Our Core Values
Courage
- Acknowledging Fear And Confronting It Head-On
- Accepting Risk, Change And Failure As Part Of Life
- Persevering Despite The Odds
- Standing Up For What We Believe
- Enduring Hardship And Adversity Without Complaint
- Being Willing To Make The Tough Choices
Optimism
- Faith In The Rightness Of The Natural Order Of Things
- Confidence In Our Own Abilities
- Acceptance Of The Blend Of Good And Bad; In The World And In Ourselves
- Gratitude For The Blessings That Come Our Way
Self-Reliance
- Taking Responsibility For Our Own Well-Being
- Confidence In Our Ability To Learn
- Making Do With What We Have
- Doing Our Best And Learning From Mistakes
Valuing Competence Over Convenience - Putting In The Time And Effort It Takes To Master A Skill
- Finding Satisfaction In Every Accomplishment
Authenticity
- Understanding One's Self As A Whole Person
- Satisfaction In Being Who We Are
- Actions Guided By A Coherent Set Of Core Beliefs
- Recognizing Our Own Strengths And Weaknesses
- Saying What We Mean
Honor
- Being Worthy Of Trust
- Someone Who Can Be Counted On
- Telling The Truth
- Keeping Our Word
- Acting With Integrity; No Matter The Cost
- Knowing That Just Because It's Legal Doesn't Mean It's Right
Duty
- Actions, Not Words
- Responsibility To Something Larger Than One's Self
- A Willingness To Sacrifice Self-Interest
- Doing What Has To Be Done
- Respecting Core Values As Absolutes
- Answering The Call When It Comes
Heart
- Seeing The Good In People
- Seeing The Beauty In Life
- Finding Rewards In Giving
- Recognizing Our Shared Humanity
- Feeling At One With Nature
- Kindness To All Living Creatures; Including Ourselves