In this lesson, you’ll round out your education with learning steps to take action aligned with your values. Also, you’ll learn to identify barriers, such as unhelpful thoughts, feelings, and physical actions, that hinder value-driven behavior. And track your actions and results as you take steps toward valued living.

After this lesson, you should be able to:

• List the steps to taking action.
• Create a SMART goal.
• Track the consequences of taking action.

Handouts you’ll need

• Matrix diagram worksheet
• Taking action quick steps

You’ll also need the Matrix Diagram, Constructing Values Worksheet, and Values Cards you completed already.

Summary: In this podcast, you’ll tie together your education so far by using the exercises you’ve completed to help develop concrete values-based actions to complete. You’ll complete four steps to take action that is aligned with your values. In step 1, you’ll choose an area of life where you want to get moving first. Step 2 involves selecting a value to guide your action. Next, you’ll learn about SMART goals and create one in step 3. Finally, in step 4, you’ll learn to keep track of your actions in different situations, how and whether they help you accomplish your stated goals, and notice their results.