Episode 34 -Become the Woman You're Meant to Be: How Your Core Values Shape Your Purpose with Eva Kennedy
By Jessica Garrison
If someone were to ask you to name your top 5 priorities in order, could you do it? Do these priorities reflect your why and your values? Our next guest is a pursuant person who is the Values Queen. Eva Kennedy lives in her purpose, always pursuing it, and she also serves women. She lives in that and thrives in that, knowing who she is and just how beautiful of a person she is.
Eva tells us that she was married to her job, working 29 years in the corporate world. This changed when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, of which she was free of for 5 years after radiation treatment. Her priorities began shifting, and it was time to leave her that job because it no longer served her. This launched her into her journey of discovering what truly mattered to her and to her soul. Mentally and physically, she was exhausted. She hadn’t taken the time to process her cancer journey, and she also was moving her life in a new direction. Eva says that she was looking outside for her purpose, but it was within her all along. We always want to encourage women to discover themselves and embrace their layers so they can find this within, too.
Eva describes her values as tools or a roadmap. They help help to guide you in your decision making based on what’s important to you, and it’s crucial to have them. Otherwise, other people will decide for you what’s important, and that’s when you start to live out of other people’s expectations rather than your own. It’s a process that happens over time, and Eva reminds us that’s it’s okay to need help along the way. It’s why we provide as many resources as we can, so women are able to take that first step in their journey and decide for themselves how they want to live. Everyone’s values and choices will look different, but the outside noise shouldn’t matter. It’s for you to know and feel good about, not others.
Who are you? What do you want? Be truthful with yourself when you ask these questions. Otherwise, you won’t be getting the most out of your experiences. Remember to give yourself grace during this time of discovery. So many people feel stuck and don’t know how to move forward, but like us, Eva wants to help women with their journey. Her website details her services, links her book, and offers the opportunity to learn more about the community she has created. I’ll leave one last quote that really stuck with me, and I hope it can help inspire you: “Become the woman you know you are meant to be.”
Ways to Engage: Start asking: List your Top 5 Values in order of priority. Take time to think about it, reflect, and determine what is truly valuable to you and your life. Use this list to help guide you through tough decision making and bring you back to yourself when you feel lost.