Kwame Nkrumah University of

Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

RESET: Values,
Mindset & Character

Ibok Nsa Oduro (PhD)

ibok.oduro@gmail.com
 What we will learn today
• What is Reset and why the need to reset

• Relationship between values, mind-set and

character

• How to Reset: values, mind-set and character

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Do we need to Discuss this topic?

Why? Explain

Give reasons why Individuals,

Communities, Nations and Global need
rethinking or resetting

Which areas do we need resetting?

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Begins with a personal decision/ turning point

“But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many

of my father’s hired servants have bread enough
and to spare, and I perish with hunger!”
– Prodigal Son (Luke 15:17)
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 Meaning of Reset
• … personal empowerment “button” accessible
anytime one desire change

• … embracing a positive attitude towards

change and finding opportunities for
personal growth even in the hardest of times

• Synonyms: rethink, readjust, fix, reconstruct,

renew, reorganize, transformed, revolutionize,
revise...
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 This is what the LORD says:
“Stand where the roads cross and look.
Ask where the old way is,
where the good way is, and walk on it.
If you do, you will find rest for yourselves.

Jeremiah 6:16-18 New Century Version (NCV)

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 Why Reset?
• Critical for personal transformation (Rom. 12:1-2)

• Opens doors for national change (Jonah.1- 3)

• Provides diverse perspectives for growth (Acts 9)

• Necessity for vision casting (1 Kings. 2:1-45)

• Predicts and dictates the next phase of our

elevation (2 Sam. 6)

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 Sharing time

People who Reset: values, mindset and

character

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 Examples on Reset
Characters who went through a reset:

• David – 2 Sam. 6, 12

• Nineveh – Jonah 1-3

• Nathanael – Jn. 1:45-49

• Paul – Acts 9

• The Prodigal Son – Lk. 15:15-32

• The People in Malta – Acts 28:1-6

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 Examples on Reset
Characters who failed to go through a reset:

• People in the days of Noah – Gen. 6

• Sodom and Gomorrah – Gen. 18, 19

• Joseph’s Brethren – Gen. 41-43

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How are Values, Mindset and
Character related???

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Mindset

Values

Character

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 Key Terminologies
 MINDSET
fixed mental attitude or disposition that
controls a man’s life
 VALUES
standards, principles and ideals that
guide a man’s life
 CHARACTER
dedication to a set of standards without
wavering
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Two types of Mindset

Rom. 12: 1 – 2; Acts 18:24-28

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Relevance of Growth Mindset
• Determines success in life

• Impacts your reality

• Inform your expectations in life

• Prevails in challenges times

• Necessity in goal setting and goal achievement

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Developing a Growth Mindset
• Tackle significant challenges at the start

• Don’t sweat over things you can’t control -

Leave the things you cannot fix

• Focus on your goals

• Meditate, exercise, and enjoy the fresh air

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 Resetting Mindset
• Resetting is a critical agent in renewal of
mindset (Rom. 12:1,2)

• Right value systems form a key component in

resetting mindset (Prov. 23:7)

• You’re a product of your thoughts, thus reset

must be continuous to reflect your desired goal
in life (Prov. 23:7, Rom. 12:1,2, Lk. 6:45, Jam. 3:11,12)

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 Types of Values
• Personal values - endorsed by an individual

• Moral values – helps determine what is

morally right or wrong (e.g. freedom,
fairness, equality, etc.)

• Aesthetic values – associated with the

evaluation of artwork or beauty

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CORE VALUES
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 Relevance of Strong Values
• Integrity, honesty, justice,
peace, generosity are values
that many people endorse

• Building the strong value

system offers great benefits

• Visions are protected by values

• Vision and values is the

marriage of purpose and
principles
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 Values and Character
• Values are what produces one’s character

• Without proper value system, character can be

subjective to failure

• No man lives out values above his character,

you’re a product of your value systems

• Building a good character only demands that

your inputs [values] are hinged on unchanging
principles
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 Truths about Character
God is the source of good character (Mal. 3:6)

Character is ….
• self-imposed discipline for the sake of moral
conviction
• sacrifice for principles
• unchanging
• constant effort to integrate your words, deeds and
actions
• simply integrity
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 Character - Insight
• The only way to test character is by temptation
• Temptation only reveals the weakness in your
character
• Your character is as strong as the temptation
you fell for
• People with character are not concerned about
their private life, because they are one with their
public and private life

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 Testing Character
Three things will test your character
Power
Money
Appetite (food and sex)

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 Testing Character …
You become trustworthy when you have been
tested for a period of time.

Test
Trust
Time

“There never was a truly great man who

was not at the same time truly virtuous.”
-Benjamin Franklin
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 Relevance of Character
• Builds and secures loyalty / trust

• Protects and preserves your talents, gifts, skills

and expertise

• Protects your words and vision

• Greatest protection of leadership is character

Your future depends on it and not your charisma

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 Character Formation
Environment

Beliefs/Mindset

Values

Morals/Ethics

Character
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Reset: Values, Mindset & Character
• Reset is fruitful when values are
founded on unchanging principles
• Reset in a fixed mindset breaks
the ground for a growth mindset
• Reset needed when personal
values fail triggering a need for
rebuilding mindset and broken
character
• Strong values and characters are
predictive of a successful life
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Reset: Values, Mindset & Character
• Mindsets determines one’s character while
character exposes one’s mindset
• Broken character simply corrupted value system
which demands mindset reset
• Reset relevant when character does not guarantee
security of gifts or talents
• Values produces character

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Reset: Values, Mindset & Character

“ Your belief system provides your values, your

values produce your morals and your morals
inform ethics. If ethics are in place, it produces
your character which becomes your lifestyle”
– Dr. Munroe

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“You’re a product of your character. While values
shape your character, you’ll need a constant
mindset resetting to reflect a character that drives
you to your purpose here on earth.”

– Anonymous

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