Core Value: Health

We have three core values at Strength School: health, education, and trust. Core values are guiding principles, fundamental beliefs, that help individuals or organizations make decisions in all aspects of life. Everyone has core values, whether they realize it or not.

Our core values: health, education, trust.

When I'm thinking about a big decision for Strength School - such as who to hire for a new job, when to open a new location, or starting a new program - I not only evaluate the choices based on basic business metrics like profitability, I also look at how that decision aligns with our core values. Our values become a filter that helps me make better choices for Strength School and everyone involved in it. 

I chose health as one of our three core values because it has always been a personal priority for me, and I think that without good health, nothing else matters. So when making choices as the owner of Strength School, I look at how those choices will affect the health of everyone at Strength School:

How will this decision impact my personal health?

Every business owner has made bad decisions and faced tough times. In the past I've worked and stressed so much that it affected my health. I try to avoid that at all costs now.

How will this decision impact the health of my staff?

Will it be too much, too soon, thereby causing stress? Will it overload them? Or, perhaps, could it provide them new opportunities to make more money or have a bigger impact on their clients? 

How will this decision impact the health of our clients?

Will this help our clients achieve better health? Will it help them reach better health faster? 

In the future, I'll talk about our other core values of trust and education. Have a great day!

-Shane