A value is something that is important to us. When we are little, we adopt our parents’ values as our own, before we become influenced by our friends, their parents, religion, culture and other social groups and communities. At times, our values may change and what we held true as children is no longer valid. [...]
Thanks to my Accountability Coach Shiona Long from “Authentic Success” I had my values elicited again today. (18th of May 2009) There have been significant changes on my list since I had done the values work last time, with some surprises and ‘aha’-moments.
What have values got to do with who we are?
Well, short and simple: everything.
Let me explain:
Values are …
The Talmud says:
Sow a thought and reap an action
Sow an action and reap a habit
Sow a habit and reap a character
Sow a character and reap a destiny
I would love to add:
Know your values, because they determine your thoughts.
A value is something that is important to you. They are what our unconscious mind is striving to live by 24/7/365.
Trouble is,…
It is impossible to describe the relief that I just had, pressing the “Send” button in my Thunderbird, which will transmit an e-mail with the final part of my Diploma assessment to my coaching school.
Whether I pass or not is not at all important at the moment, but that I did send it away, finishing all required tasks, answering every question to the best of my ability and giving the best that I could, was.
Are you sometimes procrastinating to do the things that, if you did them, would propel you towards achieving your desired outcome, reaching your goals or simply doing what needs to be done anyway straight away instead of postponing and risking unpleasant consequences?
If you are a bit like me, getting closer to a deadline helps. There is enormous power in a cut-off date, especially and even more if there is money involved. To trick myself, I have simply brought forward my deadline in addition to an easy and down-to-earth 3-step process to overcome procrastination:
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