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Course Code: BUSN313 Course Name: Careers Activity: How to Find Your Top Three Values Step 1: Click on the link 100 C or e V al u e s My top three core values are respect, independence, and truth Step 2: Define your core values based on what you feel they mean to you. a) Respect – to me, respect means exhibiting to all that we are equal. Whether I like someone or not, they still deserve my respect and vice versa. The way that we are and the decisions that we make are only a reflection of our past experiences, and honouring that in someone else, even if they are exhibiting behaviours that are hurtful or I may classify as wrong, allows me to acknowledge their story and their journey. I believe we are all doing the best we can and are making the decisions in our lives that we believe are best for us. We may not understand one’s choices, but we can all appreciate and respect that most people act from a place of trying to do what is best for themselves and their loved ones. When we each feel respected, we feel that we matter. We don’t have to agree with one another, but the basis of respect between people is an important acknowledgment that we all matter, equally. b) Independence – Independence is a strong value to me. I have always strived for it and in the past, have struggled to have it. When I first had my children, I was dependent on my spouse to support us, as I stayed at home with my children and did not have an income. We relied on family members to house us and could barely make ends meet. I felt completely powerless and lacked the freedom of choice in much of my life, matters big and small. For years, I felt that I had no ability to take control of the things in my life because I was dependent on others and waited until I was offered help or choices, as I felt that since I was not reliant on myself, I could not impose on anyone else. It is a very disempowering feeling. Eventually, I separated from my spouse and after many ups and downs, depression, and fear, I became determined to build myself into a position where I had the power and freedom of choice for myself and my family. Independence doesn’t mean not asking for help when I need it, but to me it means having the ability to choose, knowing that my life is in my own hands and not in someone else’s. c) Truth – I often tell my children that once we begin lying to each other, we begin working against each other. That may define honesty more than truth, but honesty is an aspect of truth. More than honesty, truth is always present, something that we can seek in everything. To me, truth is a core value because it is a foundation, it is something that is always present and non- discriminative. It is how people chose to act to truth that is a choice, but truth just is, and acknowledging truth, allowing it to be without resisting it or wishing it weren’t so, is very empowering. To recognize that truth is truth and cannot be changed or controlled, and that our power lies in our reaction to truth, is very reassuring. To me, that is where our power lies, in the treatment of the truth.

Step 3: The Litmus Test for Core Values 1. Would you sacrifice any value on your list for money? Would you give it up for $1,000,000? No, I would not sacrifice any of my core values for $1,000,000. I actually gave it a lot of thought, because $1,000,000 is enough money to buy me the things that I said were my core values, such as independence and the freedom of choice that comes with it. However, $1,000,000 will come and go. To be independent means that I can accomplish so much more than $1,000,000 can buy me and I have the freedom to choose what I want to create in this life. Respect, independence, and truth ultimately have nothing to do with money. I would not be able to respect myself if I were paid to give up what I value most in myself. How can I possibly live with any type of integrity if I did? I believe that the core value of respect runs so much deeper than we could ever know. It is not just the person which whom we are interacting who feels it, but those whom they go on to interact with as well, the ripple effects are immeasurable. To live as an example of what we want to see in the world, how we want to be treated, and most importantly to me, how I want my children to be treated, is worth much more than any dollar amount. I want to contribute to the creation of a world where my children, and everyone else’s children, can reap the benefits of independent, respectful people who acknowledge and appreciate truth. 2. Have you lost a core value in times of stress? In times of stress, I have felt that I lost a feeling of independence, but I do believe now that what I actually was feeling was not a lack of independence but a sense of hopelessness and forgetting my own power and who I am. These feelings led me to have a stronger value of independence, a recognition that it was there, and an awareness that I could nurture and grow it. At times, my core value of truth could itself cause stress, but then I come back to the basic notion that it is not truth that I wish were not there, but my resistance against it, and that allows me to “go with the flow of life” rather than trying to work against it. At times, I have been challenged in holding my value of respect when I myself, have felt very disrespected by another, whether real or imagined. I have lost sight of what respect is really saying, which is, “we are all equal and we are all on this same journey of life”. Usually, this is a “heat of the moment” reaction, and creating space between myself and the situation allows me to see that and regain my feelings of respect for that person.

3. Do you envision in 20 years that this core value will hold true? I do believe that my core values will hold true in 20 years because they are a strong foundation of who I am and how I do things. Everything in my life holds a thread of these values, all the choices I make and how I treat people and approach situations come from these root foundations. My core values hold true from the standpoint of how I approach people and situations, but they also hold true in how I treat myself. To give to others, you must first give to yourself. To respect myself, live through independence and seek and appreciate truth in every situation is not just a way of living but a way of being. I feel that my core values are held so deeply within myself that they are just who I am. These things do not go away with time and experience, they are strengthened through them. These values are a way of living for me. They are important within me and within others. It is a life and future I hope to nourish within myself, so to nourish it within my children, and all those I interact with. It is a gift I can give to myself as well as to others. 4. Would you stop holding this value if, at some point, it became a competitive disadvantage? Because these core values are a foundation of who I am, that is my competitive advantage. To change them or abandon them could not make me stronger in any way, but only weaker. Once I decide that the foundation of who I am can change, then it is not much of a foundation. I strongly believe in these values, which makes me believe in myself. When things get tough, confusing, or overwhelming, turning to my core values reminds me of my strengths and of who I am. It can be easy to get caught up in stress, fear, and worry, but I feel my core values oppose fear and weakness within me. I would never want to lose that. Anything that may momentarily seem like a competitive disadvantage is only that, momentarily. But my core values are permanent and will take me further than a perceived disadvantage. Changing my core values for any reason is a permanent solution to a temporary problem and I will, no doubt, become lost if I chose against them. If you answered yes to any of these questions, go back and pick again. If you answered no to all of the questions, then you have found your core values!

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