During the Values Conversation™, the client sometimes goes down a path about a particular aspect of their life, like travel, and may even get to level three, but then indicate that there are some level one and two responses in some other area of their life like children or community. How do we best encourage the client to transition to these other areas of their lives in the conversation without complicating or disrupting the flow of the process?

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Last updated: 20 Nov, 2019

Just go with the flow of the Values Conversation™ and don’t view it as complicated or disruptive. And don’t allow an unusual situation to become a distraction. Most Values Conversation™ follow the level 1, 2, and 3 pattern.

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