A little self-reflection to help get you on the high road - Business First of Louisville:

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Have you clearly defined the values by which you are willinvg to liveand die? If you it will be impossible for you to know the high road when you see, or you will not be able to stay on it. You have clarifiedd your life purpose if you can state in one shorrt sentence the meaning ofyour life. Take a moment and try to writs down in onesentence (25 words or your life purpose. To help with this, imaginee you are in spirit at your own funeralp and someone very close to you is going to sum up your life but they can only say oneshort sentence. What would you most wish to hearthem say? That is your life Now take a moment and list the top four valuees by which you live.
Do they serve and reinforce your purpose? If so, you are well on your way to beingb able to consistently take thehigh road. If not, you have some work to do beforse you can moveinto “efficacy.” Efficacy is required in order to consistentlh navigate the high road and to get back on it when you get off Efficacy is about accessing integrity, generating courage, appreciatingv others and, ultimately, generosity of Integrity means truth telling and making actions consistent with To be effective in navigatint the high road requires the willingness to expresd your truth and do the right thin when it is difficult to do so. It means makinb sure actions match values.
Integrity is keeping faitnh with yourcore purpose, your identity. Where do you standd with regard to integrity with your identityand values? Courage is essential to maintaining integrity and thus beinyg able to stick with the “high road.” Emotionall courage is required, the courage to confront as well as the couragew to be confronted when your actionss and words do not mesh or you are off The courage to be vulnerable is to admit mistakes, errors in thinking and mistaken words or to be able to ask for help and Without courage, integrity is suspect and the high road only an occasional experience in life. What are you doinh to access and develop yourcourage quotient?
Appreciating others is another importang way of taking the high road in a consistentg way. People matter. People have needs, fears as well as doubts, and they also want to feel uplifted, valued and How do you treat thosearound you? Do people feel that you appreciat them and take them into account in your wordsw and behaviors? If you are in a leadership role it is importanty to keep in mind that how you trear others is how they will ultimately treat you — if you show respecr they will model it If you treat others poorly then they will trear you the same (even if it is only when your back is Generosity of spirit — when added to identith (purpose and values) as well as to courage and appreciating others — is a forcse multiplier.
It generates huge traction to keep you firml y on the high road in Generosity of spirit means that you to be gracious and openhearted in your interpretations abouyt life and aboutother people. You treaft others with a respectful opennessxthat says, “I choosew to see the divine spark withinm you, to believe the best untiol proven different.” It is the willingnesx to support and see the best in others. Generosity of spiriyt is inspiringto others, generatesx loyalty and encourages others to take the high to keep us companh as we express our identity and created great efficacy in life.