During the Values Conversation™ I often get the response "Give me an example of what you are looking for,"after I ask the question, "What's Important About...To You?" Could you offer some advice?

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Last updated: 20 Nov, 2019
The more relaxed you are during the VC the more relaxed they will be. Everything in your Way Of Being™, from how you ask the question, making sure the pen is not in your hand when you ask the question, and sitting back in your chair when you ask the question sends the message that they are free to take their time and think of the answer that is relevant for them. Be sure that you are asking the question exactly as taught, What’s Important About ______... To You? And have a nice comfortable pause before “To you?”

If after you are doing all that a person asks, “can you give me an example?” Your response is, “No I can’t. This is all about you and not about me or your husband / wife / partner making suggestions. Relax and take your time… What’s Important About _______... To You?”
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b I've been having some difficulty in the values conversation with clients not going "higher" than basic needs. It almost seems like I need to cue them that it's OK to go beyond money and that I want to hear about the things that are really important to them. They seem to not understand that and there's nothing in the script to let them know that. To be honest, I’ve deviated from the WIA__TY and the associated framing/bridging framework in order to have clients understand what the exercise is really about...I found it frustrating to keep hearing that money is important to pay bills without anything deeper or more important. Please share your thoughts on these several issues.
b What do you think of this scripting when the prospective clients are talking in great detail: “I appreciate that you want to tell me the details about this, and should we decide to work together professionally, I will need to know more. For the purpose of this exercise, however, I just need to summarize the facts. I have 8 minutes budgeted for this. Would you be willing to give me a few minutes to go through your documents?"
b When starting the Value Staircase™ process with the "What’s Important About Money…To You" question, clients commonly say that money is not important to them. How would I handle that situation?
b I had a recent Phone Consultation™ where the person was very quick in listing off the values they had; so many in a short space of time. He was also writing it all down at the same time. He seemed to be very switched on when talking about what was important to him. How would you manage someone who is reeling this information off very quickly?
b How do you recommend getting a client to answer specifically about what money means to them, rather than what money means in general?
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