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Core Values Workbook · Interactive Edition

Alida Vermeulen

Discover Your Core Values

Hi, I'm Alida. I help women 45+ find out who they are when the job, the role, or the title they built their identity around is suddenly gone.

I learned this the hard way, sitting on my kitchen floor after being retrenched for the second time at 51, with an honours degree in finance and 25 years of experience, asking myself who I actually was outside of work.

This guide comes out of that question. It's not therapy and it's not a pep talk, it's a clear way to find the values that were yours all along, so you can rebuild from something solid instead of starting from scratch.

What's ahead

  • Why core values matter, and what changes once you know yours
  • A few honest reflection prompts to get past the obvious answers
  • A full values card sort, narrowed down to your top five
  • Uncovering the beliefs underneath your values
  • A decision-making framework you can reuse for any real choice
  • Real scenarios to test what you'd actually choose
  • A values-aligned action plan, and a summary you can keep