Here are the major components of your Value Profile report and what they mean:

Overview Graph

This is a macro view of the categories and how developed your value talent is in each. It reflects four levels of "capacity" from...

Primary Strength (9.5 - 10) - this category reflects the top sources of strength for you. You have excellent potential in the capacities related to this category. Primary strengths are an excellent, often untapped source of value for you.

Secondary Strength (8.9 - 9.49) - this next level reflects a very good capacity in that skill or talent area. A secondary strength represents an area of strength for you to capitalize. A secondary strength can range from very strong, almost primary (9.3 and higher), or a low level strength, almost an area for development (9.0 and lower). For the most part, secondary strengths can be sources of opportunity, and like primary strengths, are often overlooked, not acknowledged or simply left unused.

Secondary Development (8.3 - 8.89) - this category reflects those capacities that are a challenge for you. Secondary development items may or may not get in your way, but have the potential to be stumbling blocks and blind spots. At the high end, capacities in this category have the potential to be turned into strengths. At the low end, these can be major obstacles to making good choices and decisions. Capacities here are those you tend to overlook, have less clarity about, or do not value as much as you do others. Don't be overly concerned about secondary development areas unless they are clearly in the way for you. A "need" to be perfect might incent you work on these, but be careful; strengthening your "weaknesses" usually weakens your strengths. Be judicious about how much time and energy you put into this category.

Primary Development (6.0 - 8.29) - this category reflects the capacities that are your least developed, those that will likely be in the way for you. We call these blocking values, as they interfere with our ability to tap our highest and best talent. Primary areas for development are NOT WEAKNESSES, although we have a tendency to interpret it that way. This category reflects those talents you either pay little attention to, have little clarity about, and/or simply don't value.

If this category is important for your work and/or business, it can pose problems and challenges for you. Capacities in primary development are blind spots for you, and have the potential to limit your success and satisfaction, as well as your market-ability and finance-ability. NOT weaknesses, these are areas that need the most development. In some cases these do not get in our way, in other cases they can be like immovable objects.

Solutions to dealing with primary development areas include:

Pay Attention to It; sometimes shifting your attention opens the door. Attention is a big part of our thinking and valuing process. What we focus on grows. What we insist (and in some cases resist), persists. Paying attention is an exercise that yields results.

Work with Others on It; we can't see everything. Other people can often help us expand our range of choices to gain better clarity. Sometimes, simply inviting other people to assist you, you can see the best choices more clearly and easily.

Develop It; sometimes, it's desirable to develop an area that is not a strength. Make this decision carefully, as we can be fooled into believing that developing an area of talent is mandatory. An investment in developing a talent we don't naturally possess is expensive in every way. Be sure it's worth the investment in time, energy, commitment and money before you feel compelled to develop a talent. If you can hire out for less overall cost than for you to develop it, then...

Delegate It; often it's best to delegate the repsonse-abilities in these areas. Other people who have strengths are far better equiped to handle many of these issues. Get more comfortable with delegating. You do not have to do everything yourself. It's BEST not to even try to do everything yourself. Spend more time on your strengths.

Ignore It; if it's not interfering, don't invest time and energy into it. Don't think you need to "fix" everything (or anything for that matter). Our greatest talents are usually counter-balanced by blind spots. Nobody is perfect, and no two people are the same. Here's the paradox; we are just like everyone else (imperfect) and at the very same time, completely unique and like nobody else. It's the beauty of the yin and yang of life.

Component Analysis

Each category in the Overview Graph has its own page which includes a graph of the capacities that comprise that category of talent. Each bar graph identifies your value talent and assigns a number. The number ratings in each of these categories is different from the Overview Graph.

On the component page, each capacity is rated on the same four scales on the Overview Graph (see above).

These pages give you a complete "x-ray" of each of the capacities measured in the profile, along with a sentence description of what that capacity means.

At the bottom of each component page is an overall description of that category of capacities.

