Mindvalley Stories
Nadine Abeng
The Values Factor

"I feel gratitude instead of guilt, balance instead of burnout, and clarity instead of confusion"

Quick summary

Nadine understood personal growth principles but struggled to live them consistently, swinging between extremes and judging herself harshly. Through The Values Factor, they discovered how to embrace life's dualities with equilibrium, align daily choices with their highest values, and transform triggers into mirrors for deeper self-understanding.

Before this program, I had a deep awareness of personal growth principles but struggled to live them consistently. I understood that life holds both light and shadow, joy and pain, yet I still found myself pulled between extremes—celebrating the highs, resisting the lows, and judging both myself and others when things didn’t feel “balanced.”

Thanks to this program, I finally learned how to experience life through true equilibrium. The Values Factor helped me understand that every trait and event carries two sides, and that neutrality—not avoidance—is where freedom lives. I now know how to balance my reactions, dissolve judgment, and use any trigger as a mirror to deeper understanding. I also discovered my highest values—helping others awaken, self-development, and building my business as the vehicle for service—and learned how to align my daily choices with them.

And now, my life is centred, purposeful, and deeply aligned. I meet challenges and successes with the same calm curiosity, knowing that both serve my growth. I feel gratitude instead of guilt, balance instead of burnout, and clarity instead of confusion. I’ll be revisiting this quest again and again—it’s a living practice that keeps unfolding, helping me walk the middle path with love, awareness, and balance.


Nadine Abeng

Life Coach

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Lasting Happiness & Joy
Find Your Purpose
Grow Your Business

Written 21 January 2020 From our original stories site

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