Stay true to your Values….

This week in my coaching and training sessions I have discussed the importance of recognising, aligning with and honouring our values. When we do this we make choices that are right for us and those around us, we are motivated, positive, proactive and authentic. Living and working in alignment with our values, we understand why we do what we do and have clarity on our vision and purpose. So, we are driven to take action, problem solve and grow to be, do and have what we want. The outcomes of the values elicitation exercises this week have been profound, as always, and in facilitating these sessions I’m reminded to check in on my own.

In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen R. Covey wrote, ‘Look at the word responsibility - “response - ability” - the ability to choose your response. Highly proactive people recognise that responsibility. They do not blame circumstances, conditions, or conditioning for their behaviour. Their behaviour is a product of their own conscious choice, based on values, rather than product of their conditions, based on feeling……The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person. Reactive people are driven by feelings, by circumstances, by conditions, by their environment. Proactive people are driven by values - carefully thought about, selected and internalised values.'pp78-79

Whenever I read this I feel energised and inspired to see what more I can do to make sure I’m living the life I choose and I return to what is important to me and what I value most. I’m enjoying my Sunday checking in on me and aligning!

Sending gratitude to each of my clients for the amazing work we have done this week and for reminding of my purpose and my why.