April 19, 2021

It’s easier to hold to your principles 100% of the time than it is to hold them 98% of the time. The boundary – your personal moral line and standards – is powerful, because you don’t cross it. If you have justified doing it once, there’s nothing to stop you to doing it again. Decide what you stand for. And then stand for it all the time. To become the person you want to become, you’ve got to have discipline. – Clayton Christenson

Values are essential to your life.

What you value and believe is the soul of who you are; it is your behavioral compass, your personal code of conduct. It defines how you show up and what you stand for. They are character guardrails that provide clarity and a model for self-leadership.

Consistent behavior is not sustainable without values.

As George H Lorrimer has stated, “Back of every life there are principles that have fashioned it.” Choose to understand what yours are. Define them for yourself, so when you are tested (and you will be) you know what decisions to make.

I value my attitude because it gives me possibilities.

I value my priorities because it gives me focus.

I value my health because it gives me strength.

I value my family because it gives me stability.

I value my thinking because it gives me advantage.

I value my commitment because it gives me tenacity.

I value my finances because they give me options.

I value my faith because it gives me peace.

I value my relationships because they give me fulfillment.

I value my generosity because it gives me significance.

I value my values because they give me direction.

I value my growth because it gives me potential.

Values are like fingerprints. Nobody’s are the same, but you leave ‘em all over everything you do. – Elvis Presley

-Adapted by Today Matters