In Lululemon speak, BHAG = Big Hairy Audacious Goal.
In the above post, the lovely Lulu blogger posed 7 questions to the reader. In an attempt to straighten my poor stressed head out, I will be tackling each question one by one.
Today’s question: What are the eight things you value most in life?
To be completely candid, values are not something that I think about on a consistent basis. Obviously, they underlie my every single action and every decision I make but I never sit down and say to myself, “what do I truly believe is necessary for a fulfilling life.”
I guess there’s a first time for everything.
1. Independence
2. Love & fulfilling relationships
3. Health & fitness
4. True contentment
5. Knowledge & book smarts
6. New experiences
7. Job satisfaction
8. The ability to express myself and be true to myself.
It’s quite telling that job satisfaction doesn’t make an appearance until #7. I’m not saying that I don’t want a fulfilling job, but by going into my profession, I think it would be hard to go about it in a way that doesn’t help others and make me feel that I’m not making a difference. But I have always promised myself that I would never sacrifice other parts of my life in order to build up a prestigious career and I always promised myself that I would not compromise my true beliefs for a job.
Decision making, FTW.