Inner strength: Get to know your values better in 8 steps
Difficult or quick decisions, inner conflicts, changes or the question of the meaning of our existence occupy us every day. The extent to which the major and minor challenges in life weigh on us depends on the strength of our mental resistance, our resilience. In order to strengthen this, clarifying personal values is an important building block for coping with future changes.
Inner conflicts as an everyday companion
Our lives are constantly changing. Whether private or professional changes, complex problems or worries about the future, everything requires decisions. To cope with the many changes and challenges in life, we have developed our own strategies. These strategies vary from person to person. Some need a retreat or a hobby to switch off, others need the support of family or friends. However, we often feel that the strategies we have learned are not enough. A high degree of mental resilience is needed to cope with internal conflicts, both large and small. This resilience and the ability to cope positively with life despite adverse conditions is called resilience.
It is never too late to consolidate your inner strength in the face of crises
Developing the inner strength to emerge stronger from crises can be actively learned throughout the course of life. It is developed differently in each person and can therefore be improved. Stress management, the use of resources, flexibility and the ability to look to the future with optimism are some of the skills that can be specifically trained and improved. Resilience has therefore proven to be very effective in dealing with daily challenges. It can be applied both in private life and at work in order to deal with new demands and also to discover the opportunities of change.
Strengthening resilience through awareness of personal values
Clarifying your personal values is the first building block in strengthening your own resilience. Living in harmony with your own values gives you strength and power. Our values form the basis for developing a long-term vision of the future, setting specific goals and making decisions. Living according to your own values can make the future more meaningful and increase satisfaction.
Reflect on how you want to be and what values you want to live by. Develop your own goals and your vision for the future by giving yourself a direction for your future with your own values.
Exercise: Reflect on your own values in 8 steps
The following exercise is designed to help you get to know your own values better. To do this, read the eight questions carefully and answer them. Make a note of your thoughts.
- What values are important to me in friendships and other relationships, for example experiencing supportive friendships, sharing with others, offering help, reaching out to other people?
- What values are important to me when it comes to hobbies, for example cultivating my own hobbies and interests, trying out new things, being creative?
- What values are important to me in education and learning, for example learning new things, educating and informing myself, getting to know the world, teaching others something?
- What values are important to me with regard to work and career, for example professional success, mastering challenges, feeling competent, working well together in a team?
- What values are important to me in my family relationships, for example familiarity with each other, a nice home, supporting the children, being a role model?
- What values are important to me in terms of physical well-being, for example feeling fit through sport, eating well, getting enough rest?
- What values are important to me in the area of nature and the environment, for example spending time in nature, protecting the environment, looking after animals?
- What values are important to me when it comes to social and political engagement, for example contributing to social cooperation, standing up for my political convictions, getting involved in politics?
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