EP29 THE CAREER EDIT: Gaining Clarity Through Values X Strengths

EP29: THE CAREER EDIT: Gaining Clarity Through Strength X Values

 

How are y’all doing? How are you feeling in this new season? 

Have you been feeling drained with all the things? I know, me too! 

We can talk more on this later….hint..hint ;-)

 

In this episode, I go into a deep dive on my version of The Career Edit. Yes, this episode title was inspired by the hit Netflix show The Home Edit. Don’t you love that show? I am so obsessed with it!

 

The reason the show inspired me is because they work with their clients to help them organize their spaces in their homes. In the process they focus on clarifying needs of items and editing them out, while strategizing and compartmentalizing the items into zones to make sense of the space.

 

This is relatable to career and life because we always want to gain clarity in our lives when we are experiencing seasons of change, which in turn create growth! 

 

To gain this clarity we have to go back to exploring our values and to what makes the most sense for us. Our values fuel our purpose and provide us with that feeling of groundness, while connecting to our strengths, which then gives us the opportunity to realize what we truly want and what we are ultimately able to achieve. 

 

So if you’re feeling stuck in funk with your career or life this quick Values X Strength exercise helps link what's most important to you and allow you to hone in with what you value the most!

 

Let’s get started!

 

Be sure to find a place where you can be alone for at least 10 minutes and be sure to bring a pen and paper with you (journal or notebook).

Close your eyes and relax for a minute or so and take a series of deep breaths. Inhale through your nose and exhale through your mouth. 

 

Step 1: Think of a time in your life when you had an experience, a moment when you were at your best. 

• What does at your best mean? This is when you were in a moment of joy, gratitude, success, happiness, energize or excited. An experience that was memorable.

Step 2: Write down this experience/moment. Why was this experience so important and life changing?

 

Step 3: Next, I want you to think about this experience and take a look at the list of values below. Which of the values do you feel your experience is most connected to? Write them down.  These are just a short list. You can come up with your own if you feel more comfortable.

• Accounting
• Achievement
• Adventure
• Aesthetics
• Affection
• Autonomy
• Balance
• Caution
• Challenge
• Clarity
• Collaboration
• Competition
• Competency
• Courage
• Creativity
• Curiosity
• Discipline
• Drive
• Effectiveness
• Efficiency
• Entrepreneurism
• Environment
• Enthusiasm
• Equality
• Excellence
• Fame
• Family
• Fun/Pleasure
• Focus
• Having Impact
• Harmony
• Hard Work
• Health Helping Others
• Humor
• Independence
• Influence
• Innovation
• Integrity/Honesty
• Knowledge
• Learning
• Loyalty
• Obedience
• Optimism
• Order
• Ownership
• Productivity
• Power
• Recognition
• Relationships
• Responsibility
• Respect
• Risk-Taking
• Security
• Self-Sufficiency
• Simplicity
• Social Service
• Spirituality
• Structure
• Teamwork
• Tolerance
• Trust
• Wealth
  

Step 4: Take your list of values and then rank them in order of importance to you. For example 1= Most Important | 2= Important | 3= Somewhat Important | 4= Least Important 5= Not Important (you can make your choice on how you label them too!)

 

Step 5: Last step! I promise.. I want you to think about your top 5 Strengths. 

• Write them down in number order on the left side of your sheet of paper or in your notebook. 
• Across from this list on the right side of the paper, write down your values. 
• Draw a line from the strength to the value to highlight the connection between each. This will indicate how you weigh your values with your strengths. 

 

This is going to help you align your values with your true heart and all the important things to help you get clearer and more focus, while being able to define the strengths that are truly important to you AND help you get more engaged with what you want out of life and your career. 

 

THINGS TO CONSIDER…

Schedule a session to help you get more clarity in your exploration and discovery process. (Special promo for $50.00 off 1 hour session when you mentioned PODCAST in your checkout.)

 

Purchase a Strengths Coaching Package which includes a 1 hour session to do a deep dive of your strengths and how to use them in your career, life, relationships and even business. You also get a link to a StrengthsQuest code to complete the assessment and learn your top 5 themes. This package is sure to get you energized and focused.  

 

12K Giveaway

 I recently made an announcement on social media that I was doing a 12K giveaway of my own money to help 3 people for 3 months to help them in their careers and lives. These are 3 exclusive spots in my coaching program and I still have room 1 more! If you think you need this in your life and want to see if you qualify, comment to the post on Facebook:

www.facebook.com/groups/coachingformillennials/

and Instagram @josemiguellongo and let me know why you need this. If you’re not comfortable commenting head over to the DM’s. I will be on the lookout for your comments and messages. Can’t wait to hear from you!

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Xo,

José Miguel