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In The think it was a very cool place to be, 3. What motivates and drives you
In
however I saw that many of the people every day?
I helped wore a mask to hide their true
4. What five roles or titles in your life
ZONE coldness as many tried to live up to are you great at, and you most enjoy?
selves. They felt an emptiness and a
5. Write a short paragraph that
their public persona and they were not
necessarily authentic to the people they describes your life at this point in time.
truly are. It may or may not be congruent with
what you love doing. Just write down
This all weighed on me as I sat down how you feel your life is now.
to determine my values. Somewhere in
my process of figuring out who I am, I 6. Look at the paragraph you just
missing in my life. Your values are the
With Justin Roethlingshoefer had a realization that I have a passion wrote. How do you want that to change
principles that clarify what is important for helping people. It was undoubtedly in the future?
to you in life and work. They are the a driving force in my strength and
7. Is there anything you need to stop
Own Your Values compass that defines your priorities, conditioning coaching work. I also doing? You probably don’t love to
hen you set out on a backpacking guides your decisions, and determines realized in my interaction with athletes, do these things, aren’t great at them,
Wtrip, you can’t plan your route your behavior. When you align your my coaching went above and beyond or they are robbing you of your time,
without knowing your destination. words and actions with your values, what we did in the gym. I believe energy, efficiency, and profitability.
You want to be able to anticipate the then your values act as the measure of if you are effective in what you do These are things you must eliminate
terrain, prepare for weather conditions, your success in life. when it involves helping people, you from your life as they are not fulfilling
and know relevant information that Notice I stress your values. I am not develop empathy for them. When that you.
might affect your journey. When I used talking about the values of your boss, happens, you want to be there for them
to work with competitive athletes, I significant other, a parent, your best as a counselor, friend, and confidant. 8. What is one thing or habit that you
needed to help them figure out what friend, or someone you admire in your You want to do what you can to make must eliminate from your life because
they wanted to accomplish. Factors field. Too often, we are shaped by the them better, even if it is outside the it holds you back from reaching your
such as their physical condition, expectations and opinions of others. strict parameters of your job. You care full potential?
injuries, and past experiences all came For example, Bill Gates and Steve for this person, and you want them to 9. What is one thing or habit you can
into play when comprising a proper Jobs were different regarding many become the best version of themselves. start doing to help you achieve what
workout regimen. fundamental issues; however, they
When I narrowed this down as one of you want?
For me to achieve High Performance were both tremendously successful in my fundamental values, pieces started 10. Now, take a shot at writing down
Living, I discovered I had to do the same the infancy of personal computing and to fall into place for me. I like to create, your five top Core Values. These are
type of thing. I needed to understand changed the way we live today. They and I realized that I could develop a the non-negotiables in your life.
where I was and who I am before I had different philosophies, business way of living that would empower
could even put together a plan for models, expectations, and family lives, people to live the life they desire, not The method is not as important as the
myself. Out of the two, understanding but we would be splitting hairs deciding the one they felt like they were stuck result. It’s okay to start with a list of
where I was at was the easiest to grasp. who was more influential or successful. with. I could never have reached that broad values that are important to you
As with these titans of hardware and and that you don’t want to compromise.
After playing hockey at the highest software, one size does not fit all in life. eureka moment if I hadn’t taken the Refining them to specific areas that
level that I could, I established However, they were true to themselves, time to examine and determine my guide your life is an ongoing process,
myself as a professional strength and which is what I am advocating for you. values. Don’t think that this is the end so don’t feel you need to do this all at
conditioning coach, employed by an of my journey; I want you to know that once. A keynote of High Performance
NHL team. My current reality was I am only 31, but I have seen so for High Performance Living, it is a Living is constant assessment and
that I found myself unfulfilled in the many people who do not adhere to this constant process that never ends. adjusting based on the evaluations.
life I had built over the past 10 years. philosophy. They never took the time Your values are the foundation of
Although I was “successful,” I felt to examine their values. I worked with High Performance Living. We all have If you aren’t living according to your
unfulfilled because I wasn’t living life many successful athletes who lost their a unique value system. Some of you can values, you are building your life on a
according to my values. joy in life, even if they loved or used to sit down quietly, without distractions, foundation of sand. When you visit a
love their sport. I saw this same thing beach immediately after a big storm,
Through reading, research, and when I left the NHL and moved to New and begin to list yours. Others will you can see how the landscape changed
therapy to help me gain some clarity, York City. As I evaluated what I wanted find it more productive to talk with from the outside forces. Nobody wants
I came to realize when a person to do in my career, I took a job training someone who knows you and whom their life to be vulnerable to such
bases his or her life on their values, others at a prestigious gym in the city. you can trust. Some may benefit from whims. Indeed, one of the benefits of a
then everything they do will be in I worked with a lot of celebrities and the following guiding questions: value-guided life is a sense of stability
balance with who they are. If I took many big names in different industries. 1. What are your top five gifts, that comes from living according to
what was important to me – a career, These people were used to being out in talents, and strengths as a person? your beliefs.
relationships, family, hobbies, passions, front of flashy lights, the cameras, and
etc. - and aligned them with my values, would fly on private planes wherever 2. What makes your heart and soul Take each of your initial values and
then I could experience the fulfillment they had to go anywhere. You would sing on a regular basis? What do you
love to do?
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