Vesa needs to make a decision. This weekend, she can either go and hang out with her friend...
... or she can stay home and hang out with her little sister, who has a chronic disease.
Vesa Defines the problem...
Do I hang out with my friend, who I don't get to see much outside of school, or hang out with my sick sister, who I see every day?
I don't hang out with my friend much, whereas I see my sister every day. However, she is sick with a disease with no known cure, and I don't want her to feel alone.
...she Establishes her options...
... she considers the options...
Friend I don't see, or sick sister?
I want to be a good person, and a good sister. I like helping people when they're sad or alone.
... she identifies her values...
I can hang out with my sister this weekend, and next weekend I can hang out with my friend, when my parents have time to be with my sister.
... and she develops a plan.
When Vesa evaluates the results, she finds that she had a good time with her sister, and her friend was happy with rescheduling the