CHAPTER 4
THE VALUE SWITCH
THE FIRST SWITCH of the compassion mindset is the switch of value. When the switch is on, we believe and behave in ways that affirm innate value. When the switch is off, we believe value is conditional and behave in ways that reinforce this belief, as shown in figure 4.1.
FIGURE 4.1. The value switch. Designed by Scott Light, CG Studios.
Turning on the value switch involves the fundamental belief that people are unconditionally valuable.
What does this mean? Everyone deserves to be valued for who they are as a person, ...
Get Compassionate Accountability now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
