If you watched my last two videos, you probably heard some of my values come screaming through. In this post (and video), I want to break down the three values that define success for me: freedom, love, and self-determination.
Freedom means the ability to do what I want, when I want, with whom and where. This is why I was so drawn to self-employment initially and entrepreneurship ultimately. I love how Derek Sivers describes it as "the Playground for adults." I never wanted to stop playing. I haven't stopped being a child ever. I just want to keep playing, keep experimenting, and keep enjoying myself for the rest of my life.
Love is something that's emerging as a value of mine. I'd often hear people talk about things like self-love and think to myself, "That's just nonsense, isn't it? What does that even mean?" But there were some valuable lessons for me in that. It seems like most things in life begin with self. The outer world reflects your inner world. If you don't have love on the inside, if you're unable to demonstrate love, if you don't have love for yourself… how can you expect the external world to respond in kind?
Self-determination is a synonym for entrepreneurship to me. It's you making an empowered decision. It's you going after the things that you want to go after. It's you pursuing opportunities that are in alignment with you. That's what it means to be self-determined to me.
If you're reading this right now, I imagine at least one of these values completely resonates with you. Share your values in the comments. I look forward to reading them.
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