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Self-Care in the Age of Super Achievement

Super achievement is a new trend swelling up around us. Currently, motivational videos, podcasts and other media are calling us to get started manifesting our dreams into reality. These new trends are quite effective and deliver great messages, encouraging us to get in touch with our inner potential. While it is good to become more productive, still it is wiser to make sure that when we begin to build and to demand more of ourselves that our constructions have solid foundations.

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Exploring Values ~ EXPRESSION

Listen to me tell the story here on YouTube or read the text below:

 

My Wake Up Call

The gift of expression has always been important to me. As a child I remember sitting in the window of my mother’s bedroom looking out at our green space. There was a tree in particular I liked very much. In that window, overlooking my tree, I would write poems few desired to read. Upon finishing I would make my way throughout the house, stopping in each occupied room to recite my newest creation proudly. All of the eye rolls, the pity and the giggles passed by me like whispers on wind. Now looking back I can see and hear the pity and annoyance clearly, but in my 8-year old heart space, I could only sense the delight that one feels when sharing a piece of their soul.

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The Significance of Values

Values are beliefs signifying what is important to us. Our values are windows into the heart of who we are. When we define our values, we give ourselves the opportunity to explore our inmost being and to understand what motivates our actions and decisions. We can use them not only to understand ourselves better but also to understand others and even to anticipate their decisions. One might go as far as to say that your values are a description of your essence.

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