Values

How Often Do You Make a Moral Compromise?

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Moral Choice, Moral Decisions, Wisdom, Values, Mindfulness, Ethics, Moral Compromise, Morality, Emotional Intelligence, Healthy Living News
Susan Smalley, Ph.D.

I've learned not to think there's always a right and wrong course of action immediately evident. It can be important to observe and explore one's thoughts and feelings around a moral decision -- however big or small.

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A Cautionary Tale: When Your Boss Wants to Become Your Friend

Nedda Alammar | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Men, Women, Small Business, Employees, Unemployment, Workplace, Boss, Unemployment Rate, Values, Ethics, Small Business News
Nedda Alammar

When my boss wants me to just roam around his office/cubicle and talk about whatever until he's ready to leave and maybe go out for drinks with him, my defenses are up.

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Align Your Values And Your Life

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Change, Values, Happiness, Self-Help, Personal Values, Mindful Living, Personal Growth, Life Tips, Gps-Soul, Tips for Life, Emotional Wellness, Personal Development, Tips on Life, Healthy Living News
Dr. Jim Taylor

"Living your values" means placing greater emphasis on and making a greater commitment to activities, experiences, and people that express those values. It also involves creating balance in your life.

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Americans Overwhelmingly Negative About Country's Moral Values

Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Citizenship, Video, Americans, Loss of Moral Values, Values, American Values Decline, u.s. Values, American Values, Gallup Poll, Morality, Moral Values Declining, American Moral Values, America Loses Values, Gallup, American Morality, Religion News

Gallup's annual Values and Beliefs survey revealed that Americans are overwhelmingly negative about the future of moral values in the United States wi...

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Obama Campaign Talks Values Ahead Of Romney's Liberty University Speech

The Huffington Post | Andrea Stone | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Evangelical Christians, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Mitt Romney Mormonism, Romney Mormon, Barack Obama, Evangelicals, Video, Values, Mitt Romney Liberty University, Mitt Romney Religion, Romney Religion, Obama Religion, Gay Marriage, Liberty University, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- One day before Mitt Romney is scheduled to give the commencement address at Liberty University, the director of religious outreach for P...

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Reevaluating Your Values For A Better Life

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Success, Self-Esteem, Values, Happiness, What You Value, Your Values, Value, Morals Values, Mindfulness, Life Values, Healthy Living News
Dr. Jim Taylor

Your values form the foundation of your life. They dictate the choices you make and determine the direction that your life takes.

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Sentiments From the Swing State: An Ohioan's Appeal for a Civil Election

Stuart Muszynski | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Politics, Swing States, America, Values, 2012 Election, Ohio, Mitt Romney, Washington DC, Political Incivility, Barack Obama, Culture, Obama Ohio, Romney Ohio, Politics News
Stuart Muszynski

Every year that incivility in politics increases and is showcased and exploited by political parties and the media, average, every day Americans become more "in your face."

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To Bridge the Gap Between Dogma and Progress, We're Going to Have to Talk About Values

Jane Devin | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Lgbt, Religion, Dogma, Values, Politics, Ethics, Equal Rights, Gay, Social Mores, Religious Tolerance, Culture, Politics News
Jane Devin

How many people do you know who are extremists on either side? My guess is not many. Yet these are the types of conversations that dominate politics and the media today. They take away from the truth and heart of human matters while fanning flames of antagonism and disunity.

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Bragging Rights

Glennon Melton | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Bragging About Kids on Facebook, Values, Report Cards, Teaching Children Gratitude, Momastery, Carry on Warrior, Teaching Respect to Kids, Parents-Kids, Taking Pride in Children, Parents-Moms, Parents News
Glennon Melton

Craig and I have a steadfast rule -- no bragging to anyone except each other or the grandparents. Basically, our rule means that we keep our mouths shut in public and then we talk in bed about how our kids are better than anyone else's kids in the whole entire world.

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Sex, Saints, Yogurt and World Peace: Bemoaning the Loss of Decorum

Stuart Muszynski | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Decorum, Shared Values, America, Values, Secret Service, American Values, Enron, Metta World Peace, Barack Obama, Culture, Saints Bounty Scandal, Sports News
Stuart Muszynski

Whether with baseball and steroids, basketball and greed, or football and "pay-to-injure," the stakes and competition of sports have outpaced classiness, noble intentions and decorum.

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Teaching My Daughter the Value of Money

Women & Co | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Parenting, Financial Education, Money, Values, Teaching Children, Personal Finance, Family, Kids and Money, Parents News
Women & Co

How are you teaching your children the value of money?

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Confessions of a Racial Profiler

Stuart Muszynski | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Fiddler on the Roof, Holocaust, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Values, Trayvon Martin, American Values, Community, Society, Race, Racial Profiling, Culture News
Stuart Muszynski

A political science professor at Kent State University once told me that the history of our democracy is as much defined by who has been excluded as it is by who is included. Why do we exclude?

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It's About Parenting, Not Politics!

