Clarifying Values and Motivations

Understanding yourself isn't only about recognizing emotions or noticing patterns. It's also about understanding what truly matters to you and what drives your choices. This course explores your personal values and motivations, helping you identify where your actions align with what matters most, and where they don't. You'll also learn how values naturally shift over time through life experiences, roles, and change.

  • 30 min

    eLearning Duration
    What We Offer

    What's included in this eLearning course?

    What You'll Learn

    Learn to tell the difference between values, preferences, and expectations, identify what's really motivating your choices, and recognize signs of alignment or misalignment between your values and your actions.

    Grounded in Real Research

    Draws on research from self-determination theory (Ryan & Deci) and studies on values alignment and psychological well-being to explain why living in line with your values matters.

    Practice as You Go

    Includes a values awareness check-in, a drag-and-drop activity sorting internal vs. external motivation, and a hands-on exercise to build your own values-based action plan.

    Dr. LaDonna Stone, LCSW

    Dr. LaDonna Stone, PhD, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Industrial/Organizational Psychologist with nearly two decades of experience in leadership development and workplace well-being. She founded LeadWell Training & Development to help people build the emotional and mental skills to thrive in life and at work.
    Patrick Jones - Course author
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