Comments on: Are You Trying to Live Up to Other People’s Values?

By: amanda@choosing-life-my-way.com

amanda@choosing-life-my-way.com — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:29:30 +0000

I love this article! It is so important to create our own beliefs and values, and not live our lives according to what we think we ’should’ do. Very insightful post

By: abby

abby — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:45:27 +0000

Happiness is the best goal in life..
Always put God first in our hand…

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:56:54 +0000

This reminds me of the Grandstand Effect. We are on the field performing for everyone in the grandstand to cheer us but if we do not conform to their values we get booed.

My view is that there should be no one on in the grandstand except God. I don’t do things for others approval but for God’s and God’s only.

By: Holly Jahangiri

Holly Jahangiri — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:58:49 +0000

It's important to have values, and we aren't born with them. We're born with needs: food, clothing, shelter, affection. Our needs were simple, but they were completely self-centered. Experience and example help us to figure out what it is that we value. We know what we value, on a subconscious level, but sometimes that is so at odds with what what we think is expected of us that we aren't even clear on what our values ARE. It helps to know, and to make conscious choices whenever choice is an option. Have you read "Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens"?

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