Values are principles or beliefs that guide us through everything we do and inform our decisions, attitudes, or actions. They help us to determine what is important to us... A value is neither morally good nor bad, it is not something to be judged.

Living a life aligned with our values is important for us to feel good and any dissonance will likely create some discomfort or make us feel anxious or uneasy.

In the next few weeks, I am going to share with you my own core values.

This week: authenticity.

For years, through lack of self-worth and confidence, I assumed the ‘mask’ I thought I needed to wear in the corporate world. It transpired into the way I dressed, the things I said (or did not dare to say), the way I behaved with my colleagues or clients, my managers...⁠ …until it was becoming unbearable to have a different persona at home and at work.

Through self-development and work with my coach, I have now gained the confidence to speak my truth, to behave authentically in full alignment with my beliefs and my values, and even to share my mental health issues.⁠ I now aspire to bring my whole self everywhere I go, and that includes in my work.

What about you:
• What are you core values?
• How do they translate in your actions or decisions?
• Are you living your life according to your values?

Want to dig deeper and do some value work with me, get in touch.