I just finished #DareToLead by @BreneBrown. Her urge to name two values—the two you live by, & only two—was a challenge for me. Anyway, I did it
@BreneBrown Wholeheartedness: an ushakeable belief in my worth & that of others. A posture of gentleness with boundaries. The courage to be vulnerable. The imperative to be someone others can trust with their own vulnerability.
@BreneBrown Stupid optimism: an unshakeable belief in the possible best good. A posture of trying for the good again & again, regardless of past failures. A commitment to serve the work. The willingness to push my capacity and expand it.
@BreneBrown The book said you don't really know someone until you know their values. Well, now you know me. And now I know myself better, too
This isn’t strictly allowed but I think there’s a number three. An “O Captain my Captain” loyalty to people or principles I believe in, a commitment to do right, serve the work, sacrifice all for the holy thing
As Anna Sewell said through her character Jerry Barker: if a thing is right it can be done, and if it’s wrong it can be done without, and a good man will find a way
This exercise is tough because there are things that describe who & what you are; then there are the things you value, that shape what you choose
It’s hard to separate one from the other - except that one is the default setting, and others require conscious intent for to live your integrity
At least, that’s how I’m looking at it now. I don’t know if there’s a meaningful difference between the two. Or if I’m actually on the same wavelength as @BreneBrown in her framing of this strange & interesting introspection
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