Values as a Compass
A small-group workshop for women seeking greater clarity, alignment, and direction
You chose your work, your commitments, or your way of moving through the world because you wanted your life to matter.
Whether through your profession, your relationships, your community, or the causes you care about, you have tried to contribute to something larger than yourself.
Over time, however, the relationship between values, contribution, and everyday reality can become more complicated.
Perhaps you find yourself questioning decisions that once felt straightforward. Perhaps the work that once felt meaningful has become harder to sustain. Perhaps you are facing a transition, a crossroads, or a growing sense that something needs attention, even if you cannot yet name exactly what it is.
Values as a Compass is a reflective small-group workshop for women who want to pause, take stock, and reconnect with what matters most as they navigate decisions about work, purpose, and direction.
Why values?
Values are often talked about as abstract ideals—words on a list that sound good but have little connection to everyday life.
In this workshop, we approach values differently.
Rather than asking what values you think you should have, we explore the values that are already shaping your choices, priorities, relationships, and commitments. We look at where your values are being expressed, where they may be in tension with one another, and where they have become harder to live by.
When life feels uncertain or complicated, values can serve as a compass—not by telling you what to do, but by helping you orient yourself and make decisions that feel more grounded and authentic.
Who comes to these workshops?
The women who participate are often deeply committed, thoughtful people who care about making a meaningful difference in the world.
Many work in fields such as international development, research, healthcare, education, social work, climate and environmental action, philanthropy, public service, or other impact-oriented professions. Others are navigating major life transitions, care giving responsibilities, disability, illness, or questions about what meaningful contribution looks like in this phase of life.
What tends to unite them is not a particular profession but a shared desire to live in alignment with their values.
You may find yourself here if you are:
questioning your current direction or next steps
feeling a gap between what matters to you and how you spend your time
carrying a great deal of responsibility and wondering what is sustainable
seeking greater clarity about choices related to work, purpose, relationships, or contribution
wanting a space for deeper reflection that goes beyond productivity, performance, or self-improvement
What we do together
The workshop combines guided exercises, personal reflection, and group dialogue.
Together, we explore:
the values that are most important to you
how those values show up in your daily life
where there is alignment, and where there is tension
recurring patterns in your choices and commitments
what meaningful contribution looks like for you now
how values can help guide future decisions
The emphasis is not on finding the “right” answer or making dramatic life changes.
The emphasis is on developing greater awareness, clarity, and trust in your own inner compass.
Format
Small group
Online via Zoom
Guided exercises, reflection, and discussion
90-minutes duration (times suitable for different time zones)
Next cohort
The next Values as a Compass workshop is currently being planned.
If you would like to hear about future dates or join the waiting list, you can register your interest at this LINK