erIN PECK September 29, 2009

Beliefs and Values Inventory

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1. I feel that most things run better if planned by a team of people rather than one person.2. If you are not in it to win, then you are not in it.3. Competition causes people to mistrust and fear one another. Co-operation is a much

better way to achieve a goal. 4. People should take care of one another. We really are our fellow’s keepers.5. You are a product of the people you have met.6. I dislike teamwork. One person always slacks off, and my contribution should not have

to make up for someone else’s laziness.7. The buck stops with me. I am responsible for my own actions at all times.8. As a society, we would not be anywhere if everyone just did as they wanted.9. My life is directed primarily by what I want to achieve for myself.10. The most important thing in the world is to be yourself. Even if other people

disapprove of your actions, being yourself is worth it in the end.11. When people agree on something, they can move forward and accomplish anything.12. What I earn I work hard for. My earnings belong to me. Why should my money go to

other people?13. At home, in school, and in life, it is important to know that rules are for the good of

everyone and we should obey them.14. If I come across a regulation that is inconvenient to me, I speak up and say why the rule

should be changed.15. It bothers me that just a few people control so much wealth. No wonder there is so

much crime. They should share it with others who do not have anything.16. Working hard and getting somewhere in life is what it is all about.17. We are only as strong as our weakest link.18. I decide things for myself. Nobody had the right to make decisions for me.19. A person’s sense of fulfillment comes mainly from personal accomplishments.20. True personal happiness is found in doing things for others.

My beliefs and values statement:

We are all responsible for own actions and goals and must act as individuals, but as a society we must work together to achieve goals and move towards prosperity in the future.

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