Defining Your Values

In this workshop, Lee Hagen shares the process of identifying core values and how to use them as a guide in daily decision-making. 

Lee is a business development leader at Google and a certified strengths coach. She's a people-first driven leader with a proven track record of coaching and developing talent (both in the sales and people space), motivating teams, driving results and creating a space where people want to work and thrive. 

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Here are some key takeaways:

Values vs. Strengths. 

Your values likely differ from your strengths, as they’re guiding principals that help you make thoughtful decisions. Values may adjust over time given life stage or environment. Need a starting place? Ask ChatGPT to create a list of values and use this in the below exercise. 

Put them in practice. 

Keeping your values top of mind, especially in the beginning, isn’t always easy. Write down “Did I align with my values today?” on a sticky note and place it on your mirror or at your desk. This reminder will help you reflect and recenter daily.

There’s a trade off. 

When you say “yes” to something, what are you saying “no” to? As you use your values to guide decision making, you’ll begin weighing whether or not the thing in question aligns. 

Ex: You decide to stay in on a weeknight, so you can get to the office early and prepare for a meeting. Your friends reach out with a spare concert ticket for that night. Using your values, how would you decide what to do? There’s no wrong answer, just a different way of making decisions. 

Exercise:

• Take 5 minutes to write down ~15 values that ring true to you - try not to overthink it
• Once you have that list, take another 5 minutes to narrow it down to 5 core values
  
  • If you need help, try comparing two values at a time and see which feels most authentic

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