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Values Hijacking, Capitalism, and Systemic Change with Tara McMullin


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Many of us are aware of how our business values can get co-opted by the values and structures of capitalism. What may be less obvious is how our personal values can also be influenced by capitalist thinking.

Capitalism is more than an economic system. Capitalism is a fundamental part of our politics, culture, and how we navigate our personal and professional lives.

Tara McMullin joins Erica to discuss the far-reaching impacts of capitalism on our lives, the gamification of our values and goals, how our values get co-opted by imperatives for efficiency and productivity, and how we can begin to cultivate awareness and make choices that truly align with our values.

In this discussion:

  • Why capitalism is more than an economic system
  • How the gamification of our lives keeps us striving for more “points”
  • How capitalism creates the lens we use to shape our values
  • How the system impacts how we view ourselves and our work
  • How to build awareness and begin deconstructing the narratives of the system in your life

Connect with Tara McMullin: 

  • What Works
  • Instagram: @tara_mcmullin
  • Twitter: @taragentile
  • Preorder What Works: A Comprehensive Framework to Change the Way We Approach Goal Setting

Ready to dive deeper?

We all have things we think we “should” be doing, and those influences can get in the way of acting in alignment with our values, especially when we aren’t sure how to take our values from static words to actions.

Taking action with your values allows them to become guiding principles on how to respond, make choices, and create impact in your life and with your brand.

Members of Pause on the Play® The Community have evergreen access Erica and India’s Jackson’s workshop, Reconsidering What You Know About Values, where you’ll find support in understanding how leading with your values can shift your brand and your life.

Get access to the workshop and our entire library of evergreen resources by joining at pauseontheplay.com/community

Resources:

  • Tara’s thoughts have been influenced by Games: Agency as Art, C. Thi Nguyen
  • Listen to C. Thi Nguyen on the Ezra Klein Show
  • Listen to C. Thi Nguyen on the Conspirituality Podcast
  • Listen to What Works Ep 372: What is Money? With Paco de Leon
  • Listen to What Works Ep 357: Building a Business Based on What Matters with Coach Mara Glatzel
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