Hello and welcome to the Mindfulkind podcast.

I'm your host, Rachel Cable, author of the Mindfulkind book, Mindfulness Teacher and blogger at

Rachelcable.com.

Each week, this podcast will bring meaningful tips, tools and strategies so you can manage stress

and live more mindfully in the modern world.

Hello and welcome to episode 207 of the Mindful Kind podcast.

This episode is all about values and living your life according to what really matters most to you.

I think this is an important topic to learn about and think about,

especially before the start of a new year. You can set goals or make meaningful changes or

start new habits which reflect your actual values rather than living by other people's values

or just doing what you think is expected of you. Values-based living

is all about identifying and understanding your most important values, then using those values

to guide you throughout your life. First of all, I just want to say thank you so much to Blinkist

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Now, what are values and how do you know when you're living according to your values?

Your values are key concepts that feel important to you. For example, courage, trustworthiness, optimism,

beauty, creativity or achievement, to name a few.

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