Value based decision making

Meaning of values
• Values are the ideals that give meaning to
our lives that are reflected through the
priorities we choose & that we act on
consistently & repeatedly
• standards of behaviour
• one's judgement of what is important in
life.
 Desirable values and qualities:

1. Respect.               
2. Responsibility.         
3. Friendliness         
4. Patriotism
5. Environmental concerns
6. Belief in equality
7. Discipline.
8. Honesty
9. Peace 
 Respect
Meaning
• A person’s polite greetings.
• due regard for the feelings, wishes, or rights of others.

How to show respect

• Respecting efforts
• Respecting opinions
• Respecting yourself
• Respecting strangers

Benefits to you
• If you give respect you will get respect in return.
• Treating someone with respect will leave a memorable impression on them.
 Responsibility
Meaning
• Responsibility means fulfilling your duties.
• Responsibility means being answerable/accountable for your actions.

How to be responsible
1. Prove your responsibility
2. Stop making excuses
3. Admit your mistakes
4. Stop blaming other people for your problems.
5. Stop complaining

Benefit to you
A responsible person can be trusted or depended upon.
 Friendliness

Meaning
• This means being nice and helpful to others
• Behaving like a friend

How to be friendly with others

1. Smile more
2. Make eye contact
3. Compliment others
4. Use people's names when you talk to them.
5. Open up
6. Make an effort to talk to new people
7. Have a good social life
8. Practice being friendlier to people you don't like.
9. Show a genuine interest in people.

Benefit to you
You will have a lot of friends
You will always get help
Boost your self confidence
It makes a great first impression
It establish mutual respect.
It makes you happier
 Patriotism
Meaning
Patriotism is defined as the respect and love for one’s own
country and willingness to make sacrifices for it.

How can you be a patriot

• Be a responsible citizen
• Care for your family
• Join organizations and volunteer in your local community
• Vote
• Stay Informed

Benefit to you
 Environmental concerns
Meaning
It means how much concerned you are about your environment.

How can you be concern about environment

1. Save energy
2. Conserve water
3. Say no to plastic
4. Waste segregation and management
5. Save trees by reducing the use of paper

Benefits to us
1. Reduced pollution
2. Global warming will be reduced
3. Conserves natural resources
4. Reduces Amount of Waste to Landfills
If we protect our environment today then it will be there for the coming generations.
(add a picture showing the disasters caused by damaging the environment.
 Belief in equality
Meaning

• Equality means fair treatment to all.

• Equality gives a fair chance to one and all to succeed in life.

How can you treat people equally

1. You should not discriminate people on any basis for e.g. caste,
gender, religion, nationality, complexion, economic background etc.
2. While addressing a group you should look into the eyes of all
people turn by turn.

Benefits
• If you treat equally you will also be treated equally.
 Self discipline
• Meaning
The ability to control one's feelings and overcome one's weaknesses.

How can you be self disciplined

1. Have a plan
2. Remove the temptations when necessary
3. Harness the power of routine
4. Schedule your work day and studies.
5. Have role models

Benefits to you
1. Stay focused
2. Respected by others
3. Stay active
4. Have more time in a day:

It is one of the important ingredients for success.

 Honesty
Meaning
Honesty is saying what you mean and meaning what you say.
Honesty is a reflection of our own thoughts and feelings.
Honesty means being truthful and sincere.

How can you be honest

1. Make a commitment to tell the truth and tell someone about your commitment.
2. Stop lying
3. Choose honest friends
4. Treat yourself when you tell the truth
5. Admit your mistakes
6. Ensure that what you say and what you do match.
7. Taking a stand for what you know is right.

Benefits to you
1. Honesty gives rise to trust, which is essential for maintaining relationships.
2. You usually get into less trouble for telling the truth than for lying (and getting caught).
3. Telling the truth protects innocent people from being blamed or punished
Meaning
Peace
Peace means freedom from disturbance.
The absence of mental stress or anxiety

Action points

1. Reject violence
2. Aim at solving problems through dialogue and negotiation.
3. Release negative feelings
a. Release what you cannot control
b. Forgive yourself.
c. Forgive those who have wronged you.
4. Building Positive Feelings
a. Be yourself.
b) Pursue what makes you happy.
c) Help others
d) Create goals.

Benefits to you
1. If your mind will be at peace it can give birth to great ideas.
2. Better concentration ability.
3. Efficiency in handling your daily affairs.
4. A sense of inner strength and happiness.
5. More patience, tolerance and tact.
6. Falling asleep easily and sleeping soundly.
 Importance of values
• Values help you know what to and not to make
time for.
• Values set the direction for one’s life.
• Helps us to build relationships.
• Helps us become independent.
• Makes our life more meaningful and happier.
• Helps us earn respect in society.
• Helps us achieve success in life.
• Helps us have a clear conscience and peace of
mind