Courage is a choice?

Courage is knowing what not to fear. --Plato

Plato the positive perspective guru with an "always look on the bright side of life" quotation. In life, we can spend time figuring out what it is we fear the most, or we can spend time deciding what is going well. Seems such a simple decision, but life is complicated.

When we do recognize and live in the energy of what is not feared, courage comes more easily. When everything is going well, confidence develops with more depth.

Is it then a choice - to have courage or not? If we choose to live in the positive, and the positive leads to courage -- seems like basic math.


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Compassion

Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we rise above ourselves. --Mason Cooley

The trick is to let ourselves stop so that we can take the moment to rise above ourselves. The society we roam about in nudges us to not stop. Just walk by...just let it go. Take one day or even one afternoon and STOP. Take the time to notice where you can brandish compassion and rise above yourself.

November 2010 Survey Update

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Here is the Virtue Spread as of November 2010. There are no huge changes in the top ten, but I continue to find that all 25 are important to a significant portion of the survey group. the survey just passed the 330 mark.

Not surprisingly, the 5 least preferred (although they still appear in top 5 lists) are those that create a sense of holding back, cutting back, or minimizing excess.

Recent comments about the Survey:

• This was a thought-provoking and very easy survey to complete. Thank you.
• Wow. Good to sit down and think about one's core values on a regular basis. An exercise for the heart-brain. Thanks.
• This was both thought provoking and enjoyable!
• Painless and thought provoking - what a great idea - I can only imagine the plethora of differing responses.
• It's always good for people to assess their values as a reminder what they stand for.

A view regarding prudence from Malta

Malta, like other countries is facing challenging financial times. This article, from the Times of Malta provides perspective from writer Lawrence Zammit.

"What is the lesson for Malta? Clearly the need for prudence applies also to our country. We are so small that bottlenecks can easily arise in our economy, causing an unnecessary increase in prices. Our smallness and our openness also make us exceedingly vulnerable to what happens beyond our shores.

The old adage “Waste not, want not”, needs to be applied across the board. Our country does not generate economic growth by the level of consumption and government expenditure but through the level of investment in job creation. We should always see prudence as a virtue."

Frugality - The coupon season

Coupons are more popular than ever -- 27% more people are using them than in 2008.

SOURCE

A lesson in generosity

An amazing story of the virtue of generosity from someone who had a bit of bad luck, saw the kindness in others, and became an example for all.

SOURCE ARTICLE

Perseverance is key for employees over 65

Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The current recession is motivating more people who are in the later stages of their career to stay on the job just a little bit longer. This prolonged presence is a benefit and a boon to the employment world. It is a benefit because the wisdom, perspective, and guidance of the deeply experienced workplace sage carries the consciousness of the company. It is also a challenge, given that when more people prolong careers and delay retirement; it becomes more difficult for the unemployed to get employed.

One thing is for certain, these baby boomers have perseverance. It may be that good living has prolonged strong health leading to a desire to work later. It is also possible (and more likely) that the recession has taken a bite out of retirement accounts, in essence forcing people to stay on the job.

The number of people over 65 who remain in the workforce has increased by 40 percent from 1998 to 2008. Not only are people staying in jobs longer, many are coming back after the traditional retirement age to find new employment. The perseverance comes in handy, given that older applicants enjoy less favorable response from potential employers 41 percent of the time.

Furthermore, in 75 percent of cases, the older candidate was not given the opportunity to present their qualifications before being dismissed from the recruiting process. When actually offered the role, the elder candidate was presented less quality health care in one third of the cases.

Perseverance is about carrying on despite life’s setbacks, and for individuals who are attempting to re-enter the workforce past retirement age, it needs to come in bucket-loads. The question does need to be asked however – is the elder employee less effective. In other words, does the discrimination carry weight?

Age may impact ability of the employee to take on new and novel tasks – say a technology application or new process or system. Other cliché’s are myths. Older workers do not necessarily cost more (income-wise), health care is not necessarily more expensive (more use of the plan, but less dependents to pay for), and performance does not tend to decrease, as many higher functioning skills season and strengthen with age.

So if it is not cost or competence; what is left is prejudice. If not prejudice, then it is just bad judgment. The employer has an inability to see quality when it happens to come in a slightly older wrapper. So I applaud the perseverance of those who choose to stay employed, if only employers could persevere through the prejudice.

