1. Explore the Alternatives 1. Go to the store and give the watch back 2. Keep the watch 3. Give the watch to a friend and lie that it's a gift 4. Turn yourself into the cops 5. Sell the watch on eBay 6. Sneakily return the watch to the store 7. Throw the watch in the trash
1.1. Consider the Consequences 1. You could get caught and go to jail 2. You could get caught or live with the guilt 3. Your friend could get in trouble and then hate you 4. You could serve time in jail 5. You could get caught and go to jail or you could earn a nice sum of money 6. You could get caught and go to jail 7. You might or might not get caught
1.1.1. Identify Your Values If you keep, throw away or sell the watch, you would have to live with the guilt. If you framed your friend, you would've betrayed them and could live with the guilt
1.1.1.1. Decide and Act I would've probably tried to sneak the watch into the store. I'd be too embarrassed/scared/ashamed to go and give it to the staff in the store, and I wouldn't want to serve time in jail. I wouldn't keep the watch or throw it away, because then I'd have to live with the guilt.
1.1.1.1.1. Evaluate the Results Sometime after you have put your decision into effect, take some time to review it. How did your decision work out? No one caught me How has it affected your life? It's discouraged me from stealing again How has it affected others? If someone wanted to buy the watch during the time you had it, they couldn't What did you learn? I like being sneaky If you could do it over again, what would you do differently? I wouldn't steal the watch