I have absolutely no sense of direction and, the
only person I know who is worse is my lifetime friend, Trudy. Her husband swears we spent too much time in
Lake Erie. When I was working in Saint
John a number of years ago, my son was afraid he’d never see me again!
Although I can easily become physically lost, I am
grounded in my core values – my Inner Compass. When I stray off that
path, the alarm sounds and I
know exactly where I need to return.
When was the last time you consciously examined your
values?
Most of us are so entrenched in busy-ness, we simply
don’t go there. We often fail to hear
the alarm.
The alarm is incongruence.
The symptoms are anxiety,
stress, sadness, irritability, sleep issues, physical illness such as
headaches, gastro-intestinal disturbances or eating disorders, to name a
few.
When your core values become integrated with your
beliefs and your actions, habits and behaviors, there’s a sense of
freedom. With freedom comes
responsibility and trust. Trust in
yourself.
Do you really
know the core values of your family members, your co-workers, your significant
other? Do your values line up with
theirs?
Your Inner Compass is your Truth. Core Values are an
essential piece of the process of life coaching.
