I have been struggling the last couple of years. I have been dealing with a lot of surprises and conflict, but I also feel like I am not in sync with where I should be.
So a website popped up, and I thought I would take the quiz to see where my values lie and whether I am currently living according to them. The Value Bridge, created by Suzy Welch, professor at NYU Stern School of Business and creator of the Becoming You methodology, seemed like one of those personality quizzes that are all over the place, like Myers-Briggs and the Big Five. This one appealed to me because it focused on values, an area where I think I have experienced a lot of discomfort. So, I figured, what the heck, let’s give it a shot.
So I took the quiz. These are the results.
These are my core values in stack rank order. Interesting. Helping the world and helping individual people are tied for first place. That actually kind of fits. But I got my alignment and I am out of whack.
This makes sense. At my previous job, I felt like I was contributing to improving the world until I no longer did. Now, I am helping, but I don’t feel like I’m making a significant impact in the same way I have sought for the past two decades.
That disconnect alone explains why I have been feeling the way I do, but then I started looking at the others, and boy oh boy, am I off balance.
My top five absolutely make sense to me, and I could have probably told you that already. However, it was the sixth that brought discomfort and problems. Eudemonia focuses on expansion and experiences, and I have always struggled with this one. It had the highest out-of-sync percentage among all of them.
I think this is because I get wrapped up in helping, working, or seeking approval and achievement, which causes my goals to fall by the wayside. Yet, my bucket list is large and still only represents a portion of what I want to do and learn experience.
I think it is clear where I need to focus on improving. This will also impact my main five and could lead to aligning those. But I have lost my whimsy and sense of adventure, which is critical to returning.
I think I will dig deeper into this value and alignment concept to discover where I need to head next. It’s a good compass. Overall, worth taking the quiz.
