Values Aren't Chains; They Are Wings

Values are different to goals, because goals can be achieved (or not achieved, as the case may be!). Values are like the four points of the compass, or the stars overhead: they can’t ever be reached, but they tell us the direction in which we want to travel. Your values are unique to you, like the shape of your hand or the colour of your eyes, and

Some examples of good, healthy values: honesty, innovation, vulnerability, standing up for oneself, standing up for others, self-respect, curiosity, charity, humility, creativity.

Separate goals from values. Goals come and go. Values endure. For example, maybe you value health and want to run a marathon. The marathon is a goal. You either complete it or you don’t, but there is no endpoint regarding health and fitness. You can always improve your knowledge, your endurance, your diet. There is no finish line, there is only the