Reclaim Your Time and Attention
by Reclaiming Your Values

Hello, I'm Julia.
And I know how you feel. 

I know what it feels like to be pulled in a hundred directions—juggling work, family and endless expectations—while never feeling like you have enough time or attention for what truly matters.

For years, I ran on autopilot, living according to others’ expectations instead of my own values. Then I became a mother—and everything changed. My daughter’s watchful eyes forced me to pause, reflect, and ask the hard questions: What matters most? How am I spending my time and attention?

Through that journey, I discovered my core values and learned how to reclaim my focus, simplify my days, and live with intention. That clarity became my anchor, and it’s what I now help others find for themselves.

As an ICF-certified Life + Leadership Coach with a background in mindfulness and community-building, my purpose is to guide you through the same process: uncovering your core values, reclaiming your time and attention, and aligning your life with what matters most. Because when we stop living on autopilot and start leading with our values, life becomes simpler, more spacious, and deeply aligned with who we truly want to be.

The Core Values Academy is a self-paced online course designed to help you reclaim your time and attention by using your values as a filter for how you live, work and lead.

Instead of pouring your energy into things that drain you, you’ll learn to spot what truly matters, cut through the noise, and create a plan for living with focus and intention every day.

By the end of the course, you will:

• Define 5 personally meaningful, actionable values that act as your compass, your personal True North
• Create a clear, actionable vision for your life, one that's defined BY you and not FOR you
• Gain the confidence to filter your time, energy and commitments through your values—so you spend your attention on what matters most
• Learn practical tools to reduce overwhelm and increase clarity, calm and connection 
• Understand how your brain works so living more intentionally feels easier and more natural—no willpower required

What's Inside the Core Values Academy?

Module 1: Why Are We Here?

We kick off by uncovering why life can feel so scattered in the first place. In this module, you’ll learn how your brain is wired to run on autopilot—defaulting to values and expectations handed to you, not chosen by you.

You’ll discover:

• Why your brain defaults to “autopilot living”—and how to recognize when it’s running the show.

• How to spot decisions you’re making by habit or expectation versus ones that reflect who you truly are.

• What intentional living really looks like—and how it helps you focus your time and attention on what matters most.

• Why core values are the key to clarity—your anchor, your filter, your personal True North.

By the end of Module 1, you’ll finally understand why you feel stretched so thin—and you’ll have the tools to start reclaiming your attention from autopilot and redirecting it toward a life you actually choose.

Module 2: Personal Life Assessment

Once you understand how autopilot works, it’s time to shine a light on your own life. In this module, you’ll take a holistic inventory across nine key areas so you can see, clearly and honestly, where your time and attention are aligned—and where they’re leaking away.

You’ll:

• Identify your strengths—the areas of life where you’re already living in alignment with your values.
• Spot your opportunities for growth—the places where overwhelm, distraction, or old habits are pulling you off course.
• Complete a proven Life Assessment tool (from the Coaches Training Institute) that covers:
  • Career
  • Fun & Recreation
  • Finances
  • Physical Environment
  • Personal Growth
  • Health & Wellbeing
  • Friends
  • Family
  • Significant Other

By the end of Module 2, you’ll have a crystal-clear picture of where your life feels authentic and energized—and where reclaiming your time and attention will make the biggest impact.

Module 3: (re)Discover Your Core Values

After uncovering where you’re living in alignment (and where you’re not) in Module 2, it’s time to get to the heart of this work: your core values.

In this module, you'll:

• Understand why values are more than just words on a list so you can create meaningful, personal values that truly resonate with your life.

• Discover your top 5 Core Values through a simple, 7-step guided exercise so you can confidently navigate life—no matter what comes your way.

• Personally define and give action to your values so you know exactly how to live them every single day.

By the end of Module 3, you’ll have clarity on your unique set of core values and a personal action plan for living them—so you can make decisions with confidence and show up authentically in every area of your life.

Module 4: Reflect

Now that you’ve defined your top 5 core values in Module 3, it’s time to pause and reflect on how they’re showing up in your life today.

• Learn why reflection isn’t a luxury, but a powerful practice of self-care that helps you live with intention—beyond surface-level fixes like the occasional bubble bath.

• Revisit your Life Assessment alongside your Core Values to get crystal clear on where you’re living in alignment and where you’re drifting off course.

• Use guided reflection to uncover what’s working, what’s missing and where you most want to make changes.

By the end of Module 4, you’ll have a clear picture of how your values align with your life right now, and you’ll know exactly where to focus your energy to live more authentically and intentionally.

Module 5: Your Values in Action

After reflecting on where your life is in (and out of) alignment in Module 4, it’s time to bring your values off the page and into your everyday decisions.

• Learn 5 research-backed, practical strategies for living your values consistently—so they become tools you can lean on, not just words you revisit once in a while.

• Discover how to show up with confidence in the areas of life that matter most to you, so your actions reflect your values and your time and attention go toward what truly matters.

• Explore real-life examples of how values guide choices—big and small—so you can see the difference in your relationships, work and wellbeing.

By the end of Module 5, you’ll have a personalized toolkit for putting your values into action every day, so your life feels less chaotic and more aligned with who you truly want to be.

Meet Your Course Facilitator—Julia Amato

I’m an ICF-Certified Life + Leadership Coach with nearly 20 years of experience helping people build connection—to themselves, to each other and to the places that shape us. Alongside my coaching practice, I’ve worked in community, environmental and travel spaces, always with the same purpose: to create deeper connection and meaning in people’s lives.

Through it all, I’ve discovered one truth: when we know and live our true core values, we become the people we most want to be, living the lives we most want to live. And our communities are stronger because of it.

My mission is to help you live yours. Here’s why:

1. I believe only when we truly know and love ourselves can we truly know and love others. In a world where burnout is a global crisis and division runs deep, guiding people back to themselves is the first step toward collective healing and a thriving future.

2. The principles, tools, and assessments I share in this course and through my coaching have transformed my own life and career. I feel a responsibility to pass them on so you, too, can experience the clarity, calm, and confidence they bring.

3. I’m here for our kids—the precious souls who will inherit both the values we live and the world we leave behind. We owe it to them to show up as our best selves and create a future they deserve.

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