What Matters to You by Greta J. Bradman

Whether you want to make better decisions, improve your relationships or find more meaning in your work, harnessing your core values is the key to your future success, contentment and contribution.

Have you ever heard a voice inside you whispering, ‘There’s got to be more than this’? Or simply felt some kind of disconnect between the life you lead and the life you want?

That’s a signal you’re living out of alignment with your core values.

In What Matters to You, psychologist Greta Bradman explains how our values impact the way we interpret, evaluate and respond to the world, whether we have insight into them or not. They’re more than beacons that inspire; they’re drivers that deeply affect us, even when we’re out of alignment with them. Your values offer you a roadmap to making sense of what matters most to you. They can anchor and help explain your convictions and beliefs, and motivate actions with long-term benefits. Values also help make sense of the way we prioritise things differently when we feel threatened. In a nutshell, values help us understand our world and express ourselves with authenticity and courage.

By helping us explore our core and threat-based values – why they’re important to us, and how to use those core values in both the big and little decisions in day-to-day life – Greta Bradman teaches us to how we can align more of our choices with our values, so we can grow into our own version of a life well lived.

About the Author: Greta Bradman is a registered psychologist, researcher, writer, broadcaster and performing artist whose four solo classical albums have all hit #1 on the ARIA charts. She works in private psychology practice where she specialises in values coaching individuals and teams, coaching high performers, and the treatment of anxiety disorders. Greta regularly writes and talks about applying human values in the modern world, including their use for the individual, the organisation, and in the context of contemporary AI. She also maintains a connection with classical music by presenting ‘Weekend Brunch’ and ‘Mindful Music’ on ABC Classic.

19 Mar 2025

What Matters to You by Greta J. Bradman ISBN 9780733343575