Meryl Ain, Ed.D. | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Education, Ann Romney, Family Values, Values, Working Mothers, Mommy Wars, Social and Emotional Learning, Sahm, Working Moms, Hilary Rosen, Parents News
Meryl Ain, Ed.D.

No matter how much household help a mother does or doesn't have, it is she who conveys the values that she wants her children to live by. Whether a mother is a SAHM or works 16-hour days, she is a role model for her children.

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Never Spend Money on Things That Don't Add Value to Your Life

Carolyn Anderson | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Values, Mindful Living, Money, Death, Value, Value Life, Life and Values, Value in Life, Things of Value, Mindfulness, Objects of Value, Healthy Living News
Carolyn Anderson

Ask yourself the next time you purchase something: "What value will this add to my life?" A worthwhile investment feeds the soul and contributes to the support of your body, mind and spirit.

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It's Time to Rethink and Reshape Our Organizational Cultures

Michele Hunt | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Vision, Leadership, Change, Values, Transformation, People, Innovation, Human Resources, Culture, Business News
Michele Hunt

Attracting and retaining the best and the brightest, and achieving extraordinary results is simple; create a great organizational culture -- A Culture For People.

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How the $640,000,000 Might Have Ruined Your Life

William Rose | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Greed, Lottery, Homelessness, Values, Money, Mega Millions Jackpot, Happiness, George Mason University, Mega Millions, Mega Millions Winner, Classism, Class Warfare, College News
William Rose

That's just the thing about winning the lottery: winning it makes you rich, not wealthy. There is no more honor in luck than there is happiness in money.

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The Mass Murderer, the Multi-National and the Mega-Bank: Where Are the 'Good Guys' in America?

Stuart Muszynski | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Profits, Ibm, America, Values, Ethics, Kindness, Doing-the-Right-Thing, Business, Fairness, Greg Smith Goldman Sachs, Greg Smith Resignation, Ibm-Holocaust, Corporate Greed, Greg Smith, Business News
Stuart Muszynski

Will America continue to be a "good guy" nation in our own eyes and the eyes of the world? Or will some businesses lead us into a downward spiral and will average Americans allow ourselves to be swept up in it?

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How Young Is Too Young To Teach Kids About Money?

Beth Kobliner | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Money Milestones, President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability, Waiting, Kids and Money, Making Choices, Values, Sesame Street, Money News
Beth Kobliner

Moms have been asking me this age-old question for years. The short answer: start when your child is old enough to say, "Gimme!"

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Ensuring School Safety Must Involve Old-Fashioned Values

Stuart Muszynski | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Education, Shared Values, Chardon High School Shooting, Values, Cleveland, Bullying, Community, Kindness, School Violence, Education News
Stuart Muszynski

The fact remains that every year, in every school, in every community, there's danger of school violence.

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Expecting Presidents

Christopher Holshek | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Citizenship, Elections 2012, Presidents Day, John Steinbeck, Values, Presidents, President Obama, Books News
Christopher Holshek

Whether Barack Obama is re-elected or replaced is overwhelmingly hinged on jobs and the economy. There's more than this to being president.

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How Much Do We Value Our Values?

Rabbi Geoffrey A. Mitelman | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Gregory Berns, Joel Hoffman, Jonathan Haidt, Emotion, Benefits, Costs, Rationality, Values, Ten Commandments, Mind, Religion News
Rabbi Geoffrey A. Mitelman

And perhaps the greatest impact religion has had on the world is that it helps us move the discussion of values from "costs and benefits" to "right and wrong."

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Want To Be Happier? Write Your Own Set Of Personal Commandments

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Happiness, Creativity, List Writing, Commandments, Be Happy, Gretchen Rubin, Values, Happiness Commandments, Being Happy, The Happiness Project, Happiness Project, Spirituality, Healthy Living News
Gretchen Rubin

Each person's list will differ. One person's commandment is to "Say yes," another person's commandment is to "Say no." You need to think about yourself, your values, your strengths and weaknesses, your interests.

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Getting Real Regarding "San Francisco Values"

Craig Newmark | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Population, Americans, San Francisco, Values, Behavior, San Francisco News
Craig Newmark

Okay, I've lived in SF for a long time, not far from twenty years. Have gotten tired of hearing outsiders talk "San Francisco values" without having a...

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Love And Sex: Putting Old Values In New Language

John Backman | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Lgbt, Marriage, Traditional Marriage, Values, Sex, Non-Traditional Marriage, God, Commitment, Love, Intimacy, Same-Sex Marriage, Religion News
John Backman

I am glad that LGBTQ people feel freer to be who they are and love whom they love. I believe it is good that people in dead or violent marriages can escape them more readily.

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Living for Change: 'Healing Civilization'

Grace Lee Boggs | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Karl Polanyi, Capitalism, Healing Civilization, Values, Patriarchy, Claudio Naranjo, Detroit News
Grace Lee Boggs

Naranjo's book is a fascinating example of the diverse roads by which serious thinkers in different fields are arriving at the conclusion that we have come to the end of the period of pursuing rapid economic growth.

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