What you value most in life is really what makes your heart sing. What lights you up. When you discover what you value, decision making becomes easier, choices become more apparent and your vision for the future becomes clearer.

Your values are your compass. They guide your every decision. Those who know their values and live by them become the leaders of our society. If you want to live the deepest level of life fulfillment, you can achieve this by deciding upon what you value most in life, what your highest values are and then committing to live by them every single day. Too often, people have no clear idea of what's important to them. They go through life just floating by, never truly knowing where they are going. If you are not clear about what's most important in your life, then how can you ever expect to lay the foundation for a sense of self-esteem, much less have the capacity to make effective decisions? 

If you've ever found yourself in a situation where you were unable to make a decision, chances are, that's because you weren't clear on what you valued most. All decision making comes down to values clarification. When you know what's important to you, making a decision becomes easy.

Know that the direction of your life is controlled by the magnetic pull of your values. They are the force that is constantly leading us to make decisions that create the direction and ultimately the future of our lives. The only way for you to have long term happiness is to live by your highest values and consistently act in accordance with what we believe our life is truly about.

How do we do that? You can start by asking yourself these questions.  Where do you spend most of your time? Where do you spend most of your money? What do you think about the most? These questions will help you to figure out what is most important to you. Once you have listed these, put them in order of most importance. Then, write them on cards and place them all around you. On your work cubicle. In your kitchen. On the back of the bathroom door. Anywhere you can see them regularly. Review them regularly and keep them up to date as often as possible. If something doesn't feel right, then it may need to go down the list or be taken off completely. This is your list. Make it your own. 

By using this technique you are focusing your mind and training it to go into 'seek mode' for the things that are most important to you. Soon, you will begin to see people and opportunities that are around you that you didn't notice before. Knowing exactly what we value is the key to creating an authentic life of meaning and purpose.