Values Compass
Tool • Gate: Identity Crisis
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Values Compass
Purpose
Answer to: "How do I handle who am I during an identity crisis?"
How to apply Values Compass
1) Clarify the problem in one sentence.
2) Pick the smallest action that fits in 2-10 minutes.
3) Do it now; start a one-line log.
4) Repeat daily for a week; adjust after review.
How & Why It Works
- Small, repeatable behaviors compound into lasting change when tracked and reviewed.
Answer to: "How do I handle who am I during an identity crisis?"
How to apply Values Compass
1) Clarify the problem in one sentence.
2) Pick the smallest action that fits in 2-10 minutes.
3) Do it now; start a one-line log.
4) Repeat daily for a week; adjust after review.
How & Why It Works
- Small, repeatable behaviors compound into lasting change when tracked and reviewed.
References: Hayes et al. (1999) ACT; Beck (2011)
CBT; McAdams
(1993) narrative identity (theoretical context)