Lesson Introduction:

Students discover their true core values — not aspirational preferences, but the values they’d hold even at personal cost.

Content Outline:

• Reading: The Hidden Power Principle — stop fixing weaknesses, start amplifying strengths
• Science Says: 24 scientifically proven character strengths — average person uses only 5-7. Identifying yours increases happiness 18%, decreases depression 14%
• Science Says: Values clarity makes decision-making 75% faster and drops stress 23%
• Activity 1 — Values Discovery: Select from 60+ values, circle top 10, narrow to core 5
• The Values Test: ‘Would I hold this if it cost me money? Popularity? Made life harder?’
• Activity 2 — Values in Action: Rate current alignment (1-10), identify one way to increase per value