Comments on: What Do You Value?

By: What Do You Value? | a post from ReinventingErica.com | The Fearless Blogger

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:28:04 +0000

[...] I just read a post at ReinventingErica.com where Erica O’Grady helps her readers explore the question: What do you value? [...]

By: Kevin Touhey

Kevin Touhey — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:31:55 +0000

Great post Erica! Identifying what is truly important to us greatly facilitates the important-decision-making process. Our decisions become a true reflection of who we are when we know and understand our core values. There is less doubt and frustration and confidence ensues.

By: On creating a personal statement of purpose: what’s yours? « Watch My Language

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:32:10 +0000

[...] really like the way Erica O’Grady approaches this topic. She examines her priorities and determines her motivations from there, [...]

By: Cortney Martin

Cortney Martin — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:38:07 +0000

Erica, this is a fantastic post. I personally have been thinking a lot about this very subject lately – trying to define my own purpose, values, etc. I think it’s important to know who we are in order to know what path(s) we want to take in life and who we want to be. I haven’t even begun to scratch the surface on defining who/what I want to be… but I think your post gives me a good jumping-off point to refine my thinking. Bravo!!!

By: mschmulen

mschmulen — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:22:31 +0000

Cervantes said “Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world.” I would agree that we should all make a concerted effort to ask ourselves who we are and what are our core values. However, this can be a very difficult exercise for many. Life moves fast, things change, and outside influences can alter our perspective on life. You can not control everything that happens to you; however, if you truly know your core values, you can always control your reaction to unexpected events. You can be a rock in a choppy sea and survive any storm, but only if you know the foundation on which you stand.

Please excuse my cliches, but this is a great post. I think by learning which values others hold dear, we can learn more about ourselves and therby be best prepared to face all the ups and downs life has to ofer.