Defining your core values
You have just listed the top three most important things in your life. Rewrite your top three values in order on the blanks below. Then for each principle, write a definition, a statement of what it means to you to be successful in that area. At the end of your life, how will you know if you've succeeded? If you put "family," what does a good family man or woman look like to you? If you put "spirituality," how will you know you've succeeded at being a spiritual person?
1. Value: ________________________________
"Success to me means ... " ________________________________________
2. Value: _________________________________________
"Success to me means ... " ________________________________________
3. Value: ________________________________________
"Success to me means ... " ________________________________________
Sit in front of a computer with a blank word processing page and type the three paragraphs together, merging them into one statement. It could be several sentences or several paragraphs. You've just created a personal mission statement for your life. Think of it as your constitution. It will become your benchmark, your standard of excellence. Then you can get your behavior in line with your mission. You will measure yourself against it.
Continuously ask yourself if an activity is moving toward your mission in life. This statement will whack you upside the head if not. For example, if you say taking care of your health is important to you, then you eat eight slices of pizza and watch 15 hours of television, it is very apparent you're not supporting yourself with your actions.
When you're making changes in your life and setting goals, refer to this statement of purpose. I promise this activity will have an impact on your productivity. It's been said that "true character is the ability to carry out a goal long after the mood in which it was created has passed." That's when the real challenge begins.
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