Core Values

I finished the book Launching Leaders this week and had to write a book report on it. The book was very inspirational and informational. I would recommend it too just about anyone. I was thinking this book would have been very beneficial for me as a young adult. I really had no direction or confidence in myself. This book is like one long pep talk!

The book also talked about how to set up your bank account with one checking account and 3 savings accounts. One of those savings accounts should be for investing. John is so smart; he has already implemented these principles for our bank account. I don’t know if we are ahead of the game, but at least we have something started.

We also talked about core values for our life. All throughout the book Launching Leaders, it talks about aligning ourselves with God’s will. I feel this very close to my heart. I have always tried to do His will and to follow the prompting I get. We watched General Conference this week as well, and I was thinking about how all the Apostles and Prophets were very successful in their careers. I heard them talk and testify of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, and I was thinking, every day of their career they put God first. I have met lots of people of prominence and most of them have made me feel inferior and like they were the best. But the Apostles and Prophets must have been more service oriented than a salesman or an academic genius. They probably talked about the Book of Mormon with a lot of their colleagues and maybe even their clients. They most likely did not separate God from their workplace. I was thinking about my future career and if I was going to be like these rich, powerful men who doesn’t care about anyone, or will I try to be like the Apostles and Prophets and be humble and service minded. I want it to be the latter, and that is why my first core value is to put God first. Everything else will follow.