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When we interact with others as an individual or team or organisation what do they remember most?
The idea here is that it all comes down to some really core values about how we see ourselves, how we see the world and how we see others.
Do you understand your guiding centre that helps you make decisions?
If we fully understand that about ourselves, if we find our center in the world, we can buffer ourselves against the changing nature of the world, the impermanence we covered last week. If we allow ourselves more clarity about what is important, it can reduce uncertainty and increase our action. The way to understanding that centre is through Values, Purpose and Meaning.
Values
It’s the deepest thing we care about, when everything else is stripped away. This is revealed often at our most difficult times. When things are removed or changed enough that we have to look inside and reflect on what I really care about.
This process can be for individuals, teams and organisations.
We can define values for :
- Individuals – very important especially if you are in a leadership role. Defines your strategic decisions, how you treat people and what you stand for. Sits behind what people see as your brand.
- Teams – a team charter can help the team define why they exist? This helps them see a role for the team beyond any single individual
- Organisational Values – organisations can use values to make strategic decisions, scale culture beyond a single office, and align leadership behaviour.
How do you define values?
- Yin/Yang Method – discover things about yourself, by defining what it’s not. Think about what’s super important to you, you can start writing down 4-6 things that are not important to you and allow them to reveal what is important.
- Rocket Ship – If you left this early, what would you take with you and why?
Values change over time
We used to think values are static. Experiences influenced you at these key times of your life.
Think about the role that COVID has played right now in terms of 2020-2021 in changing your values. For many people it’s a return to basic and simple values in their lives.
Purpose
People find purpose in their career and life through ways. If you want to find your purpose here are some ways to go about it.
- Experiences – 60% of people find their purpose experientially. They learn from their bad and good about what they value in work and what gives them meaning.
- Epiphany – 30%, you kind of go along with life and then one day you’re in sort of personal or professional crisis and you go off on a different trajectory or different career.
- Eternal – 10% – You have always known what that is.
Most of us define our purpose over time through doing.
3 Ways to get Closer to Your Purpose
- Physical – reflect on what gives you energy. It’s something you can do it all day and won’t really tire you out.
- Meaning – is this activity close to your why? Does it give meaning and feel like you are making a contribution.
- Emotional – does it make you feel good?
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