Strength & Development Comments

The pages following the components list every capacity as either a primary or secondary strength, a secondary or primary development comment. There is a comment and/or suggestion for each of the 46 capacities. These comments expand the meaning of how that capacity is a strength for you, and/or how you might develop that capacity into a strength. Each capacity will be listed. The order of pages is primary strengths are listed first, then secondary strengths, followed by secondary development and finally, primary development comments.

Sources of Flow/Interference

These pages describe in paragraph form how you can use your top strengths to get into the "flow" (building values) to achieve greater personal, career and workplace success, gain greater fulfillment from life and enjoy more prosperous living.

The sources of interference (blocking values) identify those which are or can become major obstacles, those that can get in the way of satisfaction, joy, fulfillment, success and prosperity.

Pay very close attention to what these pages say, as they can be great sources of insight and breakthrough. When you are in the flow, life is good, it has value and you find yourself fulfilled and satisfied. When life is not working the way you want it, look at the sources of interference as a way to guide you around many of life's blockages.

Composite Attitude Survey (included with deluxe profiles)

Although only two pages, these reflect your current values and are a valuable tool for deeper feedback and understanding. These pages are included but come with no explanation. They are designed as a tool to help a certified consultant drill deeper with you into the deeper layers of your value matrix. These are the final two pages of the profile.

These two pages require greater and deeper interpretation to get the full meaning and value from them. We explain them in greater detail during our coaching and feedback sessions. If you want to get the most value from this experience, have your personal profile interpreted by a trained professional.

We suggest personal, one-on-one feedback. Contact our office by phone at 1-973-736-1304 or email us and we can arrange private coaching.

These two pages are a summary of your value structure in the three dimensions of intrinsic, extrinsic and systemic values, and how you view the world and yourself in each. They are the source for the rest of the profile report. There are hundreds of different possible combinations here.

Intrinsic value is measured by empathy in the world, self-esteem in self.

Extrinsic value is measured by practical judgment in the world, and role awareness in self.

Systemic value is measured by system judgment in the world, self-direction in self.

The composite attitude survey measures your level of attention, balance and clarity in your view of the world and your view of yourself on three levels of value: intrinsic, extrinsic and systemic. For a better understanding of each, a short paragraph description of each dimension appears at the bottom of each composite page, AND, a larger description of each dimension of value is found in the Value Structure Overview (two pages after the composite attitude survey pages).

There are four scales of attention: Inattentive, cautious, attentive and over-attentive. This measures HOW MUCH attention you place on this area of value. Attentive and cautious means your attention is more balanced, you can see both sides of things and have more of an ability to be flexible or adapt-able in that dimension. The closer to the middle you are, the more "balanced" your attention, view or value.

Inattentive or over-attentive both reflect a sense of thinking in the extremes. It means you pay too little or too much attention to this area. The more issues you see in the extremes, the greater potential for stress, frustration or dissatisfaction you will experience in that dimension. The more extreme your attention, the more likely it is that you can overlook or miss important information that would make valuing more balanced.

Attention can be described as follows:

Inattentive... "These issues are seldom as they should be." You tend to see what's wrong with things, and "dis-value" what you see in this dimension.

Cautious... "These issues often aren't as they should be." You can see both sides, but view issues in this dimension cautiously. Although balanced, you see more of what's wrong with things than what's right.

Attentive... "These issues are usually as they should be." You pay positive and balanced attention to these, see the "good" and what works, rather than the "bad" or what's wrong.

Over-Attentive... "These issues must be the way they are." You can be insistent and dogmatic that this is THE way it is. Over attentive to an area means it get a dis-proportionate amount of your time, attention and value, and can cause you to miss or lack attention in other areas.

Attention levels can and do shift as life circumstances change. You are not "locked in" to a certain attention level. It's where you are now. You have control over how much or little attention you pay to these dimensions, and can consciously shift your attention if you feel it will add value, enhance the quality of life, or improve the quantity of your results.

