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Some personal values are better than others
Good values are:
- Evidence-based
- Constructive
- Controllable
Bad values are:
- Emotion-based
- Destructive
- Uncontrollable
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Your values are extensions of yourselves. They are what define you.
Many state the values they wish they had as a way to cover up the values they actually have. Instead of facing who they really are, they lose themselves in who they wish to become.
Achieving success in life is not nearly as important as your definition of success.
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Values are the fundamental component of our psychological make-up and our identity.
We are defined by what we choose to find important in our lives. We are defined by our prioritizations. If money matters more than anything, then that will come to define who we are.
- We must have the self-awareness to recognize that our values have failed. Losing a value feels as though we’re losing a part of ourselves. We resist that failure. We explain it away and deny it.
- Question the value and brainstorm what values could do a better job.
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Values are a part of us. They highlight what we stand for. Values guide our behavior, providing us with a personal code of conduct.
When we honor our personal core values consistently, we experience fulfillment.
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Dwelling in regret and despair over the past mistakes and failures isn’t productive.
Use the same energy to realize and move forward with your dreams. Use your limited brain cycles wisely. Forgive yourself.
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