How do we inspire the next generation? We get clear about what we really believe.

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We’ve seen many headlines the past few days. Coronavirus cases are rising as states are opening back up and mass protests, claiming justice for the death of George Floyd, have happened around the U.S. and across the globe. Together they’ve condemned abuses of police power and systemic racism.

Then one amazing victory came in between many bitter moments, the Supreme Court barred discrimination in employment for LGBTQ employees!

Both fights, for racial justice and LGBTQ rights, highlight our underlying belief in equality—equal rights for everyone. But do we have the awareness to understand and articulate our personal underlying values? Are we aware of how they contribute to our futures and how they impact our communities?

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We live in tumultuous times, but this is an opportunity to reset and set up the intention to move forward and remember to use our intuition to choose our best way through this moment. To do this effectively, we must be aware of how our underlying beliefs impact our actions. By being aware, and not muddled, we’ll be able to design how we want our future to look like.

Only by attaining clarity of our beliefs, thoughts, feelings and actions, will we inspire generations after us to rewrite their paradigms and to create their own paths out of the maze of life, tailoring their decisions in balance with who they are and who they want to be—and what they want the future generation to learn. 

For our own benefit, after we review our values and beliefs, we’ll be able to better align our motivations with our goals and get results. When we have a clear understanding of our goals, our risks, and what we need to do to move forward, we can start our way out of the maze—learning, growing, discovering.