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If you can go back to what your family values you’ll usually find a solid footing to make any decision. I often hear my clients asking what they should do or how to proceed and I often tell them that they already know. Your answers to life’s challenges are usually already within you. Take a look at what you value most first and then second. Are you living by those standards? If not, what changed or who influenced you? Go back to why things matter to you in the first place. If you’ve never really considered which values you hold or have never defined them, it’s time to do just that. Here’s a list of values to review. Circle your top 10, then try to reduce it down to your top 5. Now that you have your top 5, are you living by these? Do your daily habits and activities reflect them? If not, it’s time to shed the things or people that bring you down and spend the time on things that matter the most. It’s ok to take a step back, reorganize, and only keep the things around that are valuable to you…including people. 

• Love

• Wealth

• Family

• Morals

• Success

• Knowledge

• Power

• Friends

• Free Time

• Adventure

• Variety

• Calmness

• Freedom

• Fun

• Recognition

• Nature

• Popularity

• Responsibility

• Honesty

• Humor

• Loyalty

• Reason

• Independence

• Achievement

• Beauty

• Spirituality

• Respect

• Peace

• Stability

• Wisdom

• Fairness

• Creativity

• Relaxation

• Safety