***Using Your Values to Make Decisions: The Compass

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Written By: Donna Thompson, PhD.

“It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.” Roy Disney

Life presents us with an endless stream of decisions that need to be made. Some decisions need to be made quickly; some need to be made publicly. We make some decisions without thinking, while other decisions require careful introspection and evaluation. Many decisions are required to be made throughout the day, many trivial, but a few decisions carry a greater impact. In making decisions, do we generally:

* Agree to things only to please others?
* Merely follow the crowd?
* Take the easy way out?
* Hesitate to say ‘No’?

Oftentimes without even knowing it, we make incremental decisions, one after the other that can begin a subtle values shift. If we consciously tune into our values when making important decisions, similar to referring to a compass for direction, the outcomes will be more genuine, consistent, and aligned.

Three- Step Call to Action

1. Look back to a recent important decision.
2. To what extent did you apply your values? To what extent were you authentic?
3. How might the decision have been different?

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