Educator and author, Parker Palmer points out that, “Before I can tell my life what I want to do with it, I must listen to my life telling me who I am.”
Those times in your work and life when you were most alive and engaged – peak experiences – offer clues to your core values.
Those times in your work and life when you were struggling, frustrated, and in confusion – valley experiences – also offer clues to your core values. Not so much by what was present, but by what was missing or lacking.
Learning to listen to the clues in your life experiences helps you identify your core values.
There are messages within your experiences that can go unheard if you do not pause and listen.
So, take a few minutes right now to listen to your life.
Think a time in your work and/or life when you were most energized, engaged, and fulfilled.
- What was alive for you?
- What was energizing?
- What does this tell you about your core values?
Think a time in your work and/or life when you were most frustrated, depleted, struggling.
- What were you longing for?
- What was missing?
- What does this tell you about your core values?
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