I’ve been enjoying this summer immensely. My kids are so excited to be trying a few different day camps throughout the city and I’m embracing the slower pace of summer, spending it lunching with girlfriends rather than behind a desk. I’ve learned that my time is something I wasn’t valuing as much as I should, I mean the time for me and the things I love and need in my life to feel full (in heart and mind!) So, I’m placing a larger value on my personal time. This, in turn, has transcended to my work this summer. I’m more picky about what projects I jump on, having the luxury of a quiet summer before the busy fall (and holiday!) season starts.
What do you value? Betty Ann Heggie, in her latest blog post Women Leaders Know What They Value says that knowing your values can help women achieve success. It seems like a basic principal, but there’s more to it.
She says that knowing your value is a combination of figuring out what gives you energy, feeling confident to take risks, building resilience and having presence. All these attributes help form and propel your values in your home and work life. One leads to the other.
What do you think? If you have no solid foundation, no set values, how can you build upon them or find your way through home and business discussions? For me, this summer, my time is what I value. And so, I use that to guide me in my decisions.
This month, we’re asking you to read Betty-Ann’s blog post here, and then leave a comment blow telling us, what do you value most this summer? Are you like me and cherish that personal time? Maybe recent events have made honesty take a star role in your life. Loyalty is important for many people. Maybe empathy is a strong presence in your life this year. Share below and you could win!
I value the extra time I have this summer to spend with my family!
spending time with my mom
I value my health this summer and forever, especially after going through losing my dad to Prostate cancer. Every day when I see the sunrise is a day I feel blessed to be healthy and alive.
I am valuing spending time with family who are visiting from across Canada.
I would have to also say that I am valuing my time this summer, especially the time I am getting to spend with my family and the time I get to take for me to relax and enjoy nature while we camp.
I value that I am work and am able to visit/support my mom who is living with stage 4 cancer.
I am valuing spending time with my kids
I value my time with my kids and having some downtime!
I value my body. I started exercising about 1 1/2 years ago when I was in horrendous shape. Last summer was good, but this summer is excellent. My energy has sky rocketed and I am appreciative everyday for this.
I value the warm weather, food, family, and friends!
I value the (slightly) slower pace at work – and being able to enjoy time outside without needing to wear 7 layers.
I value time I am getting to spend with my children and grandchildren as they come home for a vacation. I have missed them since they moved away from the city where I live so I treasure the time with them now.
I value spending time with my family this summer. After 2 long years of my dad battling and BEATING cancer, I just feel the need to make precious memories.
I value the time spent in the warmth of the day outside. Winter is coming. I also value the time I will spend with my sisters.
I value my health. I may not be 100% but I can walk, move, talk , listen and feel. I feel very blessed for the health I have.
I value getting to spend my summer with friends and family. I’m not getting as much time with them as I’d like to though.
i value time with my kids
Spending time with my family!
I value my kids – it’s fun to hang out at the park with them in the summer!
spending time with my family
i value the time spent with the family, kids are growing up, son will soon be on his own so want lots of family time now!
I am valuing spending time with family
I value spending quality time with my family and my parents
Spending time with my girls – theya re growing up too fast1
I value the quality time with family and friends
I value seeing my school friend after 34 years
I value you my health this summer. I have arthritis and it was getting worse but my great Dr has tried me on some new meds and I feel like a new person
I value my health.
I value good health of myself and family
I value air conditioning, a giving patient husband, and relatively stable health
I value my new husband! We just got married two weeks ago! Amazing summer for me.
I value my health allowing me to enjoy the weather.
I value getting together with my good friend by phone as we live 4 provinces apart.
I value my health this summer for one thing and am enjoying my time spent with our kids and grandchildren.
I value being able to visit friends that live quite a distance from us. It hasn’t happened often in the last few years, but when it does, I am so thankful that our friendships pick up exactly where they left off 🙂
I value the time I will get to spend with my family on this summer.
This summer I am valuing the time that I spend with my kids. So many parents dread summer holidays and can’t wait until their kids go back to school. I am choosing to enjoy my time with my kids, no matter how challenging it can be.
I value the time I get to spend with my grandchildren and daughter.
This summer I value getting up early with my baby.
For me. I value my family. most live out of town due to jobs. When we get time together I appreciate the little things so much more with them! One thing I love is my daughter makes time for facetiming me with my grandson all the time. It’s the just cause ones every few days that I love the most!
Family time with my three boys and hubby!
I value spending time with my son this summer
Good health all around, and the ability to take a vacation from work!
I value time spent with my fiancé and daughters!!
Loved Betty Ann’s post – so much GREAT advice! Thank you – great read.
This year has been challenging, experiencing injury, car accident and a fire. I value me!!
Family. Due in August, I’ve had to rely on family to take of my son when I’ve been sore (or tired) or even just getting me ready for the next baby!
Time at the lake!
visiting with my relatives who live far away
I value the moments we spend together as a family especially in our travels.
Cheers.
spending time with family especially the ones that live out of town.
I value the time I got to spend with my niece. This summer was a real eye-opener, I now realize that she understands the choices and sacrifices I made for her and her brother. She appreciates it, and I appreciate that she appreciates it.
This summer I am valuing my time as a Mother and precious fleeting moments with my son.
I value the time spent with the family.
I valve spending time with my kids.
