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30 Days to a better man<br />
don’t worry about prioritizing them yet. We’ll do that later. Our goal<br />
right now is to just get down whatever comes to you.)<br />
5. If you have more than five values, eliminate some. Think hard about<br />
what you truly value in life. Put a star by the values you’re sure about.<br />
Then take the ones that you feel are important, but aren’t sure if they’re<br />
top 5 material, and put them in pairs. Think about two of those values<br />
side by side, and ask yourself which of the two is more important.<br />
Then eliminate the other. Keep pitting the survivors against each<br />
other until you’re down to 5. If some of the values you listed are just<br />
two words describing the same idea, combine them.<br />
6. Prioritize. Once you whittle your list to five core values, prioritize<br />
them in order from most important to least important. Ideally,<br />
your core values complement each other, but there might be times<br />
when two or more conflict. When that happens, which value will<br />
trump? If you know this before that choice presents itself, you’ll<br />
know how to proceed. And even if your values conflict in the<br />
future, look for creative ways to combine them. For example, family<br />
might be your top priority, but so is volunteering. When you have<br />
the choice of spending time with your kids or signing up to help<br />
at a charity event, do both by bringing the kiddos along with you.<br />
If you’re having trouble getting started, I’ve provided a list of values that<br />
you might consider. The list isn’t exhaustive; there are literally hundreds of<br />
values you could have.<br />
• Adventure<br />
• Balance<br />
• Confidence<br />
• Control<br />
• Creativity<br />
• Discipline<br />
• Education<br />
• Faith<br />
• Family<br />
• Financial<br />
Security<br />
• Friends<br />
• Freedom<br />
• Fulfillment<br />
• Forgiveness<br />
• Fun<br />
• God<br />
• Growth<br />
• Happiness<br />
• Health<br />
• Hope<br />
• Honesty<br />
• Humor<br />
• Independence<br />
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