Creating a Fulfilling Life Step 1: finding your values.
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In this episode of Change Wired, host Angela Sharina guides listeners through the foundational step of creating a fulfilling life: identifying personal values. She emphasizes that most people chase external markers of success—wealth, fame, status—only to find emptiness, highlighting that true fulfillment comes from aligning one's life with internal values. Using a combination of research-backed exercises, Angela walks listeners through the 'Hero's Exercise' (analyzing admired figures to uncover personal values), the 'Three Questions' (what people should say about you when you're not there, childhood loves and hates, and regrets at 85), and a deeper dive into 14 core values like impact, agency, family centrism, and belonging. She stresses that there is no 'right' set of values—only what feels authentic and meaningful to the individual. The episode concludes with a call to action: dedicate time to reflect, use the free 'Values Breach' assessment linked in the show notes, and consciously integrate values into daily decisions to close the gap between who you are and how you live.
Fulfillment comes not from external achievements but from aligning your life with your core values.
Use the 'Hero's Exercise' to identify patterns in the qualities you admire in others to uncover your own values.
Reflect on childhood loves and hates, your ideal legacy, and your deepest regrets to reveal what truly matters to you.
Take the free 'Values Breach' assessment to gain clarity on where you stand across 14 key values.
Post your values in visible places and audit your daily life to ensure alignment—this builds long-term satisfaction.
…and 2 more takeaways available in PodZeus
The Foundation of Fulfillment: Why Values Matter
“You can be the richest, the most beautiful, most successful person and tick all the boxes and still end up killing yourself.”
The Hero's Exercise: Uncovering Your Values Through Admiration
“Look for patterns. What seems to stand out for you and provoke most emotions, whether positively or negatively?”
The Three Questions: Probing Your Core Identity
“I didn't go for the biggest things that I care about... I didn't leave it to the fullest and I'm still figuring out how to fully step into that.”
Exploring 14 Core Values: Where Do You Stand?
Angela walks through 14 key values—impact, agency, family centrism, non-self, luminance, achievement, work centrism, affluence, eudemonia, aesthetics, voice, belonging, place, and faith—using a 1–7 scale to assess personal alignment. She emphasizes that no value is superior, only authentic.
From Insight to Action: Living Your Values Daily
Angela concludes with practical steps: use the Values Breach assessment, reflect deeply, post your values visibly, and start integrating one value at a time into daily behavior. She stresses that fulfillment grows when values become lived experience.
“You can be the richest, the most beautiful, most successful person and tick all the boxes and still end up killing yourself.”
“I didn't go for the biggest things that I care about... I didn't leave it to the fullest and I'm still figuring out how to fully step into that.”
“The less lived experiences, the less you live your values in real life, the less fulfillment and satisfaction you're going to have.”
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Angela Sharina
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Becoming You
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Hero's Exercise
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Values Breach Assessment
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Change Wired
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Susie Walsh
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Elon Musk
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New York University
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Image Consultant
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