MANAGING YOUR LIFE CENTERS

You have the ability to chose how to manage decisions in your daily life. You can control your choices. If you just “go with the flow,” you’re not really in command of your choices Its all about choices 2

Whatever is most important to you will become your life center and will guide your choices Lets see this in action… In the action 3

Friend centers 4

Stuff centered 5

School centered 6

Boyfriend/ girlfriend centered 7

Sports/body centered 8

Violence/enemy centered 9

What might be your life centers? What motivates your decisions? What do you spend most of your time thinking about? Questions 10

SO HOW DO YOU STAY CENTERED? question 11

What was that basic ingredient in the recipe for success? question 12

A foundation- a set of values or principles that keep you centered in making decisions Answer 13

What are principles anyway? (hint) think the golden rule…. question 14

- Respect -hard work -balance -teamwork … Principles and guiding values… 15

Remember, principles are on anchor in decision-making and getting through tough times, they keep you centered and able to move forward! Principles and guiding values… 16

“If you don’t take control your life, don’t complain when others do.”- Beth Mende Conny If you have an unstable center of bad habit, don’t worry … You CAN be a change agent! We’re going to give you the tools: Goal-setting Principle centered Being proactive Time-management You just have to decide if you want to! Call to action 17

When I was young and free my Imagination had no limits, I dreamed of Changing the world. As I grew older and wiser I realized the World would not change, so I decided to Shorten my sights somewhat and change Only my country. But it too seemed immovable. As I entered my twilight years, in one Last desperate attempt, I sought to Change only my family, those closest to Me, but alas they would have none of it. poem 18 And now as I lie on my death bed I Realize– if only I’d changed myself first, Then by example I may have influenced My family and with their encouragement And support I may have bettered my Country, and who knows I may have changed The world. -- Poem written on the tomb of an Anglican Bishop

it all starts with YOU! Remember... 19