𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 … ❌

Define Your Why. Decide Your Principles.

Values are often discussed, but how many people truly live by them?

We talk about what’s important to us, but when it comes to our daily actions, how often do those values guide our decisions?

The truth is: Values are easy to express in words—but not always easy to live.

🟢 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐜𝐭, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬.

It starts with defining your WHY.

Your WHY is your purpose—your North star, your direction, the reason you get up in the morning.

🟢 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐇𝐘, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬.

Once you have your WHY, it’s time to make the decision that will shape your life:

Define your principles.

🟢 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐧-𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞; 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐟𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞—𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐭.

They represent the deep commitments you make to yourself and others.

𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲, 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐇𝐘—𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞.

Your principles define how you live, ensuring your actions are aligned with what truly matters.

𝐀𝐬𝐤 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟:

🔸 Have I defined my WHY?

🔸 What principles will help me stay aligned with my purpose?

🔸 Am I ready to live by these principles, even when it’s difficult?

You create a powerful synergy that drives you towards your chosen purpose when your thoughts, words and action align with your principles, in support to your WHY.

🟢 𝐀 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞:

➡️ Value: [Claiming] Integrity

➡️ Principle: [Living] Truth

𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥, 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.

🟢 This distinction shows how principles provide a clearer guide for behavior and action than values alone.

So …

𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬. 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐇𝐘. 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦.

📌 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐇𝐘. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐲; 𝐧𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭? 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤.