We so often disregard or ignore our core values, that is, if we are aware of them at all. Yet the fact remains that they lie at the heart of whether or not we can ever feel happy and fulfilled in our lives.
These values are the essence of us – in
the most profound sense they are what make us tick. That is why, when
reflecting on our values we need to take time and think very carefully because
they provide us with the compass to our happiness in business, our families,
our recreation – in every aspect of our lives.
It's not hard to make decisions when you
know what your values are
Roy Disney (1893 - 1971)
Simply stated, if what we think, how we
behave and the choices we make, are not compatible with our core vales, we
cannot be happy – it’s just not possible. The alternative is we will make do
and live in a state of perpetual compromise. Within us, however, there will be
a dissonance and an emotonal fault line that will trace a path between the way
we live on one side and our natural and harmonious state on the other.
Of course, in this life, we have to make
compromises but there is a direct correlation between how well our lives fit
with our core values and how happy and fulfilled we feel. The same is true in
the workplace. Our core values and those of our employer must also be compatible.
It is in the interest of business owners to ensure that the values of the
business and those of their employees can dovetail, to a greater or lesser
extent because if they do not there will be a high instance of staff turnover,
absenteeism & disaffection.
So often in these tough economic times
people have to accept jobs when they can find them with the consequent strain
that this can put on every aspect of their lives. This does not mean, however,
that we should not at least plan and begin to work towards changing our lives
to a point where we can feel the fulfilment and happiness we deserve. If we
take the time to acquaint ourselves with our core values we will at least be
able to understand the direction our heart and soul wishes us to travel - we
will comprehend fully who we really are beneath the decades of social conditioning - and make a reality the person we were always destined to become.
Alan Keyse is a fully qualified Business and Life Coach who now applies his 30 years of experience as a sales executive to coaching Emotional Intelligence to business leaders, executives, managers and their staff either in one-to-one sessions, in groups, or speaking to larger audiences.
Alan Keyse
keysforliving.org
email Alan
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