LIFELONG GUIDELINES

• TRUSTWORTHINESS - To act in a manner that makes one worthy of trust and confidence
• TRUTHFULNESS - To act with personal responsibility and mental accountability
• ACTIVE LISTENING - To listen attentively and with intention to understand
• NO PUT-DOWNS - To never use words, actions, and/or body language that degrade, humiliate, or dishonor others
• PERSONAL BEST - To do one's best given the circumstances and available resources

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AND LIFESKILLS

• CARING - To feel and show concern for others
• COMMON SENSE - To use good judgment
• COOPERATION - To work together toward a common goal or purpose
• COURAGE - To act according to one's beliefs despite fear of adverse consequences
• CURIOSITY - A desire to investigate and seek understanding of one's world
• EFFORT - To do your best
• FLEXIBILITY - To be willing to alter plans when necessary
• FRIENDSHIP - To make and keep a friend through mutual trust and caring
• INITIATIVE- To do something, of one's own free will, because it needs to be done
• INTEGRITY - To act according to a sense of what's right and wrong
• ORGANIZATION - To plan, arrange, and implement in an orderly way; to keep things orderly and ready to use
• PATIENCE - To wait calmly for someone or something
• PERSEVERANCE - To keep at it
• PRIDE - Satisfaction from doing one's personal best
• PROBLEM SOLVING - To create solutions to difficult situations and everyday problems
• RESOURCEFULNESS - To respond to challenges and opportunities in innovative and creative ways
• RESPONSIBILITY - To respond when appropriate; to be accountable for one's actions
• SENSE OF HUMOR - To laugh and be playful without harming other

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