This summer, I value the time spent outside enjoying the sun with my 18-month old boy. He is a curious toddler and enjoys running around and playing at the waterpark. How precious are these moments that I will cherish forever.
The time off with my kids. I get the whole summer off and we’ve been making the most of it
I have really valued family time this summer, it’s been great.
I value the longer days that allow me to accomplish more outdoors.
This summer I value getting up early with my baby.
I value the good weather and quality time with family!
I value the time that I’m able to spend with my daughters and my daughter involving me in the planning of her wedding this upcoming Sept
I value the extra time with my kids and the outdoors
i value the clear skies and not having to shovel
I value that I was able to visit my mom in NB, I value that I get to spend lots of time with my granddaughters.
I value being able to stay home with my kids, no matter how crazy they make me some days lol
i value the time i get with my kids
I value the beautiful weather so we can hang out outside!
spending time with my niece and nephew before school starts.
The longer days and the family time.
TIME! I work full time (and usually MORE than full time) I’m soaking up every minute along with the sun with my beautiful daughters!
Connections with older family members… I seem to be loosing them way too quickly in the last year.
I value the beautiful weather and being able to spend it with my friends and family.
FAMILY. I’ve always known how genuinely blessed I am to have been born into an authentically family ~ but never more so than during and after this past month of July:
We had the very good fortune to be able to enjoy a two week “family reunion” celebration in a house we rented in Michigan. We are a small family. My mother was a n only child and my father (who passed away when I was very young of a sudden heart attack) had only one brother who is also gone as is his wife and only child who died in the 80’s of aids.)
Only my immediate family ~ my mom, my sister and our families were there the whole time, though other more distant family members and long time friends joined us for shorter visits.
The occasion was VERY special in itself (as we are now living in scattered locations around the country) but all the more so because we were celebrating my Mom’s 93rd birthday. I can’t begin to describe the incredible bonding and “rekindling” experience this was: sharing a lifetime of memories ~ while creating new ones to sustain us..
Sharing this unhurried, priceless quality time with my Mom was a blessing I will always treasure and my sister and I reawakened a closeness that we haven’t enjoyed since we were young children ~ and we got to know each other’s families in a way we have never had that kind of time to appreciate.
And as if all of this were not enough ~ I think we all experienced and learned a much deeper understanding and appreciation of what our values are ~ and indeed ~ where they came from.
I value the sleep-in mornings with the kids, then planning our day of activities… just having that extra time with them where life is not hectic or scheduled, instead it’s swimming & camping, splash parks & movie-nights!
I value time spent with my husband. He’s teaching me to golf, and it might turn into a great activity for us to do together.
I value my health and the time spent with my kids.. (even if they were fighting with each other every day) lol
My Mom passed the beginning of April. April, May and June were spent decluttering, sorting, organizing and staging my parents house for sale. June we settled Dad into a great retirement residence near us. It took a few weeks for him to settle in. Mid June we listed the house for sale and early July it sold. I had 1 week to completely clear out the house. All furniture and belongings. It was brutal. But it is all done now. Dad has the money. He is happy where he is living. And I get to decompress, finally.
I am looking forward to breathing for the rest of summer. Just breathing.
I value the time I can spend with my boys this Summer being a SAHM. 🙂
I valued being able to attend my nieces summer wedding with my family!
The little time spent with my mom!
I value the time spent at the lake with our friends and relatives this summer
I value the precious time my baby girl and I have with my husband/her dad on the weekends because he works 14 hours a day during the week.
I value not having to be bundled up heavy coats boots etc as I have to walk most places. It is so much easier and more fun.
I value every day I have on this earth!
I value free swim days at the local pool paid by Tim Hortons
I value my time with my kids
I value my family, friends, pets and all the blessings in my life.
I value the time I have to spend with my family and fur babies this summer 🙂
spending quality time with the kids
I value being able to spend more time with my kiddos …. enjoying all the free family activities in the city!
I value the time I was able to spend with my daughter before she goes away to school.
I value spending time with my daughters and that my family is healthy.
visiting my niece & nephew!
I value spending time with my husband and new puppy.
Value this summer – the little things – LAUGHTER and acknowledging random acts of kindness.
I value my family & our health!
I value spending quality time with my kids. Time is going by so fast and they are growing too quickly. I know it is not always easy to have the kids home out of routine and off schedule from school and it is impossible to always be out doing something that costs money but it is important to make the most of it, whether it is spending time outdoors or playing a board game. I love to take pictures of activities we do as a family.
I value my health this summer. I am three years post cancer and this summer I have been reminded several times that I am one of the lucky ones. We’ve lost some loved ones and had some new diagnoses in the extended family this year.
Empathy is important to me.
The thing I valued the most this summer was getting time to spend with my grandchildren from out west.
I value spending time with my family that comes to visit from a different province that i dont see often
I value spending time with my family
Getting to see my inlaws in England
I value extra time to spend with my fiance and my daughter.
I value my health and my family
this summer i really value the family time and new memories created by spending time together camping
I value my health being stable enough to enjoy the outdoors and do some catchng up with family.
I valued the time I had with my youngest child. He will be going to kindergarten this year. So this summer was bittersweet.
I value time I spend with my family
I value the time I spend with my parents.
I value my mat leave and the time I get with my new baby this summer. Back to work soon and I will miss this time with her!
I value family time….lots of great memories made so far this summer!
I value time spent with family this summer.