Not Quite Zen
Hey everyone, I’m Tony Hardman your host for “Not Quite Zen” a podcast about struggling with mental health and finding ways to make life better. I’ve struggled with mental health all my life, and through lots of therapy and hard work I’ve learned how to be calmer, happier and more grounded. Hopefully, this show can do the same for you.
Not Quite Zen
How to Find Life's Purpose by Identifying Your Values
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Tony Hardman
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Season 1
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Episode 9
Often when you’re feeling down, or depressed, life can seem meaningless. You may feel this way occasionally, or it could be constant. This feeling may also lead to apathy. When you feel this way it’s nearly impossible to find joy and happiness.
If you take stock of your life, and you’re unhappy with how you’re living, what you’ve accomplished, and where you see the future going, then it’s time for you to identify your core values.
Why? Because when you know your values, you can make decisions in your everyday life that align with them. Values affect behavior by acting as an internal GPS. Holding them in your mind can guide you to live a more meaningful life.
In this episode I cover:
- What values are.
- How to identify values.
- How values and goals differ.
- How to live by your values.
Helpful Links:
- ACT Values Tool
- Subscribe to Not Quite Zen | Weekly Dispatch
- ACT Made Simple - book by Dr. Russ Harris
- The Happiness Trap - book by Dr. Russ Harris