1. Values and Decision-Making

2. An old-time actress

3. Values fuel the decision-making process.
Things that YOU believe are important in the way you live and work.
They (should) determine you priorities.
Most likely your measure of success.
When life seems “good,” you’re satisfied, content…then life is currently aligned with your values.
When life feels wrong, stressful, etc…it’s probably not aligning with your values.

4. How Values Help Make plans and decisions that honor your values
Allow your values to guide and support your decisions
If you value family time, but work 70+ hours per week?
Do not value competition, but work in competitive sales job?

5. Defining My Values Identify times when you were happiest.
What were you doing?
Were you with other people? Who?
What other factors contributed to your happiness?

6. Defining My Values Identify times when you were most proud.
Why were you proud?
Did other people share your pride? Who?
What other factors contributed to your feelings of pride?

7. Defining My Values
Determine your top values, based on your experiences of happiness, pride and fulfillment
Why is each experience truly important and memorable?
Use the following list of common personal values to help you get started – and aim for about 10 top values.
As you work through, you may find that some of these naturally combine.
For instance, if you value philanthropy, community, and generosity, you might say that service to others is one of your top values.)

8. Value Brackets
Fill in the outer most brackets with 64 values that you think are important.
Choose the more important value choice from each pair.

10. Value Activity-Value Billboard
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Look through the page with the different value billboards for inspiration
Using your Personal Values Bracket, create a Value Billboard based on one of your top 4 values

11. Example

12. Reaffirming your Values
Check your top-priority values, and make sure they fit with your life and your vision for yourself.
Do these values make you feel good about yourself?
Are you proud of your top three values?
Would you be comfortable and proud to tell your values to people you respect and admire?
Do these values represent things you would support, even if your choice isn't popular, and it puts you in the minority?
When you consider your values in decision making, you can be sure to keep your sense of integrity and what you know is right, and approach decisions with confidence and clarity.
You'll also know that what you're doing is best for your current and future happiness and satisfaction.
Making value-based choices may not always be easy. However, making a choice that you know is right is a lot less difficult in the long run.

13. Decision Making
Not always easy task for adolescents (e.g., staying out late with friends the night before exams).
YOU need to be the key decision-maker under any circumstances.
Acknowledge the responsibilities that go along with those decisions.

14. THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS
1. IDENTIFY THE DECISION TO BE MADE
2. IDENTIFY THE OPTIONS
3. STUDY THE OPTIONS
4. MAKE A DECISION
5. ACT ON THE DECISION
6. EVALUATE AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DECISION

15. 3. STUDY THE OPTIONS CONSIDER:
STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE OPTIONS
WHETHER THE OPTION IS REALISTIC
POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF THE OPTION, BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE
YOUR WANTS AND NEEDS
YOUR FAMILY’S WANTS AND NEEDS
THE VALUES REFLECTED BY THE OPTION YOU HAVE CHOSEN

16. Styles Three different types of decision-making styles: Inactive,
Reactive, and
Proactive.

17. 1. Inactive fails to make choices
procrastinates until a future time because of indecision
Eventually,
one option merely plays itself out.
An inactive decision maker has difficulty developing self-confidence, and feels that they have no control of their destiny.

18. 2. Reactive
allows peers, siblings, parents, etc. to make the decision for them
easily influenced by what others think, do, or suggest
Reactive decision makers are easily persuaded by peer-pressure, develop a negative self-esteem, and have a need to be liked by others

19. 3. Proactive follows the eight steps of decision-making
assumes responsibility for the consequences
Proactive decision makers experience a feeling of empowerment or inspiration because they know that they are in control of their own destinies.

20. Do You Have It?

21. Critical Thinking: How would you change the model to suit your values and or your personality better without losing the model’s effectiveness?