Values Clarification

Dr. Sidney B. Simon, Leland W Howe, Howard Kirschenbaum

Grand Central Publishing, Sep 26, 2009 - Business & Economics - 336 pages

Are you getting what you want out of life? Do you know where you draw the line when it comes to sex, money, cheating on your income tax ... or accepting an indecent proposal? Becoming aware of your values is the key to making wise choices in all aspects of your life, from picking a partner to buying a house. Created by Dr. Sidney Simon, coauthor of the bestselling Getting Unstuck, and two other leading professionals, this workbook has already had an impact on hundreds of thousands of lives. Its scores of intriguing, interactive exercises were designed to uncover the hidden beliefs that reveal what matters most to you, how you deal with life-changing conflicts, which career choices will make you happiest, what leisure time activities provide you with the most pleasure, where you honestly stand on controversial issues, what day-to-day events are likely to make you angry ... excited ... anxious ... confident, how best to motivate yourself, and what beliefs can cause conflict in your family or love relationship.

Contents

• Eitheror Forced Choice: 3
• ForcedChoice Ladder: 5
• Values Geography: 10
• Values Continuum: 10
• Spread of Opinion: 10
• Values Statements and Whips: 10
• Proud Statements and Whips: 11
• Public Interview: 12
• The Talk Show Host Interview: 13
• The Family and Group Interview: 14
• I Learned Statements: 15
• I Wonder Statements: 16
• The Values Journal or Values Data Bank: 17
• Family or Group ValuesFocus Game: 18
• ing Name Tags: 19
• Partner Risk or Sharing Trios: 20
• Privacy Circles: 21
• Risk Ratio or ForceField Analysis: 22
• Alternatives Search STRATEGY 24 Alternative Action Search: 23
• Brainstorming: 25
• Consequences Search: 26
• Removing Barriers to Action: 27
• Getting Started: 28
• Pattern Search: 29
• Three Characters: 30
• Chairs or Dialogue with Self: 31
• Percentage Questions: 32
• The Pie of Life: 33
• Magic Box: 34
• All About Me STRATEGY 36 Pages for an Autobiography STRATEGY 37 Unfinished Sentences: 35
• Who Comes to Your House?: 38
• Strength of Values: 39
• Strongly AgreeStrongly Disagree: 40
• Taking a Stand: 41
• Values in Action: 42
• Letters to the Editor: 43
• I Urge Telegrams: 44
• Diaries: 45
• Unfinished Business: 46
• Personal Coat of Arms: 47
• The FalloutShelter Problem: 48
• CaveIn Simulation: 49
• Alligator River: 50
• Rogerian Listening: 50
• The FreeChoice Game: 52
• Lifeline: 53
• Who Are You?: 54
• Epitaph: 55
• Obituary: 56
• Two Ideal Days: 57
• Life Inventory: 58
• SelfContracts: 59
• How Would Your Life Be Different?: 60
• What Is ImportantA Song: 61
• I Am ProudA Song: 62
• Whats in Your Wallet?: 63
• Clothes and Values: 64
• The Suitcase Strategy: 65
• The Miracle Workers: 66
• Ways to Live: 67
• Holiday Gift Giving: 68
• Past Christmas and Holiday Inventory: 69
• RRAsResentRequestAppreciate: 70
• Ready for Summer: 71
• Are You Someone Who?: 72
• Whos to Blame?: 73
• Brand Names: 74
• Bakers Dozen: 74
• Reaction Statements: 76
• About the Authors: 77
• WHO ARE YOUREALLY?: 78

Bibliographic information

• Title: Values Clarification
• Authors: Dr. Sidney B. Simon, Leland W Howe, Howard Kirschenbaum
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, 2009
• ISBN: 0446565253, 9780446565257
• Length: 336 pages
• Subjects: Business & Economics / Business Ethics; Self-Help / Emotions; Self-Help / Personal Growth / Happiness