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Sep 16
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AI Skills Sprint: How To Identify Your V...

THE SQUIGGLY CAREER
About this episode

This is the second episode of the Squiggly Careers x AI skills sprint series and today Helen and Sarah are diving into Values. Your values are what motivate and drive you - they're your internal compass that guides decision-making and career choices.


In this episode, Helen and Sarah share the best tool for identifying your values and how AI can accelerate the actions you take about your values, turning them into a brilliant filter for your future. They'll show you practical ways to use your values to respond to challenges at work, and share some playful approaches you can also use with your team.


When you understand what really drives you, you make better decisions for your career and become more confident as a result of having clarity about what matters most to you.


🥇 Sign up for the sprint here: https://bit.ly/41jasYO


⏱️ Timestamps


00:38 What are values and why do they matter?

03:15 The best tool to identify your values

04:39 Using your values to respond to challenges

05:52 AI prompts to action your values

08:41 Team activity: Fun ways to talk about values with your team


🎯 What You’ll Learn


* How to identify and clarify your core values (and why it's important)

* Why values are a powerful career decision-making filter

* How to use AI prompts to turn values into actionable insights

* Fun and engaging methods to share values with your team


📚 Resources Mentioned

Values Daily Summary: https://bit.ly/scss-ai-day2-summary

Run Your Own Race Episode: https://youtu.be/cUdwIvnDpNQ

Ask the Expert: Purpose with Simon Sinek, author and speaker: https://youtu.be/DATg__SZcwE

Values Tool: https://values.institute/

Gemini: https://gemini.google.com


For questions about Squiggly Careers or to share feedback, please email helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com


More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers:

📩 Download our free career tools: https://www.amazingif.com/toolkit/

🏃‍♀️ Join our next Skills Sprint: https://bit.ly/skillssprint2024

📮 Get Squiggly Careers in Action in your inbox: https://bit.ly/SquigglyCareersInAction

📚 Read our books: The Squiggly Career and You Coach You: https://www.amazingif.com/books/


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