Do You Have a Value Mindset?

"The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.” 

— Carl Sagan

Value Driven Mindset

• Having a values-driven mindset requires deep introspection and a desire to be the best version of yourself even if it means challenging your current mindset and identifying your blind spots

• A values-driven mindset is based on the idea that your values drive your decisions, actions and thoughts

• Having this mindset is essential if you want to be successful in your personal and professional life

• Think of your values as your foundational beliefs and principles that matter the most to you - normally you would pick up your values from your family, life experiences, culture and the people you admire - like integrity, sustainability, community, education, kindness etc…

• Ultimately your values help you decide how you want to show up in the world!

• When you live by your values it means you are consistently acting with integrity and making decisions based on what you stand for even if it means you are standing alone - which happens and that is ok

• When we pause and take stock of the value we offer the world and write these things down, we can cultivate and grow a value mindset to help us thrive with purpose

• Here are 10 characteristics of a person with a values-driven mindset: You Will Have:

  • Integrity

  • Authenticity

  • Conscientiousness

  • Visionary

  • Listening skills

  • Growth mindset

  • Courageous

  • Resilient

  • Mindful

  • Accountable

• Being values-driven is important because it gives you the energy to be resilient during challenging times and when you’re actions and decisions are guided by your values you can look back without regret and with a strong sense of self-respect because you know you did the best with the resources you had - you can’t ask for anything more!

  So are you a values-driven person?

  • A values-driven person is someone who knows WHAT they want and HOW they want to live their lives - do you know?

  • Some traits would include: integrity, authenticity, conscientiousness, vision, good listening skills, growth mindset, courage, resilience, mindfulness and accountability (review list above)

  • When you read the above list - can you see some of your values in it? If not it may be time for an audit in your life

• I have a wonderful Values Worksheet that I would be happy to share with you for free - just ping me and I will send it to you!

Reflecting on the value you offer others:

• On the flip side when we want to know if we are valued you can look at:

  • Seeing yourself as others do - don’t focus on performance metrics but rather dig into what is inside and how you show up to others - it can be very humbling…

  • Reviewing your self-talk - recognize you have negative self-talk and deliberately stop yourself when you hear it

  • Challenging your inner critic - identifying your negative self talk comes first and then you can call out your crappy Judge every time he appears - dig in and deeply examine your critic and then let it go and change the narrative - you are in control - not your Judge

  • It is ok to savour recognition from others - hear the good things others say about you and embrace them but do not lean too heavily on needing praise - just recognize your true value and be selfless

  • Do the things you love - you will show up as your bright and sparkly self when you pursue the things you enjoy

  • Spend time with those that build you up not pull you down 

  • Help others - understanding your value can be seen in how you selflessly help others - the more you give the more you will receive

• Be brave - be wholehearted - show up fully in your life - share your interests and skills, be passionate

• Above all - help yourself and others and remember, you have VALUE, we all do! You can cultivate an incredible value mindset so get to it lady! ;]