Personal Core Virtues

I will...

...continually educate myself
...be spiritual and attend to my spiritual needs
...have and maintain loving and supportive relationships
...have and maintain a nice home
...have and maintain financial independence
...be attractive physically and emotionally
...assist in the education of others

Educating myself includes:

• Getting a bachelor's degree
• Obtaining professional certifications
  • MCSD
  • MCSE
  • A Plus
  • Massage License
• Pursuing personal experiences for their educational value
• Maintaining contact with educational communities
• Learning to speak, read, & write foreign languages (Spanish, Russian, Japanese, and possibly others)
• Travelling and experiencing other countries and cultures

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I define being spiritual as:

• Integrating spiritual practice into daily routine for personal development
• Having opinions that are well-considered on matters spiritual
• Listening to my inner voices

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I believe loving and supportive relationships have:

• Support without control (from me or over me)
• Equality
  • All parties are capable of making decisions and having opinions
  • No "parenting" required
• Negotiation
  • Aspects of life and living are open to negotiation, not dictated
  • Individuals are conscious of the effects of decisions they make on others in the relationship
• Financial accountability
• Attractiveness (both physical and psychological)

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I define a nice home as:

• Clean and Neat
• Open in its floorplan
• Decorated with intent
• Equipped with a workshop
• Computer-friendly

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I define financial independence as:

• An awareness of individual decisions and their financial impact
• Manageable debt (less than 1/10 annual salary in debt)
• Establishing savings and investments of 1/10 annual salary per year
• Ability to travel frequently (2 weeks of travel every year) without going into debt
• Consistency in daily financial practices

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Physical and Emotional attractiveness means the following to me:

• Being active and fit
• Becoming aware of my emotions and owning them
• Being conscious of and actively controlling my diet and its effect on my physical and emotional health

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I will assist in education and training by:

• Teaching in both institutionalized and informal settings
• Maintaining avenues of research
• Publishing information

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