Values Clarification

Identify which stated values truly drive your choices, not just what sounds right, using a structured, evidence-based reflection process.

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When to Use This Tool

A client can name their values easily but hasn't examined which ones are actually driving their decisions

A client senses a conflict between what they say they value and how they're behaving

A client wants to get past the socially acceptable answers and find what really matters to them

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When you ranked your values, which ranking felt uncomfortable or hard to accept ...

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Tool Classification

Domain

Life Coaching

Type

Worksheet

Phase

Discovery Reflection

Details

30 min Mid session As-needed

Topics

Values Identity

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1 Leader who lists values fluently but cannot explain how they show up in decisions

Context

Your client can name their top values without hesitation - integrity, collaboration, excellence - and has recited them in multiple coaching sessions. When asked to describe a recent decision where these values drove their behavior, they pause, then offer an example that does not quite land. The values are real but they function as identity markers rather than actual decision inputs.

How to Introduce

Frame this as moving from values declaration to values excavation. 'Most people can name their values - that's the easy ...

2 Client whose espoused values conflict with observable behavior patterns 🔒

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3 coaching scenarios with introduction language, observation guides, debrief maps, and red flags

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