I'm very scatterbrained. I get easily sidetracked and distracted. So I needed help. A few co-workers had taken the course and had very cute little organizers. And by cute, I mean somewhat large to be carrying around in my massive purse but oh well. That's what my massive purse is for, right?
I didn't really find this class to be very helpful. We watched a lot of nonsensical motivational videos that didn't seem to apply to the course. However, we were told that the key to prioritization was to figure out what we valued most. Huh?
They used Ben Franklin as an example. Prior to penning his "values", he had failed numerous times in his business ventures. He then decided to figure out what he valued most and lived his life according to these values. Apparently he became quite a success after figuring these out. Here are his values:
- Temperance: eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation
- Silence: speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation
- Order: let all your things ahve their places; let each part of your business have its time
- Resolution: resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve
- Frugality: make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; that is, waste nothing
- Industry: lose no time; be always employed in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions
- Sincerity: use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and if you speak speak accordingly
- Justice: wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are your duty
- Moderation: avoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve
- Cleanliness: tolerate no uncleanliness in body, clothes or habitation
- Tranquility: be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable
- Chastity: rarely use venery but for health or offspring, never to dullness, weakness, or the injury of your own or another's peace or reputation
- Humility: Imitate Jesus and Socrate (he didn't really follow this one)
Okay... um, what? I agree with cleanliness but oy, I can't follow that list! Plus its not my own list. Sean said I should think of it this way. At my funeral, 3 people are going to give my eulogy: a friend, a coworker and a family member. How do I want to be remembered?
That's easy - I want to be remembered as being awesome! Is that a value? Seriously - I'm struggling. So far I've listed: Health and Integrity.
What do you value?
5 comments:
Sorry to hear the class sucked. Do you like your planner, though? I have one but I don't use it.
My values would likely include passion/enthusiasm.
It's hard to figure out what you value when society today takes everything for granted. Along with yours I would add: happiness and tolerance.
Ben Franklin sucks!!
I love your foot note for Humility!! :)
I value friendship and happiness, but they go hand in hand
Ben Franklin was awesome! Read his bio. He was 80 years old and still hanging out with 20 year old French chicks. Perhaps he was showing them his lightning rod.
Friendship, honesty, & integrity.
Hi,
I stumbled across this entry as I am forming my own governing values. I think you touched on it but those virtues of Franklin's(values) are his. Your governing values should be your own and nobody elses.
I think another way to think about it is this "If I were operating and living 100% the way I dream to, what would be my governing values?"
We all no that nobody is perfect so keep that out of mind, but what would you aspire to be. I am sorry the Franlin Covey training wasn't very usefull. I always have liked Hyrum Smith and Stephen Covey's approach. Good luck!
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