Orienting Your Life Around Your Values

"Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the
achievement of one's values."  - Ayn Rand

Would you like to know the secret to happiness? 

Do you want the key to living a life of joy and fulfillment? 

It's simple!  The greatest sense of happiness, joy and fulfillment
comes from living in alignment with your values.

"What do you mean by values?" you may ask.  Well, they are those
qualities that excite and energize you most in life.  They exist
within your core.  You don't really choose them.  You can't pick
them out and try them on for size.    Instead, you discover what
values already exist within you and, if you're wise, you embrace
them and let them inform your life.  They're neither positive nor
negative in and of themselves, but they turn you on and make you
feel alive.

Some people are energized by values like learning, discovery, and
mastery.  Some are most excited by creativity, designing,
inspiring, and even entertaining others.  Some personalities find
their greatest joy in spirituality, contributing, serving and
impacting lives.  Pleasure, adventure and freedom are qualities
that energize some folks, while others are happiest in activities
characterized by personal interaction, encouragement and
leadership.  All of these qualities are values.

So often we are too busy setting and pursuing goals without
knowing what we truly value in life, and therefore end up
achieving our goals and saying, "Is that all there is?"