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Chapter 7Value

Your Values Guide You to Your Purpose

“Your beliefs become your thoughts. Your thoughts become your words. Your words become your actions. Your actions become your habits. Your habits become your values. Your values become your destiny.”

– Gandhi

When's the last time you examined your core values? With full transparency, I can tell you that I never really considered what they are, or should be, in any formal way that would help to ensure they were guiding me through life. Then, in a miracle of fortunate timing, I was asked about my values twice in two days, in two different states by two people in two unrelated conversations. Their questions served as a catalyst for my own deep exploration of my values.

From New York to Boston: The Serendipity of Rediscovering the Value of Values

There I was, sitting again at a lounge I had visited a mere hour before at New York's LaGuardia airport. I had boarded my flight to Boston only to deplane due to severe weather at Logan airport that had shut down all flights. I was exhausted from the week of travel but also still buzzing from an incredibly inspiring conversation the night before with dear friends that lasted well into the morning. Heightening the experience, our conversation took place on a New York rooftop with a marvelous view on an abnormally warm summer evening.

Since I found myself with an abundance of time, I decided not to work and instead replayed in my mind some of the memorable moments from the evening before. ...