FAQs about values and how they fit into your family life:
Why should I consider aligning our family life to values we care about?
- Life comes with no manual (it would be nice if parenting did at times though right?!). Having a compass can help… Values can be that compass.
- Values help ground our decision making, which leads to less decision-making fatigue (yep, that’s totally a thing).
- Avoiding selfishness. Rooting our actions in a purpose greater than ourselves is good for everyone.
- Values are intimately linked to our sense of self and are essential for our mental health.
- Your values will influence decisions related to your relationships, career, and other activities you engage in. Despite this importance, few people choose their values. Often, we let the way we are raised or the opinions of those around us choose our values for us.
How do I choose values that are important to our family?
Some questions you could consider are:
- What are your heart’s deepest desires for how you want to behave?
- What qualities would you like to be remembered for the most?
- How do you want to treat anyone or anything you interact with (including yourself)?
How do Inspired Spark products link to values?
It’s quite common for people to do work around values and identifying what’s important to them with a therapist, psychologist, counsellor or life coach. Lots of people will pay lots of money and spend lots of time discussing the topic only to walk out of the session and either:
- Forget what was discussed (often it can be overwhelming information to absorb!).
- Fall back into old routines because after all, you’ve been living a certain way your whole life right?
- Start off vigilant then gradually lose sight of the benefits to changing.
All of the above scenarios are super common. The problem remains:
How can we sustain focus each day on values that are important to us and help those we adore to do the same? And how can we weave this into our everyday lives?
One way is… Reminders!!
We use them for all sorts of small things in our lives, so why not use them for bigger things like: Reminding ourselves how we want to live to be our best selves, aligned with who we want to be.
To find out more or to get in touch with Jessica at Inspired Spark, visit the website www.inspiredspark.com.au. You can also follow on Facebook @inspiredspark and Instagram @inspired_spark_.
