Our job as coaches is to help clients use their core values as a compass to guide every action they take.
This is the fourth step of REWIRE: Identify Value-Driven Action.
๐งญ What is a Values Compass?
Values give us direction. I personally hate doing my bookkeeping. It's a boring, tedious chore. But one of my core values is "Security for my family."
This helps me to reframe the task: "Doing these books isn't just data entry. It's the act of building a stable future for the people I love."
The task hasn't changed โ๏ธ. But its meaning has โ
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It's no longer a chore to be avoided; it is a meaningful act of love.
(In the science behind REWIRE, this is known as transforming of stimulus function).
Pay attention to why your clients are doing the work.
- Are they doing it because they "should,"
- Or because they want to please you?ย
That's a recipe for burnout.
Or are they doing it because they can see how each step, no matter how small, leads them closer to the "treasure" they actually want?
That's when the motivation comes from within. That's when it lasts.
๐ข This is the 'I' in REWIRE: I = Identify Value-Driven Action.
By using values as a compass, we help clients find purpose in the mundane.
We build lives that aren't just successful, but are deeply meaningful.
When you talk to your clients about their values, what comes up most often?
Is it freedom, family, impact, or something elseโ
Drop your thoughts below ๐
This is post 4 of 5 on the REWIRE Method.
We're at the final step: 'R/E' for Recode + Embed, coming next.