Daily Lessons in Intentional Excellence
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Which Of Your Values Is The Highest?
If you rank your values in order of their importance, conflicts are reduced when choosing between two desirable choices.
Your decisions become easier today when the priority of your values becomes clear.
Today's TQ Challenge: Check Mission Compass -- Align Today's Direction With Core Values.
A short list of values is all you need to design a well-lived life. Your values are those ideals such as freedom, beauty, honor, love, wisdom, family or adventure that are more important to you than anything else. A condensed list of values gives clarity to your life and establishes your ideal standards. This list is your best guide to personal and professional satisfaction. Put your list of personal values in writing -- commit it to memory -- and live each word -- each and every day.
"It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are."~ Roy Disney
Think about it. How well and how often do you actually DO Mission Factor 2A?
"I maintain a written list of the most important, heartfelt values that I want to experience in life."
A high commitment (2A rated 8 or better) suggests you have clearly identified those things that bring you the greatest sense of accomplishment and satisfaction. You may have always known what you value most, or it may have come to you over years of trial and error. Either way, you now have a clearly defined list of core personal values that mean more to you than anything else. This list is your target for what you have defined as living the perfect life. Your life has meaning and purpose, because you are in constant pursuit of what you value most.
On the other hand...
A lack of commitment suggests you are someone without a strong cause or sense of purpose and direction. You have a nagging feeling that whatever you're trying to achieve right now, isn't quite it. You may be getting by, but you don't feel fully invested in your work -- and deep down, you lack heart and ambition. You want your achievements to mean something, but you're not sure what. Without the peace of mind that comes from knowing precisely what you want -- you may feel restless, burned out or stressed out.
What happens when you CHOOSE to do Factor 2A a bit more frequently?
In life and in work, passionate desires produce the greatest results. You accumulate performance positives like "Purposeful, Passionate and Rewarded" -- immediately moving you towards the results you expect.
What happens when you FAIL to consistently do Factor 2A?
You'll never excel until you connect your actions to something you truly value. Negatives like "Aimless, Directionless and Apathetic" start to take their toll on your performance -- quickly moving you away from the success you want.
Now Ask Yourself This...
Is Factor 2A Causing You Problems?
If you believe this factor is a key performance obstacle -- and that it's preventing you from realizing your personal dreams and goals -- then you need to improve it.
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