We’ve always believed that forming a strategy is impossible until you’re clear on what your values and principles are. Without values and principles to guide you, making decisions can seem impossibly difficult. Given how important setting values and principles is to decision making we asked folks we admire to tell us about the values or principles that matter most to them.

Watson Papillon | Songwriter, businessman, coach. The Jack of all trades

Family. The family we grow up in shapes in many ways the type of person we become. When I was 3 years old my dad moved to the states with me and my older brothers and I got to see first hand him working and going hard to provide for us and always be there. From parent teacher conferences to sporting events you name it. My brothers always had my back no matter what, whether we had a lot or a little, we always had each other. That really instilled in me a strong family oriented foundation that I wouldn’t trade for anything. Read more>>

Yolanda Strader | Managing Attorney at Strader Paschal PLLC

I live by the principle that your reputation is worth everything. It takes years of hard work and results to develop a solid reputation of being an excellent lawyer. But it only takes a few minutes to derail years of effort. You simply cannot run a successful law practice if your reputation is on shaky ground. Thus, I approach every situation with a mindset that it is another opportunity to exemplify excellence, whether that situation involves a client, a colleague, or an opposing counsel. Read more>>

Michelle Elle” Peoples

Authenticity! Who you see on screen is who I am off screen. I have to show up as myself everyday, whether it’s a good day or a bad day, you get me as I am. I am at a place in my life where I am comfortable in my own skin, and I accept myself, my flaws, my failures, my lessons, my scars as proof that I am a living, breathing work in progress every single day. Read more>>