A community, more than anything else, must come together around shared values, and these are ours.
You will notice that they all say we "seek to." None of us are perfect, and sometimes we may fail to fully live up to our values, but we hold these values dear and constantly strive to achieve them as well as we can.
We also support each other to live up to these values, not by judging them, but by supporting them to understand when we may not be living to our highest values.
🔹 Honesty - A Villager seeks to always be honest and truthful, and never uses deceit or deception to make sales.
🦁 Courage – A Villager seeks to stand up for values, take entrepreneurial risks, and be a light in the world that inspires others.
🤝 Service - A Villager seeks to serve people and finds income as a side effect of serving, rather than seeking money with service as a side effect.
🏘️ Community - A Villager seeks to help their fellow Villagers with their advice, network, and support.
👀 Watchfulness - A Villager seeks to protect their fellow Villagers, and all people, from Villains by warning them off and recommending providers with Villager Values.
😄 Fun - A Villager seeks to make work and life enjoyable for themselves and those around them, recognizing that both business and life are too serious to not contain laughter and smiles.
🌟 Purpose - A Villager seeks higher purpose in their own work and seeks to support the higher purposes of others.
💰 Abundance - A Villager seeks to bring success to all, recognizing that there is more than enough for all of us and that competition is a myth.
🌱 Growth – A Villager seeks self-improvement, always seeking to improve themselves as a person to better serve others and themselves.
🧭 Discernment – A Villager seeks to recognize nuance, understanding when one does harm through malice versus incompetence, and always seeking to see our fellow human through eyes of empathy rather than judgment.
Which of these values most speak to you?
How can you live out these values in your life and business?