1. VALUES 1.01 – Understand interests, attitudes, and values.

2. What is a Value? Qualities, characteristics, or ideas about which we feel strongly A belief or feeling that someone or something is worthwhile.

3. Values are standards to guide your actions, judgments, and attitudes. Values define what is of worth, what is beneficial, and what is harmful.

4. You have been given a check for $5,000 to do whatever you would like with it. What would you do? What you spend the money on has everything to do with what you value

5. What things did you do in the past week? What you choose to do with your time also has everything to do with what you value.

6. Immature vs. Mature Hypocrite – one who subscribes to one set of values and does another Immature – one who has not identified their values Immaturity Unclear values Drifters Apathetic Maturity Clear values Life of purpose Meaning and direction

7. Direction: Values – Goals – Behavior – Self-Value Values give direction and consistency to behavior. Values help you know what to and what not to make time for. Values establish a relationship between you and the world. Values set the direction for one’s life.

8. Where Do We Get Our Values? Home School Society Friends TV Music Church Books Culture Employers Time period in which you were raised (70’s – peace, individuality, freewill; 80’s – prestige, power, money, don’t get caught; 90’s – health and fitness, earth, technology)

9. Age and Values Your age will greatly influence your values. Different people and things influence you at different ages: Ages 1-7: Parents Ages 8-13: Teachers and Celebrities Ages 14-20: Peers Ages 21+ : Values are established, but may be tested

10. Peers and Values Keep this in mind: Are you choosing friends because of their values? Or are you choosing your values because of your friends?

11. Value vs. Fact Values are things we feel “should,” “ought,” or “are supposed to” influence our lives. A value is a statement of one’s own personal belief. Facts simply state what actually are. It is easy to confuse values with facts. A fact is a establishment by observation and measurement.

12. Values and Behaviors Happiness comes from letting values decide your behavior and goals. Values can change over a lifetime as your experiences change your view.

13. Types of Values Money Power Morals Family Honesty Education Status Trust Fame Creativity Patience Friendship Leadership Loyalty Quality Time Security

14. Values are… a.Something you believe in strongly b.Can be physical things or characteristics c.Determine your behaviors and goals d.All of the above

15. T/F: A hypocrite is someone who has not identified their values yet. False! A hypocrite is someone who subscribes to one set of values and does another. An immature person is one who has not identified their values yet.

16. Which of the following is NOT an example of a value? a.Honesty b.Status c.Education d.Math

17. Name one of the places where we get our values from. Home Friends Family Church Society TV Music Books Movies School Culture Time period that we were raised

18. Word of Advice… “It’s not about doing things right, but doing the right things”