One Simple Rule for Living an Authentic Life
Most
people realize that being authentic is positive
and powerful, but most people also don’t
understand HOW to do it. Here’s a simple rule
to help you stay authentic – be true to your
values.
An easy
way to figure out what your values are is to
spend 5 minutes and make a list of everything
that’s important to you – love, friendships,
financial freedom, playing with your children,
etc. And then rank them in order of importance
by placing the number ‘1’ next to the most
important value, and continuing to number them
all the way to the least important value.
For
example, a list of values may look like this:
(1)
Spirituality
(2)
Family
(3)
Happiness
(4)
Significance
(5)
Emotional Freedom
…
(18)
Having a Clean House
(19)
Playing Golf
(20)
Dancing
Once
you have this list of values, use it as a guide
for all of your decisions about how to spend
your time, energy and money. Whenever possible,
create the time and space for your highest
values to be met.
And
remember that every time you say ‘yes’ to
anything, you’re saying ‘no’ to something else.
So always make sure you keep your highest values
in mind when planning your life.
The
most common thing I see people do, and something
I did myself for most of my life, is make their
decisions based on their need for external
approval. In the process, they tend to not take
care of themselves or their emotions. This is a
big mistake if you want to live a fulfilled life
because chasing external approval is a
never-ending, and impossible, game to win.
Instead, simply focus on being fulfilled, which
means intentionally living in alignment with
your values. The more you do that, the happier
you’ll be. The happier you are, the more peace
of mind you’ll have, the easier your decisions
will become, and ultimately you’ll be living a
much more authentic life.
Here’s
to your values…
SS
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