Demartini - The values factor: The Secret to Creating an Inspired and Fulfilling Life

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What Is the Values Factor?

Your beliefs become your thoughts,

Your thoughts become your words,

Your words become your actions,

Your actions become your habits,

Your habits become your values,

Your values become your destiny.

MAHATMA GANDHI

W hat is the most important step you can take to achieve the inspired and fulfilling life youve dreamed of?

You might think the answer was something like, Start saving money, Get a better job, or Land that big promotion.

Or maybe your response would be more like, Find my life partner, Have a baby, or Improve my marriage.

Perhaps your thoughts turn to such general answers as, Go back to school, Take more time to travel, or Spend more time pursuing a spiritual practice.

Any of those actions might help you create a more well-rounded lifeperhaps even a more meaningful one. But none of them alone will be the key to fulfilling your destinynone of them alone may even come close.

Why? Because until you understand specifically what you truly value most, what truly inspires you, who you truly are, and what your true purpose is, a completely inspired, fulfilling life will elude you. Youre likely to attempt to live the life that someone else wants you to live, trying to follow someone elses values or prioritiesthose of a parent, teacher, boss, or spouse. That is a recipe for frustration: the job that never quite satisfies you, the relationship that has somehow gone stale, and the vague sense that youre living a quiet life of desperation.

What if you are living according to your own highest values, but youre not completely aware of those values, nor appreciating what they actually are? If so, youre not able to experience the full rewards of your daily efforts. Our highest values are the key to helping us define and meet our goals. They alert us to opportunities we might otherwise have missed, and they allow us to tap into our own physical, mental, and spiritual powers. Being only partly aware of your highest values can cause you to overlook many of lifes opportunities while blocking you from full access to your own abilities.

That is why I say that determining your highest values is one of the most important actions you could ever take. Determining your highest values is the key to living your inspired destiny. Youll be able to build a career where every day can feel like a vacationbecause you love the work you do. Youll be able to find the life partner that you seek or transform your current relationship into the intimate, nourishing partnership that you would love. Youll be able to activate your own unique genius, grow your financial freedom, expand your influence, and unleash your vitality. Ultimately, you will be able to achieve your immortal vision, fulfilling your purpose for being here on earth. Understanding your highest values and then using those values to achieve your most meaningful goals is the key to transforming a quiet life of desperation into an amazing life of inspiration.

And what is the secret to understanding your highest values?

Thats where The Values Factor comes in.

LIVING BY YOUR VALUES

Im going to make a confession.

Although Id like to think of myself as a hardworking, dedicated personand although my family and colleagues would probably describe me as suchI seldom