VALUES

Generally, values has been taken to mean moral ideas, general conceptions or orientations towards the world or sometimes simply interests, attitudes, preferences, needs, sentiments and dispositions.

In other words values are standard of behaviour and ways of doing things that you think are correct in the way you live and work

Therefore if your actions,decision and dreams align with your values,it then means that you are a person of integrity

Some familiar examples of values are wealth, loyalty, independence, equality, justice, fraternity,friendliness,ambition, balance,being the best,clear- mindedness,commitment, honesty,challenge etc the list is endless

SOME OF THE MAIN FUNCTIONS ARE

They help in creating norms to guide day-to-day behaviour.

They influence people’s behaviour and serve as criteria for evaluating the actions of others.

They build up societies, integrate social relations.

These values are built from our life experiences...what we learned at home, in school, at work, and anywhere we have spent time. Politics, religion and culture can affect our values. Those closest to us often influence our values, whether they try to do so or not. Parents and immediate family members or caregivers are often the first influence on our values, but friends, peers, teachers, and others can also have an effect.

Now the question is what are your core values? Have you been able to figure them out?

Different people have different values and this often determine the things they do in life.

You need to focus on the values that best define you...that the big one.

Although you might have list of 100's of values,prioritize and identify the 4 or 5 you think are most important to you so you can live a happier,more authentic, fulfilling and less stressed life

What is going to keep you going in 5 to 10 years from now? Will your core values change or has it changed in recent times?You have to figure all this out...what is few years of your life going to be from now? Think deeply about it and come up with your values defined so that you can run with it.

Finally, Some persons will say I want to be a multimillionaire, build my career,do business, so many dreams, but still they believe in sleeping than investing time to uphold their values, why is your value system saying something opposite of what you want in life?read books in alignment with your values because information changes situation, be obsessed with improvement.

Written by EDOBOR faith