Most of us know, at least in our hearts, what matters to us. We speak about family, honesty, service, excellence, faith or justice. Yet when life becomes demanding, it is easy to drift. We say yes when we mean no. We stay quiet when something feels wrong. Over time a gap opens between what we say we value and how we live. That gap is a values gap. It is the distance between our stated values and our daily behaviour. The wider it becomes, the more we feel restless, resentful o

The heart behind your goals We hear it everywhere. Follow your purpose. Live with purpose. Find your purpose. Yet many people still whisper to themselves what does that actually mean in a real life that has bills, family, deadlines and long evenings in traffic. For most of us, purpose sounds like a big calling or a perfect career move. So we keep setting new goals and chasing the next target, hoping the feeling of purpose will finally arrive. Often it does not. We achieve mor

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