YOUR VALUES ARE THE COMPASS THAT DIRECT YOUR LIFE

One of the best things I have ever done is write down my core values. It’s the start of the process of working out what it is you stand for, what you’d like to stand for and what you don’t want to stand for.

This is really powerful stuff and is at the heart of any behaviour or life change. By changing your values and beliefs you can change your story, your world and the direction of your life.

Values are the universal concepts that unite people. They include concepts like fairness, justice, freedom and equality. Tony Robbins says they ‘are like a compass that directs your life’. They motivate us, demotivate us and justify our behaviour.

One of the most exciting discoveries I made is that you can reorganise your values. You can add, delete and restructure them to support the life you want. The science says that all information must enter through our minds. The brain uses our values and beliefs as a filter system to influence how we perceive the world around us. They provide direction in our lives.

We move towards things we value and away from things we don’t. We pay attention to those things that we feel are important and ignore those things we don’t.

When I stopped drinking alcohol two and a half years ago today, I started the process of reviewing, deleting and inserting new values, I realised I was living in my own self-made cycle of get up, go to work, watch TV, drink wine, go to bed, get up and do it again.

Don’t get me wrong – I have always enjoyed my life. I love running my own business and I have a wide range of hobbies and a beautiful family. But something was wrong. I was drinking too much to really appreciate what I had. So I changed it.

My book, Walking Back To Happiness The Secret To Alcohol-free Living & Well-being shows you how I did it and how you can do it. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nigel-Jones/e/B0B7RP6LH6/

STEPS YOU CAN TAKE

STEP 1 – IDENTIFY YOUR POSITIVE & NEGATIVE VALUES

Make a list of your positive and negative values.

STEP 2 – REVIEW & FINALISE YOUR LIST

Sleep on your first list and add to it by identifying the core values that support the vision you have of yourself. These values are the ones you want to live your life by and never stray from.

STEP 3 – LOOK AFTER YOUR LIST

Keep it somewhere safe so you can refer back to it.

Review regularly. Your vision of yourself will evolve over time, so your values need to evolve with this vision.

BOOK A COACHING DISCOVERY CALL

If you are interested in self-development, being more present and mindful, goal setting, working on your values, beliefs and purpose, habit change, the healing power of nature or of taking a break from alcohol then book a coaching Discovery Call with me. https://calendly.com/9kmby9am/30minchemistrysession

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