CHAPTER 59

Values

What do you value in life? For some, it’s family and friends. For others, it’s the freedom to choose and independence. We all value something. And often we find that our life naturally gravitates towards what’s most important to us. But sometimes we let other people’s opinions and expectations pull us away from what we care about most. We’re strange creatures. We’ll even go into debt to get the things to impress the people we don’t like. But if we’re not true to our values, we’ll never feel fulfilled.

What’s more, often we find ourselves doings things because it’s what other people want for us. For example, you may have had parents who thought it was important to pursue a particular career. So they encouraged you to follow ...

Get Pure Wisdom now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.