Steemit Engagement Challenge S5W5 | My values

Hello fellow steemians this is my entry for this week's engagement challenge titled "my values".

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INTRODUCTION

Values are what we cherish and believe in. Life itself is guided by values both personally and in our society at large. Our values define who we are. Our actions and decisions are all guided by our values ( what we place as priority).

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What are values?

When the word value comes to mind You'd likely imagine something of ultimate importance in your life.

Values are like goals that we yearn to achieve. Values are not inflexible. That is, they can be changed or adjusted which makes them dynamic, and able to suit any behavior or circumstances.

_{me doing one of those things i love doing most}

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IMPORTANCE OF VALUES

It is essential to clarify what your values are as this would help you keep focus on things that count most to you in life. Furthermore, if somebody or something comes around to question your values and personality, you can be sure of yourself hence will be less probable to doubt yourself.

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HOW VALUES ARE FORMED

Values are flexible because they are controlled by culture and the people around us. They are designed from the time of our birth, but we learn to choose the values that resound with us at any given situation.

Values can originate from any of these:

• Family: Our siblings, our parents and other relatives often times influence our decisions and hence our values.
• Those in higher authorities: Political leaders, teachers, religious leaders, etc.
• Peers: our friends and colleagues.
• Society: neighbors, nation, surroundings.
• Media: influencial persons, celebrities.

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A PERSONAL LESSON I LEARNT ABOUT VALUE

As a youngster I've always wanted to be great and achieve success in my academics. That has always been my goal (value).

When it was time to graduate from secondary school, like every other graduating student i was to sit for the final exam that was to grant me my SSCE (senior secondary school certificate examination) certificate.

The first year i wrote and my results was cancelled. I sat for the exam the next year but still had my results cancelled. A lot of my friends suggested that i forget about school and do other things but because of the value i placed on my academics i wrote the exam the next year and fortunately for me i got my complete clean result.

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IN CONCLUSION

You are what you say you are. Never let anyone decide your fate. Know what you want and stand by it.

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Thanks for always going through my posts