Which means what?

Two colleagues sit down to compare their values lists. Both have Growth, Family and Integrity in the top three. One takes a stretch role in a different city. The other turns down a near-identical role to stay near school pick-up. Both say the decision came down to their values, and both are right.The words were never the problem. The words were the same.A value you cannot break is not a value yetA single word cannot be broken, so it never gets tested, and it never changes a decision. "Growth" cannot be kept or broken by showing up to work on a typical day. Add a sentence and it becomes testable. Growth, which means I choose the job that scares me a little.The definition is step four of the Values Finder exercise for a reason. It is where your honesty starts. Once the sentence is specific, you can score how fully you are living it, and the score is often lower than the word implied.The "which means" is what makes a value yours rather than generic. Two people with Family on the list…