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Confirming Core Values:

Strengthen Your Balance

Lesson 3
Learning Objectives
define and clarify the values that are important to you in all
01
aspects of your life, from hobbies to work environments;

02 determine your needs and values;

03 rank your values in the order of importance;

Learning Objectives

04 examine what you say you want to do in your life;

05 explores the relationship between values and ethics;

06 conduct a web-based research activity that will enhance

your understanding the work values you value most;
“That which you think of yourself
will determine your fate.”

— Henry David Thoreau

Values
Values are the deeply held convictions
that influence your thinking when you
are faced with choices.
Prized and cherished.
Publicly affirmed.
Chosen freely.
Chosen from alternatives
and after the consideration
of consequences.
Acted on repeated
and consistently.
 Values are Reflected in Choice

Your values reflect your daily choices as well as your

long-term goals and actions.
Needs and
Motivators
 Needs and Motivators
● Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
○ Five primary needs that influence career and life decisions.
● Herzberg’s Theory of Motivation
○ External and internal motivators related to job satisfaction.
 Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Needs progress from most basic to more

complex. Once needs are met, tension and
discomfort are reduced allowing for more
confident decision-making.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
 Herzberg’s Theory of Motivation related to
Maslow’s Needs

External Internal Higher -

Lower-Order Needs Order Needs
elements that fulfill responsibility, type of work
physiological and safety needs accomplished, recognition,
and achievement
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Work-Life
Balance
 Work-life balance is the ability to
include all top priorities and values
in your career and life plan.
 Work-life Balance
● Work-life balance now ranks as one of the most important
workplace attributes.
● Studies show that a balanced individual is likely to work harder.
Role of
Leisure
 Role of Leisure
● Leisure activities allow individuals to nurture creativity, self-
expression, and personal growth.
● Leisure can counteract the negative effects of stress.
 Mission
Statement
An expression of your most important
values put into action to achieve a
goal.
 Values Mission Statement
● Example
"At Microsoft, our mission and values are to help people and
businesses throughout the world realize their full potential.”
You Can Make It Happen
 He who has a why can endure any how.
—Nietzsche

Destiny is not a matter of chance. It is a matter of

choice.
—William Jennings Bryan
Luck is preparation meeting opportunity.
—Seneca (Greek scholar)