How can you help clients use core values to resolve conflicts?

3 How to identify your core values?

Uncovering your core values can be a challenging task, as they are often implicit and subconscious. To identify them, reflect on your peak experiences, consider your role models, examine your strengths, explore your passions, and ask yourself what you stand for. From these exercises, you can generate a list of possible core values, such as honesty, creativity, compassion, freedom, etc. Then you can narrow down your list to the top three to five that resonate with you the most.

5 How to communicate your core values effectively?

Communicating your core values effectively means expressing them clearly, respectfully, and consistently. To do this, use assertive language that states your core values, needs, and boundaries without blaming, judging, or attacking. Listen actively and empathically to others, trying to understand their core values without interrupting, dismissing, or criticizing them. Find common ground and seek win-win solutions that respect both your and others' core values without compromising or dominating the conflict. Additionally, be open and flexible to feedback and change as long as they do not violate your core values without being defensive or resistant. Lastly, be congruent and consistent in your words and actions, showing that you live by your core values without being hypocritical or unreliable. By helping your clients use their core values to resolve conflicts, you can empower them to live more authentically, peacefully, and happily while improving their relationships, performance, and self-esteem. Core values can be a source of connection and growth as well as conflict.

6 Here’s what else to consider

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