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Nine damaging games people play in the workplace

There are nine games people play to out-pace, out-do, and out-perform the competition. Unfortunately, using these games almost always backfires. Maintaining a positive professional reputation is key to gaining the respect of fellow colleagues. These behaviors cause consistent damage to relationships and team dynamics. Everyone engages in them and the key is to know when they are occurring so that they can be shut down.

In reviewing the games, be aware of how often each is utilized. Determine why certain situations bring on certain behaviors. Understand who in the work environment brings out these behaviors. Focus on personal responsibility and strategies for prevention.

Assumption: The Assumption game occurs when assumptions are made about people, groups, and situations instead of truly taking the time to investigate the realities of the situation. It is key to first make sure that stereotypes and other assumptions are eliminated before evaluating the actions of others.

Blame: The Blame Game occurs when blame is aimed at other people, situations, teams, and variables without fully acknowledging personal responsibility. It is key to first determine personal responsibility before looking elsewhere for it.

Comparison: The Comparison Game happens when a situation, person, or event is compared with another without really taking stock of the issues. It is key to first weight the merits of the current situations, person, or event before bringing history into the picture.

Competition: The Competition Game happens when people on the team are competing with each other, or when the group is competing with other groups. It is key to work from a place of consensus with colleagues, whether individually or in groups.

Denial: The Denial Game happens when individuals or groups miss the obvious facts because of fear, embarrassment, or even politics. It is key to see the absolute truth a given situation and resist pushing away responsibility.

Expertise: The Expert Game happens when a person or group takes on the role of expert, and then proceeds to shut down others’ opinions and ideas. This often creates animosity and contempt. It is key to make sure every person is provided opportunity to state their knowledge before making decisions.

Living in the past: The Living in the Past Game occurs when comparison is made between current trends and situations to others in the past. Old solutions do not always apply to new problems. It is key to live in the present in order see the current situation clearly and accurately.

Passive aggressive: The Passive Aggressive Game occurs when anger or frustration is aimed from one situation/person to another situation/person. This occurs when a person carries aggression from a prior interaction and applies it to the current one. It is key to either aim frustrations at the person whom they were intended or find a way to eliminate them.

Technology: The Technology Game occurs when technology is used to do interpersonal dirty work. Instead of confronting the situation directly, e-mail, text, or other form of electronic communication is used. It is key to handle interpersonal challenge face to face.

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Sending Resumes? Then press pause on your Dignity.

One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered. – Michael J. Fox

Everyone should have the basic right to respect and ethical treatment, but if you are in the middle of a job search, dignity can be a difficult thing to maintain.

The job search is all about trading ego for hope. Your resume will be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked…don’t take this personally. Until your resume matches up, it is worth no more than the flickering screen it appears upon.

Your resume is a professional calling card and point of pride. No doubt you have spent countless hours perfecting, retuning, and agonizing over word placement. If you are going to assign your self-worth and dignity on an agonizingly short document, take the steps to do it right.

Recruiters and HR pros receiving your resume quickly screen for specific key words and familiarity. Having been in a recruiting environment at a major US company near Seattle recently, I can tell you that most resumes are sloppy, out of date, and fail to address the qualifications of the position applied for.

You have one minute to impress, let’s make sure you are worth the time.

Testing your resume – a four step process:

1. Put the dignity you have injected into your resume away. It will not help you here. More important now is that you find your objectivity.
2. Read the position that you are applying for in full. Jot down the 5 main qualifications that you believe they are seeking.
3. Bring page 1 of your resume to your computer screen or print the first page (most recruiters do not go to page 2 unless page one is worth it). Give yourself one minute to review it while focusing upon the 5 main qualifications you jotted down.
4. Would you consider yourself for the job?

I asked you to put your dignity away, but do not get rid of it – you will need it in force when you interview. For the paper process however, it is a numbers game. You need to get your resume out there in big numbers, and you need to make sure the message you are sending is quick, effective, and matches the needs of the recruiter.

Courage in the Workplace

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear – not absence of fear
--Mark Twain

Unemployment in the Seattle area is still scary at 8.5 percent (US Dept. Labor) and even though this is a better rate than many urban areas, it is still painful.

