Is It Your Turn Yet?
June 2008
"Core Values"
The office staff and management team recently attended a two day conference on customer service and personal interaction skills. At the end of the second day, the speaker spoke on Personal and Professional Core Values.
My best and most vivid memory of core values was the movie “City Slickers” in which Billy Crystal was discussing with the old cowboy the meaning and fulfillment of life and the old cowboy simply put up his finger. The confused Billy Crystal needed more clarification and the old cowboy simply said, “The One Thing”.
It is often evident in our society, that we, as individuals, don’t think about our “core values”. My theory is that if we, as individuals, routinely, internally assess what is really important to us, ie: family, helping others, we could make a better society and true enjoyment in life would increase.
There are so many distractions in our daily lives and so much pressure to go fast that we often begin to do things that aren’t (or shouldn’t be) important. The negative challenges in our world, ie: divorce, alcoholism/drug abuse, etc. are symptoms of having so much pressure in our society to perform and go fast that we don’t slow down to think about what is really important.
Does it sound “hokey” and “new age” to sit quietly on a regular basis and think about “The One Thing”. The “Thing” that makes you feel fulfilled, happy and proud of yourself. Then, after finding that “One Thing”, to see if your daily actions match that “core value”.
Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
Article written by: Dr. Daniel L. Steinke
My best and most vivid memory of core values was the movie “City Slickers” in which Billy Crystal was discussing with the old cowboy the meaning and fulfillment of life and the old cowboy simply put up his finger. The confused Billy Crystal needed more clarification and the old cowboy simply said, “The One Thing”.
It is often evident in our society, that we, as individuals, don’t think about our “core values”. My theory is that if we, as individuals, routinely, internally assess what is really important to us, ie: family, helping others, we could make a better society and true enjoyment in life would increase.
There are so many distractions in our daily lives and so much pressure to go fast that we often begin to do things that aren’t (or shouldn’t be) important. The negative challenges in our world, ie: divorce, alcoholism/drug abuse, etc. are symptoms of having so much pressure in our society to perform and go fast that we don’t slow down to think about what is really important.
Does it sound “hokey” and “new age” to sit quietly on a regular basis and think about “The One Thing”. The “Thing” that makes you feel fulfilled, happy and proud of yourself. Then, after finding that “One Thing”, to see if your daily actions match that “core value”.
Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
Article written by: Dr. Daniel L. Steinke
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