What's At Our Core: Core Values Part 2

Send us Fan MailEpisode 23: Core Values Part 2Clarifying your core values helps you get to your “Why Tho?” from episode 19.We are at it again almost 2 weeks into Phase 2 of the Live Hard Program! Why are we doing this?Candy: I think for me, it comes down to one of my core values of adventure, health didn’t hit my list when I did this exercise several weeks ago, but I feel that my need for adventure leads me to these types of challenges. Self-respect and belonging are also in my top 10, so building my mental toughness, fortitude, and grit fall into those categories for sure!Ryan: Because Candy makes me😉Candy: My top 5 core values are family, self-respect, humor, leadership/loyalty and adventure, a close 6this belonging.  I like to feel like I’m part of something bigger than myself.Some of the ways out core values are expressed on a deeper level:Family: Being present with them, not giving up any time togetherSelf-respect: loving myself, physical, spiritual, emotional and intellectual. Giving myself grace at times.Humor: Being loving and respectful with humor, finding balance and putting the other person firstLeadership/loyalty: I think that these are similar, leading well create loyalty.Adventure/nature: being in nature, “walking it off””Core values guide our behaviors, decisions, and action.” https://scottjeffrey.com/core-values-list/ That website has a great list! If our core values guide that much of our life, don’t you think that you should know what yours are? They can also change as your life changes, you may not find your health, for example, that important right now, but that could change with a new diagnosis or challenge.● What values are essential to your life?● What values represent your primary way of being?● What values are essential to supporting your inner self?So how does this play into real life? Both of us have family as the number one spot, so if we are offered a great job that will have us away from our family too much, it won’t align with our values. We have a similar set of values for our podcast:· Seek adventure· Run with endurance and help others to come along· Love and promote love in others· Build relationships· Promote health and wellbeing· Help listeners to laugh and find more joy in daily lifeWe are still working on this list and I’m sure as we grow, it will change and grow as well. There is no reason that they always must stay the same, it’s ok to adapt when changes come. Even getting an idea of the things that you find inspiring and valuable can help change your life and relationships.Action items:· Start working on what is important to you, let that guide where you are going and doing· Spend some quite time every day focusing on and being thankful for what is value to you, it’s so easy to take them for granted.· Start working and honing in on your strengths in your values along with your weaker areas. Try to live them out!“Let all that you do be done in love” 1 Corinthians 16:14.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport the show