This fortnight I wanted us to think about how we define our values, and therefore ourselves (I have values, therefore I am). I’ve enjoyed coaching others and being coached through my own values elicitation in the past, but this doesn’t have to be an in-depth process: sometimes it can feel more liberating to just go with your gut. So this fortnight, I’m setting you an against the clock challenge – to set about with some fervour, of course – to use the acrostic template below to pen out the values that your instinct tells you shapes you most as a person. Mine are filled in to give you the idea.

Ready, Steady, Plan!

F reedom

E xperience

R evitalisation

V alour

O pportunity

U nderstanding

R ising

Next fortnight, I’ll be musing On Meekness  - don’t be shy, block out ten minutes in your Thursday to read and enjoy.

Please get in touch with any particular aspects of this topic you’d like me to write about.

In the meantime,

Happy Planning

PS If you want some other free tips for your business life, check out the Working Well blog – out fortnightly on Wednesdays, courtesy of Make Me A Plan’s Productivity Expert, Penny Le Kelly. Browse the latest edition here: https://www.makemeaplan.com/news/are-you-a-forces-friendly-employer/