What Are My Values and What Do They Mean to Me?

Passion

Loyalty

Morality

Balance

Passion is probably the value that is most important to me and this is for a very simple reason - if you have no passion for something, then why are you doing it? I love to continually ask myself and others "Why?". Why do I ask this, you say?? Because I am very passionate about passion and I am curious as to what others are passionate about. I think that you can learn so much about a person through what their passions are and some of the best conversations I've ever had were while discussing others' passions. I love being able to see the fire in people's eyes while they are discussing the things they love doing. Passion is something that I have found is a common bond among many students involved in Greek Life. There are so many people who are bursting at the seams with passion for their chapter and I love that. 

Loyalty is probably another obvious, yet important value. Loyalty is something that I take very seriously. Loyalty to me means much more than just the task of keeping someone's secrets. It requires a delicate combination of friendship, dependability, and honesty. Being loyal means being there for someone when you are needed as well as when you are not needed. It means exemplifying friendship throughout the fun times, being dependable during the tough times, and being honest all of the time.
 

Morality is a value that is often more behind the scenes. Unlike passion and loyalty, morality is not something that you are constantly displaying to others. To me, morality involves personal decisions you have made about how live your life and how you choose to interact with others and the world around you. Having a strong set of morals is something that helps to keep me leading the life I would life to live. It is  constantly tested through all of the choices you make. It can be anything as simple as picking up and returning something to someone that they have just dropped on the street. It can also be something as tough as trying to always be honest with your parents or saying no to peer pressure.

Balance is also on my list of values because I think that balance is important to living a healthy lifestyle. You can't have too much of one thing, whether that may be good or bad. Balance is about being able to get your work done and they being able to let loose and relax after. Balance is about having a good set of values that works together in order to help you get the most of what you want out of life. Simply put, it's about being sensible, yet taking a risk. 

Doing this blog post reminded me of a video I saw a couple months ago. It is a video from The Stefanie Spielman and the James and I really love the emphasis on passion in this video and I would encourage all of you to watch the video and take away some of the phrases in this video and try and see how they fit in with your values and how it can be applied to everyday life.



 

Finally, I would like to end with a quote. I'm a huge quote person, so I am going to try and end each week's blog post with a sort of  quote of the week.

"Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race."

-Calvin Coolidge (30th President of the United States)