Today, we cover the single most important topic in the curriculum of Self-Awareness - Your VALUES!

• The #1 thing I want you to take away from today's lesson is to develop a deep understanding for the benefits of knowing your values.
• With this lesson, you will also start your journey of identifying your core values.

Let the class begin!

Most books and teaching materials begin with a definition of concepts and terms. But I believe in starting with 'why' (Thank you Simon Sinek for this golden nugget).

So, why care about your values?

Because values are the building blocks of your life's satisfaction!

I know that is a big claim but by the end of today's lesson, I hope to have you convinced.

A bit more on on the why of values:

• Know your values so you have a very strong sense of who you are and what you value in life.
• Know your values because they drive your behaviors and decisions.
• Know your values so it's much easier to choose which path to take when you are at cross roads in life.
• Know your values so you know why you feel what you do. Often the answer to why you have been feeling crappy about yourself over a period of time lies in a conflict with your core value.

The dictionary definition is 'the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something.'  I know that isn't particularly useful.  To help you understand what values are, let’s look at them from a few different angles and consider some examples.

Ask yourself:

• What is most important to you?
• Who are you inside? What is the stuff you are made of? For instance, are you a person of integrity,  honesty and fairness?

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

• What do you want others to think of you? How do you want others to describe you? Do you want to be known as the person who has a zest for life or do you want to be known as someone who is a go giver?
• Who do you admire? Think about why you admire them. It is our natural inclination to admire people who possess the values, virtues, qualities we admire. Do you admire them for their hard work, determination and grit (that might have manifested itself in the form of wealth and success).
• Which of your accomplishments do you feel the most proud of?

There are frameworks and self-awareness exercises to help you identify your core values, not global values like peace or success, but YOUR definition of peace and success.  Let's look at one such framework - quite often, your highest values come from your strongest desire to fill a huge void or to move away from a pain in your life.  A dear friend of mine grew up without a father. This was the biggest void in his life that nothing could fill until he became a father himself and dedicated himself to being the best, most present, most engaged father he could be! That childhood void made him value family and fatherhood above all else in his life.

Think about how this is true in your life.

1. What was your most painful experience in life?
2. What was the biggest void or vacuum in your life growing up?
3. How has this void or painful experience influenced the decisions you have made?
4. How has this pain or void  influenced the actions you have taken or the actions you have NOT taken?

Do this next exercise whe

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Serial entrepreneur and business strategist, Tiffany Largie puts her coaching hat on and teaches newbie and wanna-be entrepreneurs how to start and grow their business. 

Highlights:

• Money Mindset
• Entrepreneurial Clarity
• Sales, sales and more sales

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Serial entrepreneur and business strategist, Tiffany Largie puts her coaching hat on and teaches newbie and wanna-be entrepreneurs how to start and grow their business. 

Highlights:

• Money Mindset
• Entrepreneurial Clarity
• Sales, sales and more sales

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Serial entrepreneur and business strategist, Tiffany Largie shares how she transformed her life by deciding to stop thinking small. She has built three six-figure businesses, the last went from zero to doing roughly $2 Million in under four years. She did it all, as a single mom,  by the age of 30 with no money, no capital … no magic bullet.

''I started my business to change my life, to create options for my family. Once I decided to stop thinking small, everything changed.'' Tiffany Largie

At one point, Tiffany is a young 'option-less', single mom, struggling to feed her kids consistently.  She couldn't afford pre-school or childcare for her little girls with her job that paid $10.20/hour. She got fed up of being option-less and hungry. She grew tired of people telling her to stay in her lane. She turned her life around by resolving to stop thinking small.

