Valuing Your Value

Tips for Cultivating Appreciation for What You Value

• Be Appreciative: Make a practice of appreciating colleagues, friends, and family. Look for what you value.
• Be Curious: Pay attention to the kinds of questions you ask. Are you in a debate or are you practicing curiosity? What do your questions say about what you value?
• Practice Kindness: The golden rule is golden because it works. Try it out; make the intention to practice acts of kindness and keep track of what effect it has on your mood.
• Be Grateful: One of the most effective positive psychology interventions is the gratitude journal. At the end of each day write down three things that you are grateful for. Consider the relationship between what you’re grateful for and what you value.
• Reflect: Create time for self-reflection. What we value shows up in those moments when we feel our lives are really working. Without self-reflection, these moments pass by unnoticed.

Like any new skill, paying attention to what you value requires practice. Research has shown that as little as six weeks of practice can increase our understanding of what gives meaning to our lives and increases our sense of well-being.

• Tags:
• Research & Advocacy