11. Decision #11: VALUES: “Today’s values give me direction”
Embrace and practice good values daily.
David Wexell (Enron) and Martha Stewart
Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, Catholic Church’s cover up of Priests’ molestations.
Behind every life are the principles that have fashioned it. Those principles that guide your life are your values. A person’s core values are nothing more than principles that he or she has internalized.
Core values are critical to success:
1. People without values are adrift on the ocean of life. No place rest, get swamped by the waves, pushed in every direction by the currents. But values give you stability even when life is turbulent.
2. They are like a faithful friend. They authentically describe your soul and become a companion to you throughout your life.
3. They are like a North Star that enables you to steer your life by them.
Your values enable you to fulfill your purpose in life: Family, Work, Self
Spiritual Leadership, J. Oswald Sanders.
I will lead others based on the values I have embraced.
Be God’s man, develop my potential to the best of my ability, be a true spiritual leader.
“You only live once; but if you do it right, once is enough.” Comedian Fred Alan.
Know your values and live by them every day.
1. Articulate and embrace your values daily.
Your values will be tested daily so be ready to stand firm. Review and reflect on your values every day. Put them in concrete form: write them down and look at them daily. Talk about them.
2. Compare your values to your practice daily. Evaluate and improve daily. Don’t lose your integrity; practice what you say you value. Discrepancies between values and practice creates chaos in your life.
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