Why you should identify your core values
Your values are the lenses through which you view yourself and the world around you. They are the tenets that which we live by. They are at the heart of who we are, and they need to wholely resonate with integrity. They are what we stand for, guiding our behavior and providing us with a personal code of conduct.
Understanding your core values leads you into defining your Personal Truth. And ultimately, knowing and accepting yourself is the first step to moving forward and making positive changes in your life.
When you stand in your personal truth, you are able to consciously choose:
where you live
how you make and spend money
how you spend your time
who you choose to build and hold relationships with
how you see the world
how you relate to yourself
If you step back, you notice that the bullets above are choices that we get to make in this life - choices that we should always, always make for ourselves and ourselves first. But sometimes, external voices or expectations muffle our Personal Truths and make it more difficult for us to make the choices that are right and true for us. We might give in to making choices that others expect us or want us to make. The "others" might be loved ones, peers, or even society as a whole.
The result is us not feeling good about those choices.
But when you develop your core values, they are crystalized and prioritized to form a values system, which I call Personal Truth. As you solidify your Personal Truth, you gain the power to focus on making choices for you, no matter what external forces have to say about it.
Standing in Personal Truth can lead to:
Increased self-esteem - always knowing that you are living in integrity
Fulfillment - making the choices that align with who you are at your core
Resilience - being able to acknowledge oppositions without negative impact on you
Flow - the ability to move through life with more ease
I have always been the "black sheep" of my family - the way I perceive the world, the way I interact with faith and spirituality, and how I view what is right or what is wrong. Having such opposing views to my loved ones was very difficult for me. I questioned myself constantly, I let them manipulate me into making choices that they felt were right, and I struggled to understand my place in the world because I was living a life that I didn't own.
For a long time, I didn't know my values. I couldn't stand in my Personal Truth.
It wasn't until I understood my own values system that I was able to take my power back. Now, I have an unwavering sense of who I am, what I want, what I don't want, how I want to live my life, who I want in my life, and what I will and will not tolerate.
Now I am able to:
set boundaries
walk my path outside of a conventional career
speak my truth, no matter how controversial
be okay with disappointing people or people not liking me
say no whenever my heart isn't fully in it
be in and listen to my body
And truly, so much more...
So, how do we get to this place?
You're in luck. I designed a 3-day email course to help you define your values and begin the process of standing in your Personal Truth. Identifying and understanding your values is a challenging, but important exercise. Your core values are a central part of who you are and who you want to be. By becoming aware of these pillars of truth, you can use them as a guide to make the best choice in any situation.Throughout this course, I will walk you through a process that will help you in defining your values so you can feel confident in stepping into your own Personal Truth.
If you’re interested in defining your personal values, you can sign up here to walk through my free 3-day email challenge!
