Bradley HookStart With Values (Paperback)

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Start With Values: How to Build a Life with Meaning and Purpose by Bradley Hook is a transformative guide that empowers readers to align their lives with their core values. Bradley Hook, founder of the Values Institute and a resilience expert, combines personal anecdotes, scientific research, and practical exercises to help individuals identify and live by their values.

The book is structured into three main sections:

Discovering Your Values: Provides tools and thought experiments to help readers uncover their core values and understand how these values influence their actions and purpose.

Living Your Values: Explores how well-being and resilience can support actions aligned with one's values, even under stress.

Sharing Your Values: Emphasizes the communal aspect of values, encouraging readers to connect and apply their values within their communities.

Throughout the book, Hook introduces concepts like the "Values Pyramid," which illustrates how values evolve from basic survival needs to higher fulfillment goals. He also discusses the importance of values in various contexts, including personal identity, relationships, family dynamics, workplace culture, and community engagement