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Ep #10: Dr. J on Values

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What are your values?

This is a scary question for a lot of people. Many of us have never really thought about it and simply allow the river of life to carry us along without a compass.

But clarifying what really matters is a powerful exercise that changes your brain, your behavior, and ultimately, your business.

On this episode of Mastering Momentum, Dr. Newman explains why we’re more successful in meeting our goals when they align with our values.

She discusses the differences between values and goals, describing how values are tied to action and why they relate solely to YOUR behavior—not what other people do or don’t do.

Listen in for Dr. Newman’s five-step process for identifying your values and learn to translate the qualities that matter to you into values-based action!

What You’ll Learn  

  • [1:43] The story of how Dr. Newman’s dad tapped into his values to recover from an injury quickly and see the birth of his second grandchild

  • [4:14] Why we’re more successful in meeting our goals when they align with our values

  • [5:16] How Dr. Russ Harris defines values as ‘desired qualities of continuous action—how you want to behave and how you want to treat yourself, others and the world around you’

  • [7:06] How values are continuous and ongoing while goals have a defined endpoint

  • [10:16] The challenge associated with freely choosing your values (and how to overcome it)

  • [12:13] What makes values flexible and context-driven

  • [13:39] How values relate solely to our behavior and not what other people do or don’t do

  • [17:37] Dr. Newman’s 5-step process for identifying and clarifying your values

  • [18:46] Exercises for identifying your key life domains and rating your performance in each

  • [22:05] How to identify the qualities you want to guide your behaviors (e.g.: accepting, authentic, etc.)

  • [24:40] How to translate the qualities that are important to you into specific, values-based actions

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Resources + Research

Dr. Russ Harris on Values vs. Goals

Dr. Rob Archer on Values and Leadership

Values Bullseye Worksheet

Values List

The Good Project Values Sort Activity

Values Worksheet

Values In Action Questionnaire

SMART Goals

The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living by Dr. Russ Harris

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