Motivation Monday: Values

One of the key components of happiness is living within your values. The first step is understanding what are the values you hold most important at this time of life. The link provided (https://www.actmindfully.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Values_Checklist_-_Russ_Harris.pdf ) is a list of values you can look through to identify which values are the most important for you.

Once you identify the most important values for yourself, the next step is to identify how you can incorporate them more into your life. Below is an example to help you get started:

VALUES WITH EXAMPLES:

• ADVENTURE: You can incorporate more adventure into your life by trying a new hobby, crossing things off your bucket list, trying new activities, etc. Make it a point to try out a new adventure every season!

• GRATITUDE: This can be incorporated by recognizing the things in your life that you feel are going good. An exercise I like to do with gratitude is asking myself these questions at the end of the day:

  • What is a positive from today?

  • What is something I am looking forward to?

  • What is something I like about myself?

  • What is something that I am proud of myself for?

  • What is something that I am grateful for?

    *For this exercise, you don’t have to come up with monumental things. It can be very simple!

• INDUSTRY: With this value, I like to make it a point to look at what I am doing for my career. I like to focus on acknowledging the education I am engaging in, the research of different interventions, the productivity of doing my notes and billing…

I encourage you to take a look at the list of values. Journal about the values you identify as the most important to you and the ways you can implement them more in your life!

Motivation Monday: Hobbies

I consider my hobby being a hobby jumper. I love trying out new hobbies and seeing what does and does not keep my interest. Hobbies are great for getting us out of our routines and getting us engaged. Being active in a hobby can help reduce stress, inspire creativity, get us more socialization, and boost self-confidence.

The most recent hobbies I have tried the past 2 years have been learning to speak Russian (tried and failed lol), embroidery, learning ASL, reading, making pottery, gardening, redecorating my house, making friendship bracelets and creating this short series blog.

Here are some other ideas of hobbies you might be interested in:

• Joining a sport (like Pickelball)

• Joining a book club

• Painting/drawing

• Learning an instrument

• Cooking or Baking

• Volunteering

• Dancing

What are some hobbies you would like to try?