“If you stand for nothing, you fall for everything”

We asked the community to tell us about the values and principles that guide their lives and businesses.

Alya Alghamdi | Sports and Nutrition Activist & Founder of AFA – Athletics For All” Foundation”

80% of how we feel, depends on what we consume. Our nutrition is the essence of our lives… Every time I’m around my friends I always preach the word about Sports and Nutrition. I give so much importance to keeping fit and eating the right foods, and the more I talk about it the more it grows in me. It has become the principle of my life, that I practice on a daily basis. This is my core! It is what I give priority to every single day. Read more>>

Courtney Paige | Executive cowgirl – Yeehaw Films

Loyalty. It’s everything in this business. Read more>>

Michael Jones | Mentor, Father, & Community Advocate

Mentorship. It is literally the building block of all that we as human beings do. Everything we do as a social species is learned, whether directly taught or picked up through observation, so we do nothing without it being demonstrated to us. It is those experiences that dictate how we interact with others throughout our lives. It is important that we as mentors make sure we help to dispel unnecessary pain through trial and error for the generations to come. Read more>>

Jessica Wijaya | Vis Dev Artist and Illustrator

Being honest with yourself and staying true to what you love has always been at the forefront of my mind whenever I am creating personal art work. I find that when you are having fun while you are creating art, people have a tendency to respond more strongly to it. For the longest time, I have actually been self-conscious about creating fanart/anime illustrations and paintings. The genre was strongly discouraged in the classroom when I was attending art college. Read more>>

Dionna Sharay Smith | Artist & Creative Consultant

Hmmm…What value or principle matters most to me? I don’t think I could choose just one value or principle, but rather a trait followed by a value and a principle. Character is a huge trait that reflects an individual or business. The value of great character is integrity paired with honesty resulting in principle. Read more>>

Aster Hung | Illustrator & Designer by day, amateur musician by evenings.

To me, being kind and taking responsibility for your own words and actions are the most valuable principles to live and work by. There’s being nice and polite, which most people are good at given we live in a society, but kindness and empathy is a slightly different thing. It’s about respecting other people and caring for other people. Read more>>