We are all born with a personal calling but the way we choose to demonstrate that calling is different for each one of us.
By choosing, and committing to live by values, you develop and share the best part of you with others.
Values help you care for yourself and other people.
They help you break the pattern of reacting, change beliefs, build self-esteem, and improve the overall quality of your life.
Your heart guides and leads you to the choices that will make you happiest.
Your values guide the way you express yourself in the world.
Your values bring out the essence of you.
Every single person has an enormous wellspring of potential.
When you take the time to get to know yourself, to shed the fears, doubts and insecurities you took on during your formative years, you get to choose who you really want to be.
Choosing values to live by is one of the most important decisions you will ever make because your character shapes your destiny.
Values represent the character traits of the ideal person you would like to be.
These values provide you with a very clear code of conduct, ethics and standards to live by.
Let me give you an example of how acting on values works.
If a person cuts you off just as you are about to drive into a parking spot, think about how you want to act.
If you reacted you might be tempted to make a rude gesture, give the other driver a black look, scream abuse or mutter to yourself - you could even go so far as to let another person's actions spoil your day.
Or, you can make a conscious choice to act like the person you choose to be and if you chose to be a kind person, you might let the other person have your parking spot.
You might even feel irritated for a short while, but you will feel good about the way you behaved, therefore, turning a potentially negative experience into something positive.
Acting on your values is a form of self-mastery.
There is always a moment, albeit brief, when you have the opportunity to make a new choice before you respond automatically.
If you establish the habit of acting on your values at this time, you feel good about yourself.
Choosing and committing to live by your values is one the most important choices you will ever make because when you act on your chosen values consistently, your perception of who you can be, and what you can do can have changes.
And the world in turn changes its perception of you.
Although we can all grow by acting on values, the real magic occurs when you find those values that you feel is your personal calling.
When you act on those values on your life's mission, magic happens.
When you commit to live by your values, you bring your light to the world.
An extract from Every Choice Matters by Anne Hartley, published by Balboa Press.
By choosing, and committing to live by values, you develop and share the best part of you with others.
Values help you care for yourself and other people.
They help you break the pattern of reacting, change beliefs, build self-esteem, and improve the overall quality of your life.
Your heart guides and leads you to the choices that will make you happiest.
Your values guide the way you express yourself in the world.
Your values bring out the essence of you.
Every single person has an enormous wellspring of potential.
When you take the time to get to know yourself, to shed the fears, doubts and insecurities you took on during your formative years, you get to choose who you really want to be.
Choosing values to live by is one of the most important decisions you will ever make because your character shapes your destiny.
Values represent the character traits of the ideal person you would like to be.
These values provide you with a very clear code of conduct, ethics and standards to live by.
Let me give you an example of how acting on values works.
If a person cuts you off just as you are about to drive into a parking spot, think about how you want to act.
If you reacted you might be tempted to make a rude gesture, give the other driver a black look, scream abuse or mutter to yourself - you could even go so far as to let another person's actions spoil your day.
Or, you can make a conscious choice to act like the person you choose to be and if you chose to be a kind person, you might let the other person have your parking spot.
You might even feel irritated for a short while, but you will feel good about the way you behaved, therefore, turning a potentially negative experience into something positive.
Acting on your values is a form of self-mastery.
There is always a moment, albeit brief, when you have the opportunity to make a new choice before you respond automatically.
If you establish the habit of acting on your values at this time, you feel good about yourself.
Choosing and committing to live by your values is one the most important choices you will ever make because when you act on your chosen values consistently, your perception of who you can be, and what you can do can have changes.
And the world in turn changes its perception of you.
Although we can all grow by acting on values, the real magic occurs when you find those values that you feel is your personal calling.
When you act on those values on your life's mission, magic happens.
When you commit to live by your values, you bring your light to the world.
An extract from Every Choice Matters by Anne Hartley, published by Balboa Press.
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