Are Personal Core Values Still Important for Conscious Living?

What are your core values and how do you apply them to your daily living? Core Values and Conscious Living What is important to you? Your morning meal? Take time to walk with your dog? Deliver the report on time? What is of value to you? “Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.” ? Albert Einstein   What are core values? Your core values are a witness to your true self because they are what matters most to you when it comes to your personal and professional life. Your values influence that little voice in your head that tells you whether you should worry about something and whether you should prioritize your time. Your values are the things you believe are essential in the way you live and work. Your core values help determine what you really want out of life while simultaneously acting to measure your satisfaction with your current situation and live in a meaningful way. Core values define who we are and help us find our purpose. Here are some excellent examples of value keywords: Reliability, Respect, Loyalty, Commitment, Teamwork, Caution, Efficiency, Diversity, Humility. Some of these values have been instilled in you since childhood. They can be cultural or learned through observation of your family and discussions about your interests. We are educated about our values through our environment Maybe now, in adulthood, you realize you’re in love with these same things. It is not bad to share core values with those around you, but it can be detrimental to live a life that does not honor those values.   How do core values affect our daily decisions? If you don’t set a baseline standard for what you’ll accept in life, you’ll find it’s easy to slip into behaviors and attitudes…

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