Well, here I am with my list of values. I narrowed it down to a list of 19 to begin with:
- Love
- Intimacy
- Affection
- Connection
- Family
- Adventure
- Openness
- Freedom
- Clarity
- Happiness
- Humor
- Health
- Vitality
- Success
- Contribution
- Vision
- Integrity
- Growth
- Creativity
My slightly shortened and prioritized list is:
- Love
- Intimacy
- Affection
- Connection
- Family
- Adventure
- Clarity
- Humor
- Health
- Vitality
- Contribution
- Integrity
- Growth
- Creativity
Next I came up with some "best life" goals that I know I want to achieve. These are the things I know for sure I want to have in my life even if nothing else:
- Love partner, marriage, children.
- Travel to the far reaches of the globe. Explore the world!
- Get down to and maintain a healthy weight (around 150-155 lbs.) and be in excellent health.
- Create and expand my website idea and transition to working for myself full time.
- Provide value to the world.
Now to re-order my value list based on what I want to accomplish and which goal is most important at the moment. Since I have very recently been in a relationship and am not in a place where I want to pursue another one quite yet, I am moving the values related to that down the list. They are still very important of course (they did make the list after all!) but my focus right now will be elsewhere. The most important of my goals right now are implementing my website idea and getting healthy/weight loss. My new list is:
- Health
- Vitality
- Growth
- Clarity
- Creativity
- Integrity
- Contribution
- Adventure
- Humor
- Love
- Connection
- Affection
- Intimacy
- Family
I know feel like I have a guidepost as I move forward and make decisions about where to place my focus. I plan to post these goals and values in my home as well as carry them with me on a small card. There's plenty more to do, but I feel like I am getting a fresh start. I have a clean, open feeling and I'm ready to go.