My monitoring of Monster, CareerBuilder, LinkedIn, Craigslist, NWJobs, and etc. indicate the number of jobs in the Seattle area are on the rise. There is one problem: The jobs that are opening have specific skill needs and often seek people with experience in that particular role.

Most employers are dreadfully bad at hiring talent with “transferable skills” – many hiring agents are taught to hire what/who they know, take few chances, and not think creatively. It is sad, I know. As a former recruiter, the hiring managers that I worked with wanted candidates that from a skill perspective, looked like their current employees.

So you have to gain some resilience in your search and develop some career courage. You need to leverage your experiences and create a compelling case for the employer to take a look at you. Career courage is all about trying the things that you have not yet done to secure interest, get the interview, and land the job. Here are 3 ideas that might spark your courage:

1. Write cover letters for each job that imbed information about the job in the letter. (not super courageous), but seems to be rare these days) This works on 2 levels…it separates you from the crowd and may give your application a second look. Writing a cover letter also fine tunes your interest and true qualifications for the role. Even if the employer does not read it, at least you are more in tune with the role.
2. Cold call the business/HR department (pretty darn courageous). Find the company number, get to know the job posting inside and out, and call in. Ask to speak to someone in HR…if you are really full of spunk and courage, ask to speak to the hiring manager. Be ready to say something of worth once you get through…practice!
3. Show up on their doorstep (epic level of courage). If you show up prepared, looking professional, and sounding intelligent, you may get to speak to someone associated with the job. Face:Face will separate you from the crowd. It is harder for people to overlook candidates that they have met.

All of these ideas are double edged swords. Since they require some level of job-seeker courage, they are more risky. You can win big but you could also really flop. Be sure to prepare thoroughly for any of these approaches and remember the most important points on courage: Manage your fears and be yourself.

This blog is copied from:

http://www.examiner.com/career-transition-in-seattle/leo-sevigny

Compassion in the Workplace: Catchy

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. – The Dalai Lama

You are not going to get ahead by being a professional jerk. As you go through the motions over the next few days, consider:

Are being the one no one wants to be around, or you are being the one people aspire to be…

1. Are you paying attention to how your actions impact others? Not holding the elevator for the next person, leaving the coffee spill in the break room, or walking away from the paper jam is not going to inspire a fan club. Don’t be the workplace dolt…think about how you represent yourself and how what you do defines who you are.

2. Have you offered anyone help this week without expecting something in return? Not everything is about the next promotion. Take time to figure out the needs of your colleagues. Who needs editing help? Who needs help carrying a few boxes? Who looks like they have been run over by a train and could really use a “hey, how ya doing?” Find a person who needs something and help with that need.

3. Do you have a personal definition for humility, and can you act upon it? I am not suggesting submissiveness here…although for some a few hours of serving others would be ideal. Be a little modest..find a way to be humble today - -drop the arrogance.

Invest in these three things that focus in on being a compassionate professional, your colleagues and you will thank you for it. Who knows, maybe someone will return the favor when you least expect...

Generosity

My days of focusing upon generosity broadened my perspective. Even though I know that generosity means more than a monetary equation, it is where my mind first went. I set out to not be stingy, not hold off on the larger latte for my wife, not say "no" when the kids wanted something. Then I went back to the meaning...I looked at the synonyms:

All heart, alms-giving, altruism, beneficence, benevolence, bounteousness, bounty, charitableness, charity, free giving, goodness, heart, high-mindedness, hospitality, kindness, largesse, liberality, magnanimity, munificence, nobleness, openhandedness, philanthropy, profusion, readiness, unselfishness...

Generosity, I had to remind myself is more than the monotization of life -- it is a process or way of being that focusing upon the goodness that comes from giving. Giving of the mind, of the heart, of the body...it is about being a person that is not stingy about their own being.

The best aspect is giving without expectation of return...and I think this is the deeper and more functional meaning of generosity. Giving a gift in hopes that it will result in a return gift, whether that be a physical, tangible one or an emotional gift is not generosity. It is bartering.

July 31, 2010 - I'm Back

It is a unique challenge to write a blog that for the time being is read by one person, that person being the writer (that would be me). I am a faith of one...at this point I have to build a belief that what this is about is worth believing in. :-) If not, i am just a public diary or a little off my kilter.

