“Crime doesn’t pay?” or “Murphy strikes again?”

Here’s a story that could be fiction if it wasn’t true.

On Sunday, December 19, 2004, a gang of Belfast, Northern Ireland, robbers initiated a daring 24-hour plan to rob Northern Bank.

While holding family members of two executives hostage, they made off with staggering sum of $42,000,000. According to Guinness Book of World Records, this heist rates fourth on all-time list and first for a peacetime haul of currency alone.

These were not ordinary crooks. They did their homework and executed their plan with military precision.

They wore gloves, masks, overalls, and boots. Police theorize these were burned afterwards.

They trimmed their hair short to minimize incriminating DNA forensic evidence. They burned executive’s car commandeered for robbery.

By Brian Maloney

Believe it or not, values are in core of all of us. These underrated rankings tell more about us than we could ever imagine. Yet, many of us overlook this extremely important portion of our lives.

Why do we?

Because so many of us get caught up in race of life and flying ahead of others becomes more important. If becoming a better person everyday is important to you, (and it should be) you need to make this crucial evaluation before ever progressing forward.

Lets say hypothetically you have a lot of personal issues unresolved, for whatever reason. In addition, you realized that due to your being so self absorbed, you are highest value in your respective life and always have been.

Whew! A lot to have realized.

Your partner, child, job, friends, religion, car and pets are all inferior to your number one position. This has a lot to do with your feeling a lack of personal security that can be made to feel secure by centering yourself in spotlight at all times.

The world owes you favors!

This mindset is ultimately destructive and counter- productive at best. Although, you do as much as needed to hide this characteristic of your personality, your thickened veneer will grow more transparent as days go on. The people you hold most dear will eventually see right through it.

By not holding your partner and children in number one position, you are not only taking their love for granted, but in time setting yourself up to losing them, or at best, they will grow to resent your obvious narcissism.

The fact is that everyone in world has naturally selfish tendencies. How would we anticipate a reward for a job well done without thinking of ourselves?

To what degree do we keep this selfish viewpoint close to chest? That is a very important question to always ask yourself.

Balancing this aspect of your heart and your intentions with this question could certainly be single most important question you ask yourself throughout course of your life.

If ranked properly, your values can dictate your future by holding yourself below rather than at top. Your interpersonal relationships will be guided by this ranking.

However, this is not something you can fake!

This point cannot be said more emphatically. Introspectively gaze into your heart and truly ask yourself this poignant question.