Attention measures how much "air time" these issues get relative to the whole of your thinking and decision-making. It also points out how much balance or extreme thinking you bring to these six dimensions of value.

There are five possible descriptions of CLARITY:

Crystal Clear... you see the whole picture, have excellent insight and keen understanding of that dimension. Like in a panoramic movie where you can see the full 360 degrees of what's around you, you have a clear picture of the front, back and all sides. Although crystal clear, you may not be accessing this capacity fully, especially if you are inattentive or over-attentive to it. Being crystal clear, you do have it, and can call upon it when you pay attention to it.

Clear... you see most of the picture, have very good insight and understanding. In this level of clarity, you cut off a portion of the view. You begin to have blind spots at the clear level, which may or may not interfere with your ability to make good value decisions.

Visible... you see much less than is present, and experience a more narrow view of what is available. As such, this can reduce your alternatives, and offer a smaller range of choices. You have more blind spots, and are sometimes perplexed in situations in this dimension. Visible clarity means it will be harder to make decisions in areas of this dimension, as you see fewer options and alternatives available to you.

Transition... very limiting and narrow view. Transition means you are rethinking or unsure of present situation, what to do and how to proceed. You may be confused, and uncertain of your value in this dimension. You have narrowed the options and alternatives and may truly believe you "have no choice" but to do what you must. This can lead to a great deal of tension, upset and difficulty making value choices.

Unconventional... means you see things from a non-traditional, or unconventional point of view. You don't value the norm or conventional thinking in this dimension, and see things and ways of being others tend to miss or overlook. This doesn't mean you are a non-conformist, or rule-breaker, although both of those tendencies can show up (especially if you are inattentive). It means you see from an unconventional vantage point. This view can be of great value in certain types of jobs, work environments and creative endeavors, where a novel, creative or "out of the box" solution would be valuable.

These two pages of your profile are the crux of your value system. The rest of the report is drawn from the many different possible combinations on the composite attitude survey.

Value Structure Overview (included with deluxe profiles)

These two pages "mirror" the composite attitude survey. Each page corresponds to the composite page before it, one for the World and one for the Self. In the Value Structure Overview, you'll find a paragraph summarizing your value structure for that dimension on the composite.

This correlates to the three levels of value in two worlds (world and self) just as the composite attitude does.

In the world, it measures your empathy (intrinsic), practical thinking (extrinsic) and system judgment (systemic).

In the self, it measures self-esteem (intrinsic - WHO you are), role awareness (extrinsic - WHAT you do), and self-direction (systemic - WHERE you're going).

That summarizes your Value Profile report.

As there is a great deal of information here, and much more below the surface, I suggest you review it a few times.

You can have individual coaching and feedback if you want to have your profile interpreted in-depth. This is done one-on-one. Let us know if you'd like personal feedback and coaching, and we'll be happy to arrange it for you.

Final note: You have before you an instrument that was 50 years in the making. The science of Axiology is the ONLY science that measures human values with mathematical formulas and the science of value logic. You can be sure that if you rank ordered the items according to your personal value, the report is accurate.

Use this as an opportunity to celebrate your unique, irreplaceable, and infinite intrinsic value, and as a way to achieve higher and better market value. Also, realize that your profile reflects YOUR decision-making process and how YOU think. You are not forever locked into a pattern, or limited to any particular kind of thinking.

You have the power within you to experience a wonderful life, enjoy your livelihood and earn a more prosperous living. The Value Profile is your map, the operating guide and owner's manual to the most powerful force in your life... YOUR THINKING.

Chart your course, set your sail and use this opportunity to make the future all you want it to be. I suggest you complete a new value profile each year, or whenever life changes enough to alter your values. It is a small price to pay to know, consciously how you are thinking and what you are valuing. It's a road map for life.

All my very best to you for a rewarding and fulfilling life, livelihood and living.

Mitch Axelrod

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