Tomorrow I begin again where I left off, the next Virtue being Generosity. Could be generosity of money, could be of heart, could be of emotion, or who knows?? All I know is that tomorrow, I will keep the idea of generosity in my mind as often as I can, and we will see where it leads.

Peace,
Leo

Frugality

Frugality without creativity is deprivation.
Amy Dacyczyn

Frugality has been a bust for me today -- this weekend we celebrated the kids' birthdays...not an easy time to be frugal :-) While we are not really into the exuberant regarding big gifts, we do like to bring together their friends to celebrate.

Sparing or scaling back the grandeur of the modern lifestyle is a challenge for me. I do have these long deep thoughts sometimes of simplifying, not purchasing so much, saving, scrimping...what have you. It helps that my personal need/desire for the material has decreased over the past few years as I find less and less pleasure in having "stuff"

The real challenge is making the transition from the easy decision of just wanting less to the difficult of actually cutting back what I feel I "need". To simply know that I am not driven to have more goodies does not make me frugal, it just means my desires have changed. To actually think of what it is I want and how to drive to using less, wasting less, making economical choices...now that is the hard. It really is not frugality if there is no sense of sacrifice.

Given that the whole weekend my wife and I have been providing birthdays parties for my children and their friends, it seemed an odd time to really focus on frugality. But then again, would it really have made a difference to the kids if we had spent $500 or $20 on the parties? Would their own desires and needs for "stuff" drive a feeling of disappointment?

It is my belief in creating The25Virtues list is that the virtues themselves should be pervasive in my life. That by intentionally focusing upon them, I would grow to be a more ethical, centered, peaceful individual. Frugality is going to be a tough nut to crack.

Tomorrow -- Generosity (ironic that it comes right after frugality, eh?)

Faith

If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory.
William Hazlitt

Even though I have defined faith as being more than the faith linked to religion, I thought surely that a day where I was to focus upon faith would lead me down a spiritual path. A caveat -- there is absolutely nothing incorrect or inferior about basing faith solely around religious belief...I do not seek to insult anyone. What I found though was that the faith I needed and the faith I focused upon was of a much more simple breed.

I know that writing about faith could draw some fire. Even re-reading the paragraph I just wrote could be construed as my having a complete lack of understanding of what faith is. In essence, I think that actually is what faith is. Each of us is wired differently when it comes to the finer cognitive qualities of our brains. If we are true to our own unique faith, can anyone else really understand it? There is religion, and I am Taoist, the most non-faith of faiths (you see...even that could be misconstrued as insulting!). But when it comes down to it, does anyone else really see faith or any of these virtues exactly as I do...I think not.

Today I gained faith in a future job opportunity. I renewed faith in a friendship that I had not invested in for far too long. I found faith in the good nature of people I met on elevators. I watched a group of professionals with a difficult problem to solve recognize that the group just needed to keep on keeping on...in essence, have faith in the foundations that had been laid.

Faith is about the extra little ooomph that is needed to get from point A to point B...whatever those points represent. Some use doctrine or gospel, others use duct tape and glue...still others just believe one way or another, that things are just going to work out.

Leo

Next Virtue: Frugality

Dignity

Dignity consists not in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them.
-Aristotle

I found dignity as a Virtue to live by a bit easier than Courage... Again, I found it as a quality I saw in others and myself. It has been very gratifying to notice that while I am working to live a given virtue, I am seeing it all around me in the actions of others. It is indeed very heartening.

Dignity is tough for people as it sometimes comes across as arrogance...and the two can be a fine line. I beleive it is really important that a person have a sense of personal dignity, and to know what strengths are possessed. Self respect is the key to this virtue. Self respect in my mind has always meant that I am also showing/sharing that respect to people around me. To work off of the Aristotle Quotation, we should know what honors we hold, the personal value we have for ourselves, and know that we deserve such accolade.

Another aspect I discovered is how easy it is to lose dignity in the face of insult or conflict. If there is a person who can "push my buttons"; I will lose my sense of dignity and begin to "give in". I will forget to live my virtues and will become sort of this jelly like person who just agrees with the tormentors wishes. By focusing upon dignity throughout the day I found 2 things...

