STEP 1: LEARN ABOUT IT

Step 2: Put it into Practice

Set Values-Based Goals
Setting values-based goals helps you find opportunities to live your values. Once you’ve defined your values, you can set goals, or a plan, to live those values. It’s helpful to think about goals as immediate, short-term, and long-term. Here are some questions to consider: - What are your immediate goals? What will you do to live those values in the next 24 hours? - What are your short-term goals? What will you do to live those values in the next 2 weeks? - What are your long-term goals? What will you do to live those values in the next 3 months? - What obstacles might interfere with your goals? - What strategies will you use to overcome those obstacles?
Define Your Values
In order to set values-based goals, first you have to define your values. Your values determine what’s important and meaningful to you. One way to think about values is as an internal compass that guides your direction in life. Values are what motivate and fulfill you. You can use an online tool such as the www.lifevaluesinventory.org Life Values Inventory to help you clarify your values. Or you can follow these steps: - Think about times when you felt really happy, proud, and fulfilled. What were you doing? - Think about your natural gifts and qualities. When do people turn to you for help?

STEP 3: W(RAP) IT UP

W(RAP) It Up: Create a plan to move forward.

You’ve learned how to identify your values and develop goals based on those values, which is important for resilience. Use the space below for your RAP, and think about: what should you stop doing, continue doing, and start doing?  Click on the link below, print it out and think about: what should you stop doing, continue doing, and start doing?

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BOOKS

  • Before Happiness: The 5 Hidden Keys to Achieving Success, Spreading Happiness, and Sustaining Positive Change by Shawn Achor
  • Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits–to Sleep More, Quit Sugar, Procrastinate Less, and Generally Build a Happier Life by Gretchen Rubin
  • Your Best Year Ever: A 5-Step Plan for Achieving Your Most Important Goals by Michael Hyatt