Why your values matter to your success!

Have you ever wondered why people behave in a certain way, or make decisions in a particular style? What makes us so unique such that it is so easy for our friends, family or colleagues to identify or even predict our actions? I guess that one way of explaining this would be that each individual is defined by his personal value system which also influences how successful we can become!

A simple definition of personal values would be the convictions regarding what we believe is important and desirable for ourselves. Every person has their own core set of personal values that guide their decisions which makes each of us different and distinctive from other people. They represent our highest priorities and subconsciously guides us in all our behavior towards events, decisions, choices and action in our daily lives.

Here is an example of personal values that I have in no particular order:

• Time Freedom
• Personal Growth
• Discovery
• Financial Freedom
• Independence
• Security
• Pleasure
• Adventure
• Challenge
• Ambition

As you can see, as our values guide us in all our decisions, our success is largely dependent on the set of core personal values that we have. However, it is not just the personal values we possess that are important but the order and priority that we have for these values are just as important as well. As you can see from my own example, some of these values can often be in conflict with each other. When trying to decide whether I should watch some TV or read a self-help book, if my value of pleasure takes precedence over that of personal growth, I would decide to waste my time watching some senseless TV instead of spending it more wisely to learn something new.

So in order to become successful, we should first start by becoming self-aware of our core personal values. By learning about what is important to us, we can then consciously strategize, prioritize, change and improve our value systems so that it facilitates and assists us in achieving our dreams instead of sabotaging it.

Therefore, start now to learn more about yourselves by listing down your personal values, and make an effort to choose the values that are most impactful to your success and eliminate those that are detrimental to it. One book which I find very helpful to learn what are the most important values to become successful is "The Millionaire Mind" by Thomas J Stanley. All the best in your journey of self discovery!

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