''The mere concept of entrepreneurship, it had more possibilities than getting a job did. I could determine my own value and my ability to make whatever money I was worth.''Tiffany Largie

1. Made a decision that no matter what, she was going to change things for her family
2. Purchased a business book from Barnes and Nobles along the lines of top 100 businesses to start
3. Started a basket business selling them door to door and for the first time in her life, she felt like she owned hope!
4. She purchased an event management company on credit and turned it into a 6 figure business. This was a key milestone in her life, her confidence soared, she really plugged back into the universe and began to appreciate what was possible if she allowed herself to dream!
5. She then ventured into an IT hardware business that also made 6 figures
6. With the goal for freedom and scaling her business, she started a new venture from scratch in a new city that turned $2.5 MIL in revenue

• Tiffany's sense of humor and her ability to laugh at her misfortunes is definitely something to model
• Her mindset and resolve changed her life
• People need to be clear that 6 figures doesn’t mean that you're taking home 6 figures, it just means that you can pay your bills consistently and start investing back in your business

Support the show by subscribing, rating and reviewing it on iTunes.

Click to view: show page on Awesound

Serial entrepreneur and business strategist, Tiffany Largie shares how she transformed her life by deciding to stop thinking small. She has built three six-figure businesses, the last went from zero to doing roughly $2 Million in under four years. She did it all, as a single mom,  by the age of 30 with no money, no capital … no magic bullet.

''I started my business to change my life, to create options for my family. Once I decided to stop thinking small, everything changed.'' Tiffany Largie

At one point, Tiffany is a young 'option-less', single mom, struggling to feed her kids consistently.  She couldn't afford pre-school or childcare for her little girls with her job that paid $10.20/hour. She got fed up of being option-less and hungry. She grew tired of people telling her to stay in her lane. She turned her life around by resolving to stop thinking small.

''The mere concept of entrepreneurship, it had more possibilities than getting a job did. I could determine my own value and my ability to make whatever money I was worth.''Tiffany Largie

1. Made a decision that no matter what, she was going to change things for her family
2. Purchased a business book from Barnes and Nobles along the lines of top 100 businesses to start
3. Started a basket business selling them door to door and for the first time in her life, she felt like she owned hope!
4. She purchased an event management company on credit and turned it into a 6 figure business. This was a key milestone in her life, her confidence soared, she really plugged back into the universe and began to appreciate what was possible if she allowed herself to dream!
5. She then ventured into an IT hardware business that also made 6 figures
6. With the goal for freedom and scaling her business, she started a new venture from scratch in a new city that turned $2.5 MIL in revenue

• Tiffany's sense of humor and her ability to laugh at her misfortunes is definitely something to model
• Her mindset and resolve changed her life
• People need to be clear that 6 figures doesn’t mean that you're taking home 6 figures, it just means that you can pay your bills consistently and start investing back in your business

Support the show by subscribing, rating and reviewing it on iTunes.

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Sumbul continues the lesson on self-awareness by delving into how and why to identify your strengths and weaknesses. Download a FREE guide to understanding the basics of strengths from Gallup Strengths Finder team.

Highlights:

• What comes naturally to you & what doesn’t
• Difference between skill, talent and strength. Download the FREE guide above for quick reference.
• My favorite self-assessment tool for finding your strengths
• How and why to identify your weaknesses

Resources:

• Gallup Strengths Finder

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Sumbul continues the lesson on self-awareness by delving into how and why to identify your strengths and weaknesses. Download a FREE guide to understanding the basics of strengths from Gallup Strengths Finder team.

Highlights:

• What comes naturally to you & what doesn’t
• Difference between skill, talent and strength. Download the FREE guide above for quick reference.
• My favorite self-assessment tool for finding your strengths
• How and why to identify your weaknesses

Resources:

• Gallup Strengths Finder

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Award winning speaker and podcaster, Tony Woodall shares key insights from his Goal Achievement Success System that you can use to get the goals you want. He also talks about the free meditation tool used by Pat Flynn of Smart Passive Income.

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Award winning speaker and podcaster, Tony Woodall shares key insights from his Goal Achievement Success System that you can use to get the goals you want. He also talks about the free meditation tool used by Pat Flynn of Smart Passive Income.

Click to view: show page on Awesound

Award winning speaker and podcaster, Tony Woodall shares key insights from his Goal Achievement Success System that you can use to get the goals you want. He also talks about the free meditation tool used by Pat Flynn of Smart Passive Income.

Click to view: show page on Awesound