05/01/2014
Who I am, What I believe, What I
value by Lewis Howes
• I am a self-governing individual who
values a higher sense of right in
order to make decisions in life.
• I am an individual who values
honest, passionate, and unconditional
friendship, always wanting to improve
the friendships I have, and gain trust
and respect from the people I do not
know
• I understand that I am created from
a more powerful source than man,
and therefore I strive towards
exemplifying a spiritual basis and
awareness with every waking moment.
• I am constantly growing, learning,
discovering, and becoming more
developed as an individual daily.
• Every day I succeed. There is no
failure. My seeming failures are
actually moments in time that help to
expand my thought, enabling me to
become more aware of my
surroundings, which leads me to
success.
• I am constantly changing; adapting
to the demands of everyday life. Each
moment my body is different than the
moment before, so is my thought.
This is true because it is always a
different moment in time; therefore
everything has already changed from
the previous moment.
• I am a loving, warm hearted, giving,
selfless, hard working, passionate,
competitive, unique individual, and at
the same time a part of the one
spiritual connection throughout all
thinking and thought.
• I do not hide the fact that I have
many faults, and in no way shape or
form am I perfect. I have definitely
lived a life of greed, selfishness,
hatred, anger, disrespect, betrayal,
lust, and dishonesty. These things I
am not proud of, but at the same
time I appreciate, embrace, and value
them as much as anything else. For
without these mistakes and faults, I
would not be able to understand how
amazing the life of a higher standard
or value is. For I would be in the
middle, never feeling anything, no
pain, and no love, just a mediocre
feeling of nothingness. I would much
rather be aware and have experienced
what hurts my friends, the society,
and myself over never knowing, and
being mediocre.
• I believe that every individual has
an endless amount of potential. All
they need is someone or something
to help direct their path towards
finding their greatness.
• I value God, Family, Friends,
Teachers, Coaches, Education,
Honesty, Unconditional Love, Respect,
Accountability, Hard Work, Dreaming
in the seeming unattainable and
attaining it, the inspiration I receive
from successful Dreamers, and the
small moments in life that create
warmth in our hearts.
My Leadership Goals
• Be Willing To Grow
• Work Harder and Smarter than
anyone else
• Always be Grateful
• Always be Selfless
• Never be Satisfied
• Love Everyone and Everything
• Live right Now
• Give my Best at all Times
• Think on Spirit, not on Matter
• Believe in God, not in Man
• Always look inward and upward, not
outward
• Believe in the power of an idea
• Trust and know that all is well
• Never give up on in
• Live the Dream
“Always strive to lengthen your stride.
If you stride so that you are
comfortable, you will never improve.
You must stretch yourself. The secret
to accomplishing much is to reach
beyond your grasp! If your reach
exceeds your grasp, you will enter a
daily fight of self-discipline and self-
denial. Start every day with the
intention, determination and
commitment to do what others are
unwilling to do.”
There are three truths in life, “the
truth we think, the truth we want, and
the truth that is.” We will always be
able to believe that the truth we think
and want exists, but this will never
occur without unceasing persistence,
proper direction, a genuine love for
self- others- and life, honesty, moral
courage, and a passion for what you
are doing. When this transpires, the
first two truths will no longer exist,
because what you think and want will
be what is.
“Not all progress is change, not all
change is progress, but you can’t have
progress without change.” –Stuart
Jenkins
Follow your heart; be passionate
about what you do and why you do it.
If you can’t be passionate by leading
yourself, you will never be able to
lead others. And you are only a
leader if you have someone following
you.
Think on principles, and use
leadership to better mankind. Be in
service for others. Stay focused, and
reaffirm your meaning and purpose
daily to reaffirm this vision.
Always stand for something. If you
aren’t standing for something good,
you will probably give into something
bad.
Becoming a Leader
It’s fun for me to read what I wrote over
eight years ago.
I thought maybe my ideas would have
changed by now, but almost everything I
wrote is still true today.
I also love how I put “Live the Dream” as
one of my goals seeing as I still say “ I’m
Living the Dream” almost every day
