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The next few posts are going to focus on values, as this is a concept that confuses many ACT newcomers.
The simplest definition of values in ACT is "desired qualities of ongoing action". (There are much more complex, and scientifically-accurate definitions, but this one will serve our purposes.) So, loosely speaking, values are how we want to act on an ongoing basis, whereas goals are what we want to get or have. Values are ongoing; goals can be completed and "ticked off the list".
Russ Harris, MD, is an internationally acclaimed acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) trainer and author of The Happiness Trap, now published in over fifteen languages and twenty countries. He is widely renowned for his ability to train therapists in ACT in a way that is clear, accessible, and fun. ACT With Love: Stop Struggling, Reconcile Differences, and Strengthen Your Relationship with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and his most recent book, ACT made Simple: An Easy-to-Read Primer on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, are published by New Harbinger Publications. His website is http://actmadesimple.com.
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