Hi, and welcome to week six of Personal Development 101!
- Sid Savara
One piece of advice I often hear repeated in personal development is to “follow your heart.” That’s often left wide open – and I got to thinking, what does that phrase mean?
For some people, following your heart means following your dreams, your purpose, and perhaps your goals. I agree with that – but I’d like to add another definition. I believe that following your heart also means staying true to your values.
What are your values? That’s this week’s exercise =)
“Personal values play a huge role in a person’s ability to reach their goals and achieve success in life.
If you do not take the time to figure out what your standards and values are, you can easily undermine your own success without even realizing it.”
- 7 Simple Steps by Jonathan Wells
Exercise 6
Write down your core values. Examples– family, honesty, love, health, wealth, fun, happiness, success, learning, intimacy, adventure, security, serenity, comfort, achievement
Try to limit your core values to approximately 6-10, though there are no hard and fast rules
Some prompts to help you when defining your core values:
- What is truly important to me in life?
- When faced with a tough decision, how do I decide what course of action to take?
- What concepts and principles guide my actions, my goals, my dreams?
Is there a worksheet to help you out? You bet there is! Check it out – Module 6 – Your Core Values (PDF)
Once you have your list of core values, some questions to think about:
- Does your life right now reflect your values?
- Is the way you spend your time consistent with your priorities?
- If the way you spend your time is not consistent with your priorities, how can you make it so?
- How do you think your most important personal values will affect your major life decisions – family, career, school, dreams, travel, where you live?
Notice that last week we tracked where we spent our time – reviewing the activities from that exercise will help you to see if your priorities are consistent with your values. For example, I’ve always valued my relationship with my family – but tracking my time showed me that I kept putting off important family events in lieu of work and personal goals, and so I adjusted accordingly. I’m not perfect, and I do often make mistakes – these exercises help me get back on track.
So this week, I encourage you to review your values and consider them when making decisions of what to do, where to spend your time – and what tasks to focus on. Perhaps you’ll be pleased to find that all your decisions fall in line with your values, and it’ll validate what you’ve been doing all along. Or perhaps you’ll find that like me, while you had most items in your life in order – occasionally some of your priorities don’t get the time they deserve.
Enjoy your week, and I’ll talk to you soon!
Sincerely,
Sid Savara
sid@sidsavara.com
P.S. If you want a great look at some exercises for personal growth that begins with internal harmony and your personal vales, click through now to check out 7 Simple Steps by Jonathan Wells
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