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1 AdaptedfromSleightofMouthbyRobertDilts(1999)
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ValueBasedMotivation
Whatsimportant
to
you?
Love,
Loyalty,
Creativity,
Adventure,
Health,
Family,
Learning,
Courage?
Howdoyoustrengthenthemanddesignyourlifearoundwhatsimportanttoyou?
Thisvaluesauditprocessusesverbalpromptsandkeywordstodefineandestablishkeybeliefs
relatedtowhatsimportantanddesirabletoyou,toaffirmyourcommitment,toigniteyourmotivation,
andtopropelyouintoaction.
Value: isimportantanddesirable.
Whatisacorevaluethatisimportantforyoutoestablishorstrengthen?
becauseI
Whyisitdesirableandappropriatetohavethisasavalue?
thereforeI
Whatisabehavioralconsequenceofhavingthisvalue?
wheneverI
Whatisakeysituationorconditionrelatingtothisvalue?
sothatI
Whatisthepositivepurposeofthisvalue?
ifI
Whatconstraintsorresultsrelatetothisvalue?
*althoughI
Whatalternativesorconstraintsaretherewithrespecttothisvalue?
inthesamewaythatI
Whatisasimilarvaluethatyoualreadyhave?
Afteryouhavefinishedfillingineachstatement,readeachoftheentries,deletethepromptwordsand
beginningwiththewordI(theexceptionisthewordalthough;itisimportanttoretaintheword
althoughorthatparticularresponsewillappearnegative.)
Noticewhathaschangedandbeenstrengthened.
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2 AdaptedfromSleightofMouthbyRobertDilts(1999)
JuliaChung,PhD,ACC http://juliachung.com
3127872950 [email protected]
253EDelawarePlace#10H,Chicago,IL60611
JuliaChung,Ph.D. [email protected]
(O)3127872950 http://bambooinsights.com
(M)3127725024 http://coachingtools.me
Example:Health
Health
is
important
and
desirable
because
I
need
strength
and
energy
in
order
to
create
and
survive.
HealthisimportantanddesirablethereforeIwillbegintheappropriatestepstotakecareofmyself.
HealthisimportantanddesirablewheneverIwanttobepreparedforthefuture.
HealthisimportantisdesirablesothatIcanenjoymyselfandbeagoodrolemodelforothers.
HealthisimportantisdesirableifIwanttobehappyandproductive.
Healthisimportantisdesirable*althoughIhaveothergoalsandresponsibilitytobefulfilled.
HealthisimportantisdesirableinthesamewaythatIneedthenecessaryfoundationsandresourcesto
reachmydreams.
Readeachoftheentriesdeletingthepromptwords,withtheexceptionof*although:
Healthisimportantanddesirable.Ineedstrengthandenergyinordertocreateandsurvive.Iwill
begintheappropriatestepstotakecareofmyself.Iwanttobepreparedforthefuture.Icanenjoy
myselfandbeagoodrolemodelforothers.Iwanttobehappyandproductive.AlthoughIhaveother
goalsandresponsibilitytobefulfilled,Ineedthenecessaryfoundationsandresourcestoreachmy
dreams.
Theparagraphdefineselementsofapathwayforexpressingthevalues,providesmotivation,andeven
addressespossibleobjections.Becausethegroupofstatementsidentifyamultiplicityofreasons(or
causes)andputsthemintowords,itbecomesapowerfulsourceofpositiveaffirmations.Itprovidesan
overallexplanation
justifying
commitment
to
the
value.
It
also
provides
arich
source
of
ideas
for
addressingdoubts.
