Life is full of choices — big ones like choosing a career path or relationship, and small ones like how you spend your time each day. But how do you know which path to take? How do you make decisions that feel right and build a life you're proud of?
The answer lies in your values — the principles and beliefs that matter most to you. When you're clear about your values and make choices aligned with them, everything changes. You feel more confident, more purposeful, and more authentically yourself.
Living Your Values is an 8-week journey of self-discovery, clarity, and alignment. Through guided reflection, experiential activities, and supportive community, you'll identify what truly matters to you and learn to make decisions that honor those truths. This isn't about becoming someone you're not — it's about becoming more fully who you already are.
We're bringing this values discovery program to Douglas County for the first time, and we want you to be part of it from the start.
As a new nonprofit, we're building our inaugural cohort and creating sustainable community programming. When you register, you're not just joining a program — you're helping establish something that will serve young adults in our community for years to come.
What you need to know:
Current Status: Building our first cohort now
This isn't a philosophical discussion group. It's a hands-on exploration where you'll:
You'll leave with clarity about who you are, what matters most, and how to live accordingly.
Values are your personal guiding principles — the core beliefs that define what matters most to you and how you want to show up in the world.
Values vs. Goals:
Values vs. Rules:
Why Values Matter:
Introduction to Values as Personal Guiding Principles
Begin your journey by understanding what values are, why they matter, and starting to identify what's most important to you.
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Deepening Personal Values Awareness
Go deeper into discovering your unique values across different areas of life and understanding how you formed them.
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Recognizing Values in Action or Conflict
Learn to notice when you're living in alignment with your values — and when you're not. Understand what misalignment feels like and why it matters.
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Barriers to Living Your Values
Explore the obstacles that prevent us from living according to our values — fear, pressure, habits, and expectations — and learn to navigate them.
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Organizing and Prioritizing Values
Not all values can be lived fully all the time. Learn to prioritize what matters most in different areas of life and make intentional choices.
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Using Values to Guide Choices
Put values into action by learning to use them as a decision-making framework for real-life dilemmas, from everyday choices to major life decisions.
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Integrating Values into Daily Life
Connect values to everyday routines, habits, and long-term goals. Understand how living your values affects mental health, confidence, and overall wellbeing.
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Creating a Sustainable Action Plan
Integrate everything you've learned, create your personal values manifesto, and commit to living intentionally beyond this group.
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Clarity Know exactly what matters most to you and why, across all areas of life.
Confidence Make decisions with certainty, knowing they align with who you are.
Purpose Connect daily actions to deeper meaning and long-term direction.
Integrity Close the gap between who you want to be and how you actually live.
Resilience Stay grounded in challenges by anchoring to core values.
Authenticity Show up as your real self rather than who others expect you to be.
Decision-Making Framework A practical tool for navigating choices, big and small.
Reduced Anxiety Less second-guessing when you know your choices reflect your values.
Perfect for:
8-week program: $200 total ($25 per session) Payment plans available. Scholarships offered for those facing financial barriers.
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Program Details:
When you register, we'll:
We're committed to launching this program and will actively recruit until we reach our minimum. If enrollment takes longer than expected, we'll keep you informed. You can withdraw your registration at any time before the cohort launches if timing doesn't work for you.
We'll email you regular updates on enrollment progress. Once we're close to our minimum, we'll reach out to confirm scheduling and your continued interest before finalizing dates.
We ask for commitment to help us plan, but we understand circumstances change. You can withdraw before the cohort launches if needed. Once the program starts, consistent attendance helps build on previous weeks' work.
Perfect! That's exactly what this group is for. We'll guide you through discovery activities that help you identify your values.
Absolutely not. This is about discovering YOUR values, not adopting someone else's. We facilitate exploration, not prescription.
Common and valid. We create space to honor where your values come from while also discovering what's authentically true for you.
Values work can intersect with faith for those who have it, but the program itself is secular and inclusive. All belief systems welcome.
You control what you share. Many activities include personal reflection, but sharing aloud is always optional.
That awareness is powerful! We'll work on creating realistic, sustainable changes rather than overwhelming overhauls.
Yes! Values can evolve as you grow. This program teaches you the process of checking in with your values, which you can repeat throughout life.
Light reflection between sessions — journaling, noticing values in action, trying small experiments. Nothing burdensome.