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Hormones vs. Value Driven

in Middle Schools, Secondary Schools / by Gene Bedley
May 1, 1999

The choices you are making are noticed by your peers, teachers , parents and the community.

Let’s look for a brief moment at the major variable that effects all our choices…convenient vs

commitment, immediate vs delayed gratification, spending vs saving.

Hormone Driven vs Value Driven choices!

When your values take precedence over hormones:

you identify and acknowledge your unique purpose and mission in life.

*Hormones is media influenced and Activity driven

When your values take precedence over hormones:

you invest in relationships and build lasting friendships.

*Hormones get what you want and take regardless of the personal cost.

When your values take precedence over hormones:

you recognize choices are yours to make and live with.

*Hormones faults and accuses others and rarely acknowledges responsibility.

When your values take precedence over hormones:

you embrace and accept diverse opinions and experiences as contributing to the

uniqueness of each individual.

*Hormones sees differences as, need to be discarded and discredited.

When your values take precedence over hormones:

you control your impulsive drives that could eventually hurt you.

*Hormones goals are immediate gratification.

When your values take precedence over hormones:

you recognize that rehearsing positive dominant thoughts mediate your life.

*Hormones language is “It doesn’t really matter” “One time couldn’t possibly

hurt you!”

When your values take precedence over hormones:

you recognize every choice I make impacts and affects my family

*Hormones -Decisions you make donut affect your family.

When your values take precedence over hormones:

you believe the willed future supersedes the logical future, I am not a

product of my circumstances

*Hormones believes I am a product of my circumstances.

When your values take precedence over hormones:

You develop a code for the road.

*Hormones drive to own the road.

Tags: hormones, value driven

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