Setting Your Development Goals: Start with Your Values

Exploring Your Values

Have you ever avoided a project at home or at work because your “heart wasn’t in it”? Have you quit an exercise or weight loss program because you “couldn’t get energized”? Have you ever told yourself, “I know I need to make some career changes, but I can’t seem to find the time”? Why is it so easy to start with the best intentions but fail to see them through? A major reason may be that there is a disconnection between what you think you need to do and what you truly value.

When setting a goal, it’s crucial that you motivate both your mind (what you think you should do) and your heart (what you value). If you align both ...