What value or principle matters most to you? Why?

We’ve always believed that forming a strategy is impossible until your clear on what your values and principles are. Without values and principles to guide you, making decisions can seem impossibly difficult. Given how important setting values and principles is to decision making we asked folks we admire to tell us about the values or principles that matter most to them.

Rey Grandoit | Inspirational Speaker

As we live in a world where there is a constant need for things or pressure to acquire things, gratitude has been a pillar of my life and success. Having been paralyzed at fourteen because of bacterial spinal meningitis, at first I was numb to the pain because it was such a shock. Read more>>

TA-KEELA LEE | Entrepreneur & Chocolatier

Self-love is an important principle that exudes healthy boundaries and influences how others treat you! The lack of self-love shows up in many forms. A major form for me was people pleasing. I believed that taking care of the needs of others was more important than taking care of me. This consumed a lot of my time and created unhealthy boundaries. Read more>>

Monique McFadden | All Purpose Caterer

Knowing the value of worth. Knowing and embracing worth opens the door to success. If you don’t respect your worth, neither will anyone else. There’s a saying that “if you’re a giver, know your limits because takers don’t have any.” It’s okay to be a giver. In fact, there’s a blessing in it. Read more>>

Shanna-kay Arellano | Positive Discipline Parent Educator

I value finidning the belief behind chidlrens “bad behaviors”. There’s a quote from Jane Nelson that says “You don’t have to make children feel worse in order to make them do better”. Many times I find that parents use discipline as a way to shame,blame and beat their children into submission, myself included. Read more>>

Madam Crystal Butterfly | Independent Author

A principle that I value most is perseverance. When I became an author, I learned that despite popular belief it is not easy to write a book. Things are even worse when it comes to marketing your work. The process can be grueling to the point that you’ll think more than once about quitting. Read more>>