1. Where are you
headed?

2. For most of us, the answer depends on
our values.

3. Values are like a compass
for our lives.

4. They lead us in certain directions by
guiding our choices and actions.

5. Values are NOT the same
thing as goals.

6. Goals are specific,
and can be checked
off like tasks.

7. Values are more general - something we
might pursue our whole lives and still
never “finish.”

8. Think about your life as a
college student.
What values guide your actions and
help you set academic goals?

9. When we ask other students this
question, they often list values like:
4 Opening doors for the future
4 Making friends and family proud
4 Achievement
4 Persistence
4 Learning new things

10. Values also give life
meaning.

11. Your habits become your values. Your values become
your destiny.
— Mahatma Gandhi

12. When we are connecting
with our values, we feel
motivated and engaged.

13. Values can even help us
make sense of painful
feelings.

14. Don’t believe me?

15. Try this experiment for yourself.

16. Think about what you just
said was stressing you out.

17. Is it stressful because it
threatens something that
you value?

18. Often we are most
upset by things that
threaten our
progress towards
values.

19. For example:
If you value achievement, not doing well
in a class is very upsetting.

20. Now for the good news.

21. You already identified steps
you can take to control
your stress in the present.

22. Just by doing those, you are moving
one step closer to your values.

23. Ready to begin?