My Values
Values are beliefs or convictions that guide and direct my behaviour and support my purpose and vision. My values define who I am. Values are absolutely critical and fundamental to living a life of meaning and purpose, which invariably creates joy, inner peace, contentment and fulfilment. Values provide guidance, direction, meaning and purpose in life.
1. Integrity
I am committed to honouring and managing the integrity of my word by being my word in action. Integrity is the foundation, the fabric that keeps everything together. Integrity is being congruent with my thoughts, words and actions – walking my talk. I treat integrity as if it is the only option, as in the final analysis, it is. Integrity is the internal compass that provides me with guidance and direction by living into the integrity of my values.
2. Courage and Determination
I am committed to having the courage, determination and conviction of being and doing what is integral for me, by taking risks, being bold and unreasonable by asking more of myself than I ask of others. I’m accepting and welcoming of change into my life, releasing negativity, holding myself to the highest standards, acting as role model to others, and facing my fears head on. Courage is having the will, self-discipline, commitment and perseverance to follow through on my actions to completion.
3. Ambition and Pursuit of Excellence
I am committed to the continuous practical and results-oriented pursuit of excellence. Being good at something is a point along the journey, not the destination. My constant dissatisfaction with the way things are is the driving force behind everything I do. I set myself goals which I know I cannot reach because stretching myself to meet them will get me further than I initially thought possible. I aim to make everything I do better for everyone involved through innovation and iteration.
4. Authenticity and Perspective
I am committed to bringing forth my authentic self by being real and honest with others, and myself by owning my vulnerabilities and accepting my humanness. I am also focused on keeping things in perspective – seeing the facts rather than just my perception of things – and responding appropriately. I am open, transparent, vulnerable and courageous in self-disclosing and sharing with others who I am to build lasting and meaningful relationships.
5. Compassion and Love
I commit to everything I do being generated from a place of compassion, being genuinely concerned for others by being kind, empathetic, caring, sensitive, patient, humble and understanding. Compassion, kindness, acceptance, patience, understanding, forgiveness, selflessness and humility lead to authentic love. I’m committed to authentic love by having compassion and integrity in everything I do.
6. Trust
I am committed to trust by being congruent, impeccable and in alignment with my thoughts, words and actions through my commitments, agreements and promises. I am committed to building trust by being believable, dependable and reliable, by seeking feedback, listening actively and being open, vulnerable and supportive of others. The degree to which I trust myself (self-trust) is the degree that others trust me and this leads to a life of openness. Without trust I cannot have integrity. The leader inspires trust – the manager relies on control.
7. Embrace and Fostering Change
I continually seek innovative and creative ways to do things better and create new value. I’m willing to relinquish the familiar, step into the unknown, take a risk without knowing the outcome. I will constantly challenge and stretch myself. This requires confidence, belief and a willingness to flourish in the face of the unknown/unfamiliar.