By not equating perfection with being good, you can start to let go of guilt when you don’t live your values. It also reinforces that practice is the key to getting better over time. I spent a lot of time leaning into the discomfort I feel around not being authentic. It doesn’t mean I nail it every time, but I know how to share and connect better. Plus, how to assuage the shame that accompanies slippery behaviors for me
Read this over and over again.
For a while, I thought being the best was one of my core values. When I dived deeper and found that growth is at the core of those values for me. I know I’m being my best when I’m growing, I know I’m learning when I’m growing, etc.
I can directly relate to the sentiment that I think upon first glance that excellence is a core value, but I've highlighted the bulk of this paragraph to remind myself that digging deeper over the course of a few days to find the connections between and roots of my values will hone in on the core few that matter most (and those will naturally bring along the secondary, perhaps more superficial values).... and it's also my first time using Outline, so I'm just type type typing to test the various features.🤓
Brené’s value lists
You can view a PDF of the values list here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10JoTpFYfn5y6AEqR3kNBHfWdsqgVUgnW/view?usp=sharing