{"id":9938,"date":"2020-01-13T10:00:03","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T09:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/passodue.flywheelsites.com\/2020\/01\/13\/how-to-give-voice-to-your-values-and-achieve-success\/"},"modified":"2020-12-09T14:47:31","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T13:47:31","slug":"how-to-give-voice-to-your-values-and-achieve-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diariodiunconsulente.it\/en\/2020\/01\/13\/how-to-give-voice-to-your-values-and-achieve-success\/","title":{"rendered":"How to give voice to your values and achieve success in doing it: new habits for a new year"},"content":{"rendered":"

by\u00a0Alice Alessandri <\/a>and Alberto Aleo<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Interview with Prof. Mary Gentile<\/strong><\/a> Virginia University<\/span><\/p>\n

The beginning of a new year<\/strong> can be a tough time. The perspective of 12 months of hard work and effort, to achieve goals that we feel are indeed distant from our true dreams and values<\/strong> could be very hurting. But are we sure that we need to renounce to them to have a wealthy and happy life? We asked Mary Gentile \u2013 professor at University of Virginia Darden School of Business – who, over 10 years ago, created the program Giving Voice to Values<\/strong><\/a>, whose aim is to help people to reconciliate their soul with their goals<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Mary<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t give up!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Thank you for inviting me to reflect on this question, so important to all of us. I think that often we find ourselves in situations and jobs that do not fulfill us because we don\u2019t believe we have any choice<\/strong>. We feel the responsibilities of caring for our families, paying our mortgage or rent, saving for our children\u2019s education and\/or for our own retirements, and so on. We think that it is too risky to speak our minds<\/strong> when we see things that seem wrong to us or even to leave a \u201csafe and secure\u201d position in order to find something more satisfying and meaningful.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The irony is that it is neither safe nor secure to accept situations that are in conflict with our own values<\/strong> or that do not satisfy our true aspirations for our lives<\/span>. If we do so, we will find ourselves increasingly unhappy, cynical, stressed, and out of touch with the person we always thought we were. I don\u2019t mean to underestimate the difficulty of taking steps to address these challenges, but I encourage you not to overestimate that difficulty<\/strong>\u2026and not to underestimate the cost of failing to do so either<\/span>. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Guardare<\/p>\n

At this time of renewal as a New Year begins, let me encourage you to simply see yourself on the journey toward a fuller and more complete expression of your own true and highest self<\/strong>. That is, instead of retreating from the challenge out of fear, I suggest you simply engage in what I call the \u201cGiving Voice To Values Thought Experiment\u201d<\/strong><\/span> and ask yourself: <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n