Make Your Values Visible
Embedding Your Core Values into Daily Life
"Our values should be so crystallized in our minds, so infallible, so precise and clear and unassailable, that they don't feel like a choice—they are simply a definition of who we are in our lives."
— Brené Brown, Dare to Lead
The Power of Visibility
You’ve already defined your core values. The next step is to embed them so deeply in your life that they become second nature. Your values should guide your choices and be ever-present in your daily environment. The more you see them, the more you embody them.
AI can be a valuable partner in helping you refine and articulate your values, like an accountability mirror that forces you to reflect. One reader of The Daily Inner Quest recently used an AI assistant to craft their values, ensuring they were clear and actionable. Once you’ve locked in your values, repetition and reinforcement are key.
Bringing Your Values to Life
To make your values tangible, integrate them into your surroundings:
Create a Visual Representation: Design a digital or physical poster with your values and display it where you work or live.
Wear Them: Print them on a wristband, engrave them on a piece of jewelry, or set them as your phone wallpaper.
Daily Rituals: Begin each morning by reading your values aloud or journaling about how you embodied them the previous day.
Incorporate Your Values into Decisions: When faced with choices, use your values as a filter. Ask yourself, "Does this align with who I say I am?"
Your values must not just live on paper or thought—they must be deeply ingrained in your identity. As Brené Brown says, “they don't feel like a choice”; they are simply who you are.
Daily Inner Quest
Your values are only as strong as your commitment to them—make them visible, reinforce them, and let them guide your decisions.
What are your core values? How can you make them visible today? Choose one method to reinforce them in your life. Read them daily until they are embedded in your soul.