Student ARC Journey

Values & Anchoring: Harnessing Personal Values for Clarity, Stability & Resilience (Part 2)

Your values are more than words—they are the internal compass that guides your decisions, shapes your identity, and anchors you during moments of uncertainty. Values & Anchoring helps students discover, clarify, and apply their personal values so they can navigate college life with confidence, purpose, and emotional stability.

This course empowers students to understand those anchors and use them intentionally as they transition into new environments.
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Course Overview

This course invites students to explore who they are, what they stand for, and how their values can support them through change. Through guided reflection, practical tools, and evidence‑based insights, students learn to align their decisions and behaviors with their core values—strengthening resilience and fostering a more grounded sense of self.

You’ll explore:

Exploring Values & Anchoring Concepts

Understand what values are, how they shape behavior, and why personal anchors reduce stress and provide direction.

Identity and Purpose: The Foundation of personal Values

Learn how values influence identity, how purpose emerges from what you believe, and why alignment creates coherence and well‑being.

Discovering and Clarifying Personal Values

Use tools like value-sorting cards, journaling prompts, and guided self-assessments to identify your core values.

ARC of Thriving™
 Values Activity

This activity helps students uncover the five values that anchor them as they navigate life abroad.

Values as Anchors During Challenging Times

Explore how values provide stability during stress, uncertainty, and transition.

Applying Values for Decision-Making & Building Resilience

Learn practical frameworks for making value-aligned decisions, building habits that reflect your values, and strengthening resilience through consistent action.

Why should I take this course?

By the end of Values & Anchoring, you will:
  • Understand their core personal values
  • Clarify how values shape identity and purpose
  • Learn how to use values as anchors during stress and uncertainty
  • Apply values-based decision-making frameworks
  • Build resilience through aligned habits and routines
  • Strengthen confidence, clarity, and emotional grounding
This course helps students build a stable inner foundation—one that supports resilience, authenticity, and purpose throughout their college journey and beyond.
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Meet the instructor

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Brian Hooks

Executive Director, Thriving Abroad™/Founder, BCH Coaching™
Brian is a global educator and coach based in Bangalore, India, specializing in developing Student Affairs professionals and emerging leaders. With 15+ years in Higher Education—particularly in Housing & Residence Life—and 20+ years in the nonprofit sector, he brings deep expertise in leadership development, diversity and multicultural competence, and team dynamics.

His work blends strengths‑based coaching, student development theory, and real‑world administrative experience to help students and professionals navigate transitions with clarity, confidence, and belonging.
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