Sunday, May 10, 2009

Values: The Key to Making Decisions

It is important to identify your top three values in life for they have a profound impact on how you respond to situations, make decisions and set goals. My top three values are Education, Purposefulness and Independence. These influence everything I do in my life. I read and research constantly in all areas of my life. I am a lifelong learner and have a thirst for knowledge. (EDUCATION) But, I want to utilize that knowledge to impact lives and help people to overcome the obstacles to personal or professional success. My Branding Slogan is that I am a KNOWLEDGE ARCHITECT. For I take all of the knowledge that I have and can learn and shape it to fit my client's needs and design programs, workshops or seminars (and coaching) that fit their particular needs or requests. Therefore, I live and work in a life of PURPOSE. My third value is INDEPENDENCE. I value being able to select the work that I do, to go when I need to go and to change directions immediately when needed.

Every decision you make is related to your values. Knowing your values will also save a huge amount of time for a person who has identified his/her values sets goals based upon them and then are able to choose only from activitIes or professional moves based upon their values and say no to the others. They provide a roadmap to fulfill your career goals.

Choose your top three values from the list below or add the values to the list that you have: They include:
Beauty, Freedom, Optimism, Challenge, Fulfillment, Persistence, Ethical Behavior, Loyalty, Success, Spirituality, Dedication, Innovation, Influence, Security, Creativity, Growth, Power Happiness, Purposefulness, Helping Others, Recognition, Courage, Honesty, Respect, Change, Choice, Consistency and Education.

Begin NOW, to set your career goals and make choices and decisions based upon your TOP THREE VALUES!