Coaching practices for Values Based Action Act at Work

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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?

• I know what matters to me in the abstract, but it stays a nice idea
• If someone asked me what I actually care about, I’m not sure I could answer honestly
• I’ve done all the clarifying and ranking and I have this lovely list of values
• I’ve named my top values, but looking back at the actual decisions I made this week, I’m not sure my behavior honored a single one of them
• I’ve identified the area I want to change and now I’m just sitting on a vague intention like "be more present with my kids"

Practices that may help

1. Values-Based Action (ACT), Made Practical
   Values-based action in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) means choosing behaviors that are consistent with what matters most to you — your values — rather than behaviors driven by avoidance of pain or approval-seeking. ACT distinguishes values (directions, ongoing) from goals (destinations, finishable); the emphasis is on the quality of action in the present rather than outcome attainment. ACT has robust meta-analytic support; values-based action is identified as a core mechanism.
2. Committed Action, Made Practical
   Committed action — a core ACT process developed by Steven Hayes — means taking concrete, repeated steps toward what you value even while discomfort is present, rather than waiting for the feeling of readiness. It is the behavioral spine of ACT, which has substantial randomized-trial support across anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and other conditions.
3. Committed action: making specific, values-linked behavioral commitments
   Translate a value into a specific, observable action you commit to this week.
   Values-Based Action (ACT), Made Practical
4. Values Bullseye, Made Practical
   The values bullseye, developed by Tobias Lundgren within the ACT framework, is a visual exercise in which you rate how close your current behavior is to the bullseye in four life domains — work, relationships, personal growth, and leisure. It converts abstract values into a concrete gap-analysis, making it easier to choose one committed action that moves you toward the center. The exercise is part of the established ACT toolkit; direct evidence for the instrument is limited but the underlying ACT framework has substantial support.
5. Values clarification: what matters most to you?
   Identify 3–5 core values — not what you should value, but what actually matters when life is stripped back.
   Values-Based Action (ACT), Made Practical
6. Take value-consistent committed action
   Translate each value into one concrete behavior you can do this week.
   Values Clarification, Made Practical
7. The values–behavior gap check
   Audit the last week: which of your top values did your actual decisions honor?
   Values Card Sort
8. Turn the chosen domain into a committed action
   Convert the domain insight into a concrete, timed, values-linked behavior — not a vague intention.
   Values Bullseye, Made Practical
9. Link every action to a named value
   Before you begin, name the value the action expresses — not just the goal it serves.
   Committed Action, Made Practical
10. Close the loop: check values-alignment after acting
    After a committed action, briefly confirm it expressed the value — or revise what you do next time.
    Committed Action, Made Practical

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