Follow-Up
BRAND OF ME
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Session 3
Exploring Your Values,
Defining Your Vision
Gain a "sense of equilibrium" in the now, as well as a compass to move forward, as you investigate your personal core values. Then, proactively consider the road ahead; write with gratitude for how far you've come, as well as with anticipation and intention for what's to come.
HOMEWORK — PART A
Core Value Discovery
To get started, click to download this Values Pack PDF, which contains all of the files needed for this section:
1. Explore Your Values
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Spend time with the VALUES LIST, noticing the words that resonate the most, as a reflection of your guiding beliefs.
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As a word clicks with you, circle it. Don't overthink it!
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Feeling a word that's not on the list? Add it!
2. Group Similar Values
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Transfer the circled words to the GROUP AND IDENTIFY TABLE, grouping like items as you go, in any way that makes sense to you.
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Create a maximum of five groupings.
Have more than five? Drop the least important (to you) grouping(s).
3. Pick a Representative Value
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Indicate one word within each column of your GROUP AND IDENTIFY TABLE that is the best representation of that grouping of values.
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Again, don’t overthink it ― there are no right or wrong answers. You are defining the answer that feels right to you.
4. Add Action
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Transfer your representative values to the right column of the ADD ACTION TABLE.
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Then, add a verb to to the left column of the ADD ACTION TABLE, for each value, so you can see what it looks like as an actionable core value.
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Think carefully about the action that will help you keep your value as an active practice in your life.
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(You may need to adjust the grammatical form of your representative value to better fit your verb.)
5. Prepare to Share
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Plan to share back your value list in our next session.
(And how the process was for you!)
HOMEWORK — PART B
Letter from the Future
What will your contribution be?
Imagine yourself at ninety years old, having lived a full life with a personally fulfilling career (whatever that means to you!)
Write a letter to the “you of today” from the “you of the future.”
1. Write Your Letter
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Describe everything you have 
accomplished in your personal life and 
work, how that growth makes you feel, 
and of what you are most proud.
Allow your vision to paint a mental picture of your life in the future. Focus on what matters most to you, what you stand for, and who you are committed to becoming. Let your imagination flow — tap into a creative spirit.
(See KHP example.)
2. Prepare to Share
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Plan to share however much of your letter you are comfortable with in our next session.
(Again, share your process if you’d like!)
Key Content
Go Deeper
BOOKS​
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Story Driven
Bernadette Jiwa -
Delivering Happiness
Tony Hsieh