“When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier.” Roy E. Disney

Getting to know you is like making best friends with your true self and in last Monday’s Morning Motivation I offered you a way to uncover what matters to you the most and find out what your values are in life. Today I’ll give you tips on how to apply them in your daily life so you can start to skip along your path in life, happy in the knowledge that you’re on the right track.

Remind yourself daily of what your values are that you uncovered last week, those special feelings that give your life meaning. If you find you have a long list then group some of them together under main headings as you often find that a number of values can be represented by just one or two words. Once you have grouped them together you should be able to narrow down your values into 3 to 5 groups with the heading for each group representing what really means the most to you.  Then next time you need to make a decision, follow these simple steps:

1. Stop and take a breath to clear your mind and become present in the moment.
2. Ask yourself what it is you really want, does what you want align with your values?
3. What can you do or say in that moment that is born from your values, from who you really are?

By becoming more of who you truly are you release the burden of being who everyone else wants you to be and just end up being yourself. As a result, you become more confident, happier and more fulfilled.

 

So start your week this week enjoying being you!