Letter from Chris (8/7/08)
Originally posted in VBL Newsletter– August 7, 2008
Dear VBL Reader:
Thank you for requesting to receive the VBL Newsletter. I am truly glad that you have invited me to share a part of your journey with you and hope that our mutual alliance will help you reach your full potential. In the inaugural edition of the newsletter I would like to to introduce myself and explain what I have in mind for the future of VBL.
My name is Chris Bell, and I am a recent graduate of the Graduate School of Political Management at the George Washington University in Washington, DC. My passion in life is helping other people connect who they are to what they do by helping them clarify their deeply held values, set goals consistent with those values, and develop a game plan to achieve these goals while maintaining a balanced life. It is my belief that when your daily actions reflect your deeply held values, you lay a credible claim to inner peace, can inspire and lead others.
Working with Kathleen Schafer, a D.C.-based leadership coach and founder of Leadership Connections Inc. I developed the idea of Values-Based Living (VBL), a personal development program for the under 30 crowd. I have worked in personal and organizational development for 5 years and wanted to take some of the things that I have learned and live my passion by helping those in the millennial generation. After talking with many of my friends and associates, and hearing about the questions the millennials were asking in counseling sessions, I felt that this group would benefit from learning the principles behind things like effective goal-setting, having a positive mental attitude, and learning how to find a career that allows them to be who they are, instead of a cookie-cutter mold of the “ideal” whatever. I believe that you will be your happiest and be of the greatest benefit to others when you do what no else can do effectively, be you.
I started the VBL Blog a couple of months ago and have enjoyed reading your emails and comments. Thank you for your patience and understanding while I figure this stuff out. I just finished my three part series on encouragement and I am looking at topics to write about next. My question for is… Where should we go from here? I want to hear from you. VBL was created to help you. If you are interested in maximizing your potential, learning how to find meaning in your career, or creating a development plan for your life, I want to hear from you. Especially if you are under 30, please let me know how we can help you.
Warmest regards,
Chris W. Bell
Founder and Coach, VBL
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