1. That I was able to deflect the tormentors
2. That I was able to instill a sense of dignity to people whom I would have otherwize not taken an interest.

Powerful stuff.

Next Virtue -- Faith.

Leo

Courage

Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.
Amelia Erhart

I spent today seeking out opportunities to be courageous...to take the risk, the push myself past an established boundary. Courage is about the quality of mind or spirit to take on a challenge, and adversity with peace of mind. It is truth in conviction -- living one's values even when that is really hard.

If we all lived with courage, if we all lived our convictions in the tough times, I think the world would certainly be a more tangible, readable thing. Less hidden agendas, less game playing, less mystery and a whole lot of politicians out of work - or perhaps they would get into the business of solving real problems.

I digress, and that is because I found it difficult to be courageous. I could not find the magic moment today to show my courage. I wonder as I commit to living a virtue per day, will I find that many are hard to make tangible? At the very least, focusing on courage allowed me to see it more around me. My daughter playing Wii Fitness and taking a chance on a yoga pose when physical balance is a major challenge for her. She sweat it out, worked hard and acted courageous.

Then there is Willow, the new member of the family. An adopted greyhound who seems so totally depressed to me. She had to leave her family of over a year...a married couple with a 10 year old daughter. I think she is sad that she is not seeing her old family. Even though she is not choosing to be courageous, I have given her that quality -- courage to take on a new family of strangers.

The virtues live all around us, and I do believe that by focusing on them, life becomes more of a manifestation of them.

Tomorrow's Virtue...Dignity.

Compassion

"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion, If you want to be happy, practice compassion."
The Dalai Lama

My family had an addition to the family on December 31 in the form of an adopted Greyhound named Willow. She is a beautiful animal with the kinds of lines only Mother Nature could have created. Sleek, graceful, and focused...a truly unbelievable animal. The first night was a real challenge. Willow had been with a family for over a year when because of divorce, she was turned back into the Grayhound kennel.

I like dogs, and I wanted Willow to be a great part of the family...but then some things began to go a bit wrong. She was not accustomed to the new wood floors we just invested heavily into and found herself slipping and sliding, trying to find good footing. As a result, she gouged the floors pretty badly...with every step was a new deep groove in our perfect floors. Willow also obviously had not been around stairs for some time and the numerous staircases, one made of the same slippery hardwood mentioned before. Additionally, she seemed intensely annoyed by our 2 cats, and was very jumpy. Given that it was new years eve, many people in houses around us were lighting fireworks in celebration...each bang bang pow resulting in a panicked pooch. In one case in her nervousness she dug into my forearm as she was trying to find footing...the scratch is still prominent as I type.

I went to bed defeated -- feeling sure that the new dog was not going to make it in our home and that we would need to return her. I felt I needed to find the right balance and limit for my family and property. I fell asleep knowing we would try another day, but quite honestly felt that we were dog failures.

When I woke up this morning, I set out to honor my commitment to live one of the 25 virtues each day this year. Today was compassion, which was completely needed. I retooled my thinking. I watched Willow early in the day and tried hard to understand the situation from her perspective. I noticed that the more I led her firmly but gently, the more she responded. I recognized also that she likes to rest frequently and that we really had not given her the sleep she needed the day prior.

As a family, we laid out blankets and towels so that she could have pathways throughout the house, making exploring and safety easier to come by. We also worked with her repeatedly to get used of the stairwells in our house. Finally, instead of leading her around the backyard to go to the bathroom, I gave her freedom (we have a completely 6ft enclosed and safe back yard).

The more I really tried to be compassionate to Willow's needs, the more I felt my resentment and defeatist attitude fading. I began to grow hopeful, and I found that my actions and instincts were stronger, more confident, and more successful. My wife actually commented late in the day that she noticed that my entire attitude about Willow had changed, and now she felt hopeful that everything was going to work out.

I like to think of myself as a compassionate soul, but in this time of discomfort and stress, I found that I had lost sight of my compassion. By focusing upon it, I was able to turn a very disparaging and negative perspective into one of understanding and patience.

Tomorrow's Virtue...Courage.

Concerns regarding the word Affinity

I received feedback today from a survey taker about their dislike of the term affinity in thinking about the virtues. To clarify things a tad, I tested my own assumptions and went to dictionary.com to re-read the definition of the word.

