Core values for business, love, friendship and every other kind of relationship you can think of.
1. Honesty
I majored in honesty. No, really, I did.
I'm not as much of a stickler as I once was about it, but it still makes it #1 on my values list. Life is much, much better when one is honest (to themselves & everyone else).
What is honesty? I'd say honesty is being an open channel communicating the thoughts & opinions that are relevant to the current experience. What is relevant? Generally, anything you are thinking & feeling about another person in any relationship is usually relevant to both or more parties. Why? Because thoughts are things, and people pick up on them. Honesty clears the air, and as a culture, I think we have an under-share our experience.
Don't be scared of telling people things. I can't vouch for how that will go for other people; but it's especially true for me. I am one of the most open minded motherf**kers I know. And I've spent the past 6 years in NYC & Venice. Being afraid to tell me something is absolutely absurd.
2. Integrity
Actions are fundamentally meaningless. The most well intended move can lead to unpleasant consequences and out-of-control outcomes & being attached to outcomes generally leads to insanity. There is no point to doing anything, really, with one exception;
If you say you will. Then it's a pretty good reason to do it.
In the grand spectrum of the universe, it doesn't really matter if you will get the proposal in by 5pm on Tuesday or 3pm on Friday, or not at all. But in the microcosm of your psyche, you'll build strength and trust in yourself if you stick to your deadline.
No one is perfect (I missed a coffee meeting on Monday) but building integrity is one the most wonderful experiences on the planet.
3. Courage
With the singular exception of bungee jumping, if something scares me, I'll probably do it on principle.
I may be confusing courage with stupidity, but I don't mind.
I've found fear is often a curtain for particularly wonderful experiences (think heights, public speaking, and letting someone know you find them attractive).
How nervous I feel is generally directly proportionally to how much I'm about to grow.
4. Creativity
Once again, actions are pretty meaningless. Everything we create is going to get destroyed in a big plasma explosion one day, if not sooner.
Yet humans tend to get off on it on creating things.
Making stuff feels awesome. So does growing, building and expanding. Perfecting, crafting, capturing the human experiences in joy, music and art...
Creating is being a part of the flow; in contrast, stagnation just feels bad. In some ways, being creative just means sharing yourself with the world. And sharing is caring; data, information, resources, and just about everything else.
As long as we admit that we enjoy creating for pure pleasure, we are going to have a lovely time here.
5. Compassion
Compassion is a super power. The most paramount emotion; the one vibration that can create complete and total change, that erases the past and brings in full recognition of creative potential in the present moment.
It feels like a stretching sensation in the heart. And at first it kind of hurts, but then it feels good, you know?
It is a secret weapon with the power to change any situation. And one of my favorite things. Ever.
1. Honesty
I majored in honesty. No, really, I did.
I'm not as much of a stickler as I once was about it, but it still makes it #1 on my values list. Life is much, much better when one is honest (to themselves & everyone else).
What is honesty? I'd say honesty is being an open channel communicating the thoughts & opinions that are relevant to the current experience. What is relevant? Generally, anything you are thinking & feeling about another person in any relationship is usually relevant to both or more parties. Why? Because thoughts are things, and people pick up on them. Honesty clears the air, and as a culture, I think we have an under-share our experience.
Don't be scared of telling people things. I can't vouch for how that will go for other people; but it's especially true for me. I am one of the most open minded motherf**kers I know. And I've spent the past 6 years in NYC & Venice. Being afraid to tell me something is absolutely absurd.
2. Integrity
Actions are fundamentally meaningless. The most well intended move can lead to unpleasant consequences and out-of-control outcomes & being attached to outcomes generally leads to insanity. There is no point to doing anything, really, with one exception;
If you say you will. Then it's a pretty good reason to do it.
In the grand spectrum of the universe, it doesn't really matter if you will get the proposal in by 5pm on Tuesday or 3pm on Friday, or not at all. But in the microcosm of your psyche, you'll build strength and trust in yourself if you stick to your deadline.
No one is perfect (I missed a coffee meeting on Monday) but building integrity is one the most wonderful experiences on the planet.
3. Courage
With the singular exception of bungee jumping, if something scares me, I'll probably do it on principle.
I may be confusing courage with stupidity, but I don't mind.
I've found fear is often a curtain for particularly wonderful experiences (think heights, public speaking, and letting someone know you find them attractive).
How nervous I feel is generally directly proportionally to how much I'm about to grow.
4. Creativity
Once again, actions are pretty meaningless. Everything we create is going to get destroyed in a big plasma explosion one day, if not sooner.
Yet humans tend to get off on it on creating things.
Making stuff feels awesome. So does growing, building and expanding. Perfecting, crafting, capturing the human experiences in joy, music and art...
Creating is being a part of the flow; in contrast, stagnation just feels bad. In some ways, being creative just means sharing yourself with the world. And sharing is caring; data, information, resources, and just about everything else.
As long as we admit that we enjoy creating for pure pleasure, we are going to have a lovely time here.
5. Compassion
Compassion is a super power. The most paramount emotion; the one vibration that can create complete and total change, that erases the past and brings in full recognition of creative potential in the present moment.
It feels like a stretching sensation in the heart. And at first it kind of hurts, but then it feels good, you know?
It is a secret weapon with the power to change any situation. And one of my favorite things. Ever.
