Principles

Better Lives’ guiding principles are called Building Blocks. They are a holistic and flexible way of thinking about how to support children as they negotiate their lives. There are sixteen blocks organized in four levels:[expand title=”+ Support for Motivation” trigclass=”comtitle” targclass=”comtarg” elwraptag=”div” elwrapclass=”comdiv”]Home
Accept and bond with family in a comfortable home, and with friends and community in a safe environment.
Health
Have clean water, nutritious food, hygiene, shelter, and exercise.
Responsibility
Understand and control emotions, and be disciplined and organized so that you can be responsible for obligations and actions.
Motivation
Be enthusiastic, energized, willing, able, and encouraging[/expand] [expand title=”+ Spirit of Empathy” trigclass=”comtitle” targclass=”comtarg” elwraptag=”div” elwrapclass=”comdiv”]Gratitude
Be grateful and at peace with beliefs, thoughts, words and actions.
Caring
Seek and share understanding with respect, patience and humility.
Trust
Consistently speak straight and honestly, and do what you say.
Teamwork
Communicate, collaborate, and coordinate with your team members.[/expand] [expand title=”+ Skill for Productivity” trigclass=”comtitle” targclass=”comtarg” elwraptag=”div” elwrapclass=”comdiv”]Education
Listen, learn and retain education, vocational training and experience.
Productivity
Focus on solving problems and supplying people’s needs with quality ideas, skills, services and products.
Income
Earn, budget, save and invest for future growth.
Leadership
Prioritize, plan, nurture, inspire, delegate and inspect what you expect. [/expand][expand title=”+ Success for Joy” trigclass=”comtitle” targclass=”comtarg” elwraptag=”div” elwrapclass=”comdiv”]Confidence
Prioritize, plan and prepare well so you can believe in your abilities.
Courage
Be assertive, conserve energy, ready to give your best and never give up.
Helpfulness
Help and mentor others, create jobs and protect the environment.
Achievement
Experience the joy of fulfillment, contentment and enlightenment![/expand]