Finding Time to Consider Your Values Frame

Values are in the air. During this election season, we tend to hear an awful lot from politicians of every stripe, about what’s important. I’m certainly not going to embark on any political commentary here, but the political season reminds me that it’s a good time for us to be focusing on this topic.

Over the next several posts I want to talk a little bit about both internal and external values. Not only do both of these considerations influence how we use our time and our energy, but they also play a big role in how we each see the world.

For today, let’s focus on external values.

FrameThese provide a frame for what you do in your life. They involve areas of life that are of utmost importance, such as work, family, education, and health.  They are often absorbed initially, from our parents.

However, as you develop your own vantage point (often influenced by your internal values) you may redefine these values and their place in your life.

In addition, your external values may shift and evolve, depending on what developmental stage of life you are in. As you age, for example, your good health may become of primary importance, where it may have been less of a focus when you were younger.

Aging changes things…

As you age, for example, your good health may become of primary importance, where it may have been less of a focus when you were younger.

  • In what ways have your external values evolved and shifted over time?
  • Describe how they’ve diverged from what your parents conveyed to you?
  • How are they similar?

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