Values, goals & purpose~15 minACT
Values compass
Rate how much each area of life matters to you and how well you're living it — then take one step where the gap is biggest.
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) uses values — what you want your life to stand for — as a compass for action. Comparing how important each area is with how consistently you're living it (as in the Valued Living Questionnaire, Wilson and colleagues) shows where small actions will matter most.
How important is each area to me?
1. Family
2. Partner or close relationships
3. Friends and community
4. Work, school or contribution
5. Health and self-care
6. Recovery and personal growth
7. Spirituality or meaning
8. Fun and creativity
How well have I been living by it lately?
9. Family
10. Partner or close relationships
11. Friends and community
12. Work, school or contribution
13. Health and self-care
14. Recovery and personal growth
15. Spirituality or meaning
16. Fun and creativity
17. In my own words, what I want my life to stand for
Being someone my daughter can count on. Honesty. Showing up when I say I will.
18. Where the gap between importance and action is biggest
19. One small action this week that moves me toward that value
20. How recovery protects what matters most to me