As people get busier and busier with their lives, career and work, often the things most important to them, get neglected. The path to a more fulfilling life is to honor your values on a daily basis. But how can you honor your values if they are not crystal clear to you, or if you have not even thought about them in a long time?

Here are a few ways to help clarify your values so you can raise your awareness and start to honor them more in your life, career or business. The faster you start to honor these values more, the more fulfillment you will experience.

A Special & Memorable Experience
Think about a time in your life, a moment in time, when life was sweet. A moment or experience that was particularly poignant and rewarding. Where were you? Who was with you? What were you feeling at that time? Now, notice what values were being honored in this experience.

Example A: Your peak experience takes you to a time when you graduated school. You were so proud and others were there to witness you. Maybe “learning” or “knowledge” or “accomplishment” could be a value for you to explore.

Example B: Your peak experience takes you to a time when you were on a calm lake with somone close to you. Maybe “connection” or “peace” or “natural beauty” could be a value.

Hidden Values
What makes you angry and upset? What burns you up inside when you witness it or experience it?

Example A: People who do not tell the truth is what comes to mind. So we flip that over and identify that you greatly value “honestly” and “truth.”

Example B: You hate being stuck in traffic more than anything. It makes you hot under your skin. Maybe you feel trapped or that you have no control? So we flip that over and identify that “freedom” may be an important value for you.

Things You Must Have
Beyond the basics of food and shelter, what do you have to have in your life to feel fulfilled? What can you not live without? Partnership? Nature? Creativity? Adventure? Those things that you must have are core values.