This post is part of an ongoing challenge to go through James Clear's list of Core Values and take a week to reflect on each one. Authority falls into the category of Core Values that I don't foresee being in my Top 5. Not because I am anti-authority, per se, but rather that I tend …
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Core Values Redux: Achievement
This post is part of an ongoing challenge to go through James Clear's list of Core Values and take a week to reflect on each one. I feel like this has been high on the Core Values for me most of my life. As a kid, I was good at certain things and was praised …
Core Values Redux: A 57-week meditation exercise
I am no stranger to writing about Core Values on this blog. Back during my 30 Days of Blogging Challenge, I wrote about how I went through James Clear's list of Core Values, ultimately coming up with a list of five that were either very important in my life or that I wanted to increase …
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#25: Curiosity and Self-Respect
Yesterday I followed up my Core Values post by writing about the three values I chose that I felt are already a guiding part of my life. Today I wanted to comment on the two I added that I wanted to make a higher priority: Curiosity and Self-Respect. I spent some time trying to decide if I should …
#24: Adventure, Knowledge, and Recognition
I mentioned in my last post that I had gone through the list of Core Values on James Clear's website and selected five: Adventure, Curiosity, Knowledge, Recognition, and Self-Respect. Today I want to write some thoughts on the three that I think are already a high priority in my life: Adventure, Knowledge, and Recognition. I realize this is the …
#23: Core Values
After I finished reading James Clear's Atomic Habits, I began to go through some of the other resources on his website and came across the idea of Integrity Reports. At the end of each year, he reflects on the year that passed and plans for the year to come by asking three questions: What are the core …