As part of the [[Introspectathon]]
# Focused Work Cycle 1: Values and Principles
### Duration: 10:30am - 12:00pm
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## Objective
To evaluate personal values and principles, understand their importance and how they align with participants' current lifestyle.
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## Define
1. **Understanding Your Personal Values and Principles:**
- What are values?
- What are principles?
- Think of examples of common values and principles.
2. **Importance of Values and Principles:**
- How you think values and principles influence decisions and behaviors?
- Think of examples on how values and principles affect long-term satisfaction, fulfillment and happiness.
3. **Alignment of Values and Principles with Lifestyle:**
- Do your current lifestyle and actions align with your values?
- If yes, provide examples.
- If not, discuss the changes you need to make in order to align your actions with your values and principles.
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## Activities
1. **Write your top 5 values and principles:**
List down your top five values and principles that guide you.
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2. **Evaluate Your Lifestyle:**
For each value and principle you've listed above, describe if and how it reflects in your daily actions and decisions.
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## Reflection
Reflect on your discussion and provide a brief summary of what you've learned about your values and principles and their alignment with your actions and lifestyle.