BELIEF 
If you possess a strong Belief theme, you have certain core values that are enduring. These values vary from one person to another, but ordinarily your Belief theme causes you to be family-oriented, altruistic, even spiritual, and to value responsibil- ity and high ethics-both in yourself and others. These core values affect your be- havior in many ways. They give your life meaning and satisfaction; in your view, success is more than money and prestige. They provide you with direction, guiding you through the temptations and distractions of life toward a conaistent set of priori- ties. This consistency is the foundation for all your relationships. Your friends call you dependable. "I know where you stand," they say. Your Belief makes you easy to trust. It also demands that you find work that meshes with your values. Your work must be meaningful, it must matter to you. And guided by your Belief theme it will matter only if it gives you a chance to live out your values. 

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Michael K., salespers~n: "The vast majority of my nonworking time goes to my:, family and to th~ things we do in the community. I was on the countywide Boy,!! Scouts board of directors. And when I was a Boy Scout, I was pack leader. When I:;: 
was an Explorer, I was junior assistant leader for the Boy Scouts. I just like being!~ with kids. I believe that's where the future is. And I think you can do a whole lor;! 
worse with your time than investing it in the future." !I 
Lara M., college president: "My values are why I work so hard every day at my\\ job. I put hours and hours into this job, and I don't even care what I get paid. I just'fi found out that I am the lowest paid college president in my state, and I don't evenj: 
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care. I mean, I don't do this for the money." i!:i 
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Tracy D., airline executive: "If you are not doing something important, why;!! 
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bother? Getting up every day and working on ways to make flying safer seems im+!::i 
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portant to me, purposeful. If I dido't find this purpose in my job, I don!! know if}j! 
could work through all the challenges and frustrations that get in my .);ay. I thinkl!\ '!' would get demoralized," !'il , ,;: " 
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