Clarifying your values
When your everyday life conflicts with your values, life can feel empty even if everything looks fine on the outside. Clarifying values is part of acceptance and commitment therapy, and it helps you make choices that feel like your own. This guide goes through exercises for identifying your values and bringing them into everyday life.
You will need
- A notebook
- 60 minutes of quiet time
- A pen and coloured pencils
- A calendar
Steps
Divide your life into areas
Write the areas of life on paper: relationships, family, work or studies, health, free time, personal growth and community. It is easier to look at values one area at a time.
Write down what matters
Imagine your 80th birthday
Choose your top five
Assess where you are now
Choose a small values-based action
Use your values in decisions
Check your direction monthly
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