values compass stepping off

A compass helps people find the true or correct direction. Compass is used figuratively here. It is directing someone's value system to leave the usual path or road to nowhere, which is sometimes seen as very worthwhile. Find your own way in life that is more meaningful to you.

sunny123Is the following sentence correct and meaningful?...
1. The values compass stepping off the perfectionist path to nowhere.

First of all it's not a sentence. It's a phrase that describes a topic for discussion.

stepping off the path ~ deviating from the path ~ going off the road ~ making a detour
compass — a device that shows direction

sunny1231. The values compass stepping off the perfectionist path to nowhere.

In the online source that I found, it is written like this:

THE VALUES COMPASS STEPPING OFF THE PERFECTIONIST PATH TO NOWHERE

The change to italics seems to signify an intention like this:

THE VALUES COMPASS: STEPPING OFF THE PERFECTIONIST

CalifJimFirst of all it's not a sentence. It's a phrase that describes a topic for discussion.stepping off the path ~ deviating from the path ~ going off the road ~ making a detourcompass — a device that shows directions by locating and pointing to "magnetic north". Here it's used metaphorically to mean "guide".the values compass ~ whatever guides our choice of values (et

sunny123Is "compass" a verb or a noun in the following? "The values compass stepping off the perfectionist path to nowhere"

It's a noun, but see my earlier post. The loss of formatting in the version that you have repeated seems to have resulted in a loss of meaning.