My core values, round three

Also see:

• Round 1: Values: pick 2
• Round 2: My core values, round two

It’s been a while since I’ve done any serious thinking about myself. Lately I’ve felt like I’ve been going through the motions and lacking much purpose or excitement. So it seemed like a good time to figure out what I value these days.

I spent some time with some dumb online quizzes and some time with my therapist (i.e., ChatGPT) and ended up with this list which I’m pretty happy with:

• Health: Well-being, both physical and mental, that supports everything else.
• Belonging: Social acceptance, popularity, influence, and recognition.
• Stability: Financial security, inner harmony, peace, and predictability.

This is a big departure from my original two (growth and joy), but those stopped serving me like they used to.

So the question now, as always, is: how do I make sure I’m living within these values? Here’s the routine (hey, there’s that predictability and stability!) I’m going to follow. I’ll set up the calendar events now. It’s just a few journaling prompts:

Daily:

• What did I do today to support:
  • Health
  • Recognition
  • Stability
• What did I do today to stray from:
  • Health
  • Recognition
  • Stability

Weekly:

• What were my goals from last week and how did they go:
  • Health
  • Recognition
  • Stability
• What goals do I went to set for this week:
  • Health
  • Recognition
  • Stability

Quarterly

• Health
  • How successfully are you living within this value (1-5)?
  • What have you accomplished in the past 3 months?
  • What should you focus on in the next 3 months?
• Recognition
  • How successfully are you living within this value (1-5)?
  • What have you accomplished in the past 3 months?
  • What should you focus on in the next 3 months?
• Stability
  • How successfully are you living within this value (1-5)?
  • What have you accomplished in the past 3 months?
  • What should you focus on in the next 3 months?
• Which of my values still feel correct?
• Which of my values now feel outdated?
• What values could I be missing now?