{"id":78,"date":"2009-01-07T15:24:16","date_gmt":"2009-01-07T22:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.noomii.com\/?p=78"},"modified":"2009-01-07T15:24:16","modified_gmt":"2009-01-07T22:24:16","slug":"help-your-partner-identify-their-values","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.noomii.com\/blog\/?p=78","title":{"rendered":"Help your Partner Identify their Values"},"content":{"rendered":"

What are your values? This can be a difficult question to answer without a clear definition of values. Simply put, values are desirable ways in which to behave.<\/p>\n

Values are important because when your values are being honored, you are happy. When your values are being ignored or squashed, you are unhappy.<\/p>\n

One of the easiest ways to identify your values is to look at the groups and organizations that you belong to or aspire to associate with. Let\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s take a closer look at the values of some organizations to help your partner identify their own values.<\/p>\n

Step 1:<\/strong>
\nAsk your partner \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cWhat three groups or organizations do you love and why?<\/strong>“<\/p>\n

Make a note of their answers. (note, you don’t need to be a member of the organization).<\/p>\n

Examples:
\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u00a2\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 A political party
\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u00a2\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 The New York Symphony
\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u00a2\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 The Chicago Bulls
\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u00a2\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 A reading club
\n\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u00a2\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 Your local grocery store<\/p>\n

Step 2:<\/strong>
\nAsk your partner \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cConsidering the groups and organizations in your life that you are drawn to, what are your top 2 to 5 values?<\/strong>\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d<\/p>\n

If you need help putting your partner’s values into words, check out Steve Pavlina’s sample list of values<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Please note that values will change over time, so consider this exercise as a starting point.<\/p>\n

Happy Value Hunting,<\/p>\n

Christina<\/p>\n

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