With full respect to every person's unique perspective, I feel the definition fits very well. I do realize now that I will need to have to take some time in the book to define out affinity :-)

af⋅fin⋅i⋅ty   /əˈfɪnɪti/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [uh-fin-i-tee] Show IPA noun, plural -ties., adjective
Use affinity in a Sentence
–noun
1. a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc.
2. a person, thing, idea, etc., for which such a natural liking or attraction is felt.
3. relationship by marriage or by ties other than those of blood (distinguished from consanguinity ).
4. inherent likeness or agreement; close resemblance or connection.
5. Biology. the phylogenetic relationship between two organisms or groups of organisms resulting in a resemblance in general plan or structure, or in the essential structural parts.
6. Chemistry. the force by which atoms are held together in chemical compounds.
–adjective
7. of or pertaining to persons who share the same interests: to arrange charter flights for opera lovers and other affinity groups.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME affinite < MF < L affīnitās connection by marriage. See affine, -ity

Synonyms:
1. partiality, fondness; sympathy, leaning, bent. 4. similarity, compatibility.

Virtue Ratings

Greetings,,,

I have created a rating structure to report overall participant value for each virtue. The Virtue Rating is the sum of all who ranked the virtue as having “Deep/Vital” or “Strong” affinity. Below is the list as of May 22, 2009.

RESPECT (90.5% Virtue Rating)
INTEGRITY (88.1% Virtue Rating)
LOVE (88.1% Virtue Rating)
COMPASSION (86.4% Virtue Rating)
HONESTY (85.6% Virtue Rating)
KINDNESS (84.9% Virtue Rating)
LOYALTY (82.5% Virtue Rating)

WISDOM (73.8 Virtue Rating)
PEACE (73.4% Virtue Rating)
GENEROSITY (69.8% Virtue Rating)
JUSTICE (67% Virtue Rating)
PERSEVERANCE ( 66.7% Virtue Rating)
JOY (61.9% Virtue Rating)
HOPE (61.1% Virtue Rating)
DIGNITY (60.8% Virtue Rating)
COURAGE (56.4% Virtue Rating)
PATIENCE (48.4% Virtue Rating)
FAITH (47.2% Virtue Rating)
MERCY (46% Virtue Rating)
HUMILITY (40.5% Virtue Rating)

TEMPERANCE (27.3% Virtue Rating)
MODERATION (26.2% Virtue Rating)
FRUGALITY (24.6% Value Rating)
RESTRAINT (24.1% Virtue Rating)
PRUDENCE (20.7% Virtue Rating)

More Data!!

Thank you all for participating thus far in The25Virtues Survey. The response has been diverse and I am still seeing 3-4 new surveys completed per day. Please continue to forward to Friends, Family, and Colleagues.

Also, if you did not copy down your Virtues and their definitions and would like me to send them to you, please e-mail me at leo@evergreen3.com and I will be happy to retrieve and send.


As of April 23, 2009

They survey has been completed by181 participants.

Participants come from the following countries: USA, Canada, Great Britain

Participants come from 28 of the United States.

The age range of participants is: 15-74.

68% of the participants are Female.
32% of the participants are Male.

Participants represent 24 distinct career/occupational areas.

Participants represent all of the categorized racial/cultural areas.

Thank you all again for supporting my research!
Leo

The top 5

Greetings!



Here are the top 5 Virtues for all respondents, Female only, and Male only:



The Top 5 Virtues - All Respondents:

1. Love

2. Respect

3. Integrity

4. Compassion

5. Honesty



The top 5 Virtues – Females Only:

1. Love

2. Compassion

3. Integrity

4. Loyalty

5. Respect



The top 5 Virtues – Males Only:

1. Loyalty

2. Integrity

3. Hope

4. Perseverance

5. Compassion



I am definitely struck by the differences between Male and Female. Most interesting is the difference in where Love ranks in all 3. In the all up list, Love is number one as it is in the females only. For Males, Love does come in close as the 6th Virtue, however. I plan to look at the ways in which these values are defined differently by the sexes. I am also curious about the strength of Loyalty in the Males only grouping. Over 1/2 of male respondents state Loyalty as a Deep/Vital Virtue.



I look forward to reading responses to this data!

Leo