Unlock Your True Values to Empower Your Life

What you believe are your values, may not be your true values

Sue Reid
Small Steps
Published in
6 min readAug 9, 2023

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When you know your true values, you open the door to a powerful way of living and developing your best life.

The values that you have grown up with, the ones derived from your environment, upbringing, culture, or religion may not be the values that are true to your heart. These are values that you were conditioned with as you grew up. Your true values are the ones that mean the most to you and shape the person you are.

Establishing your true values will take some deep self-reflection but doing the hard work provides a great foundation for your personal development and self-confidence.

What are values and why are they important?

How are you making your decisions and judgments?

Whether you realize it or not, the decisions and judgments you make are based on your values. Values are the standards that you hold dear, the rules to live your life by. They are not just how you feel you should behave; they are also the standards you expect from others.

As a child developing into an adult, you will have picked up beliefs based on the opinions and behavior of the people in your environment. This…

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Sue Reid
Small Steps

I had to rebuild my self-confidence after a toxic marriage. Now, I coach and write about building confidence. Contact me at sue@suereidcoaching.com