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Success! 3 Steps To Define, Live, Own Your Values
| Guest post by: Meridith Elliott Powell |
Article Overview: If you could choose only one area to begin your journey to make 2012 your year, then I would advise you to define, live, own your values.
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Success! 3 Steps To Define, Live, Own Your Values
A few weeks ago,
a client asked me why I am so passionate about values. Why so much of what I
discuss with my clients; the tools I suggest and the actions I take; why does
it always come back to values? I thought
it was a great question, and one worth discussing.
In thinking about
his question, my response and my overall feeling about values, I discovered
that I am not only passionate about values, but I believe they may very well be
one of the most important factors in terms of determining your personal and
professional success. If you could choose only one area to begin your journey
to make 2012 your year, then I would advise you to begin with determining your
values. Building a solid business and a successful life begins with a strong
foundation, one that is rooted in your values.
So what are
values and why are they so important? There are plenty of formal definitions,
but I define values as those core issues that are most important to you. My
friend Melissa Stanz calls them your non-negotiables. Those terms that tell
your customers, your peers and the world who you are and what you stand for.
While that has
always been important in any economy, it is even more so in a shifting economy,
the type we are living in now. When competition increases, and spending gets
tight, knowing and living your values is what will set you apart from the
competition. In tough economies, authenticity and transparency are key to
growing your business long-term.
Identifying and living your values helps ensure that you retain the best
employees, and gives consumers a reason to choose you.
Beyond that,
values are important because they help you gain insight and clarity into
yourself. When we understand what is most important to us, it is easier to make
decisions and take actions that move us toward the goals we want to achieve and
the life we want to create. Values give you an ability to focus, a guide to help
you determine what it is you want and what it is you don't want. They help you
surround yourself with the people who will help you achieve those goals, and
avoid those who won't.
Building a
business based on values and one that adheres to those values is, in my
opinion, the strongest way to set yourself up for success in a shifting
economy. In a shifting economy, time and money are both precious resources:
ones you do not have the luxury to waste. Knowing, living and taking action
according to your values ensures that you don't.
So how do you
build a foundation rooted in values?
First, Define -
Sit down and determine what is most important you, what you stand for and what
are your non-negotiables. What will people gain from knowing you? What will
your customers achieve by working with you? At your very core, what is it that
sets you apart?
Second, Live -
Once determined, your values have to become a part of everything you do, every
action you take. Your values become your guiding principles to how you make
decisions about who to work for, who to work with, and how to run, grow and
expand your business.
Third, Own - Once
defined, you must own your values. Hold yourself accountable to measure every
action according to your values. Insisting that your values be used to make all
major decisions (customers you work with, employees you promote, organizations
you join, etc.). Owning your values will not only increase your productivity,
it will decrease your stress and motivate both you and your team to reach an
entirely new level of success.
Defining, living
and owning your values is a process that brings continual return on investment.
Yes, you will see monetary gain, but more importantly, your values bring you
peace of mind, enhanced relationships and a life rich with satisfaction.
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