Values

Is it time to evaluate your values?

Some of my favourite coaching questions are simply these…

“What do you want?”

“What is important to you?”

“How do you want to live your life?”

“What do you enjoy doing?”

Take time to reflect upon your personal values…

Don’t live somebody else’s!

Be you!

Be mindful of what values are driving your life and look out for the illusion of ownership.

As each year passes by, I have become increasingly aware of the illusion of ownership and the world’s pre-occupation with it.

Oftentimes, I reflect on the fact we were born into this life with nothing, during our journey through life we exercise our greatest gift of free agency, (the right to choose), and with the exception of our memories and experiences we depart this mortal life with nothing.

Consider a few words – pride, envy, fear, stress, frustration.

Now think about the cause and effect of these words.

Remove the idea of ownership and the foundational characteristic of each of these words collapses.

As we understand the reality of stewardship and apply the principle in our home, family and business life, we can replace these characteristics with their polar opposites – humility, empathy, courage, peace, fulfilment.

By living our values – everything else falls into place.

What does the word “values” mean to you personally?