Core Values

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​6 Ways to Discover and Choose Your Core Values

​6 Ways to Discover and Choose Your Core Values | Psychology Today

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​Here is the 5-step structure you can use to define your core values:

1. Prepare yourself for deep work.
2. Brainstorm to explore resonant options.
3. Select 4-5 values that are most important to you.
4. Prioritize your top values in order of importance.
5. Document your values to refer to later.

​Guide to determine your values:

1. Write down your values. Review the list of examples of core values above and write down every value that resonates with you.
2. Consider the people you most admire.
3. Consider your experiences.
4. Categorize values into related groups.
5. Identify the central theme.
6. Choose your top core values.

Examples of core values - Everyone’s set of core values is unique and influenced by their life experiences. To get a sense of what your values may be, it can be helpful to review a list of core values for ideas.

• Achievement
  
• Ambition
  
• Caring
  
• Charity
  
• Collaboration
  
• Creativity
  
• Curiosity
  
• Dependability
  
• Empathy
  
• Encouragement
  
• Enthusiasm
  
• Ethics
  
• Excellence
  
• Fairness
  
• Family
  
• Friendships
  
• Flexibility
  
• Freedom
  
• Fun
  
• Generosity
  
• Growth
  
• Happiness
  
• Health
  
• Honesty
  
• Humor
  
• Individuality
  
• Innovation
  
• Intelligence
  
• Intuition
  
• Joy
  
• Kindness
  
• Knowledge
  
• Leadership
  
• Learning
  
• Love
  
• Loyalty
  
• Making a difference
  
• Motivation
  
• Optimism
  
• Open-mindedness
  
• Passion
  
• Perfection
  
• Performance
  
• Personal development
  
• Popularity
  
• Power
  
• Professionalism
  
• Punctuality
  
• Quality
  
• Recognition
  
• Relationships
  
• Reliability
  
• Resilience
  
• Risk-taking
  
• Safety
  
• Security
  
• Self-control
  
• Service
  
• Spirituality
  
• Stability
  
• Success
  
• Thankfulness
  
• Traditionalism
  
• Understanding
  
• Wealth
  
• Well-being
  
• Wisdom

​Five Core Values:

• INTEGRITY. Know and do what is right.
• RESPECT. Treating others the way you want to be treated.
• RESPONSIBILITY. Embrace opportunities to contribute.
• SPORTSMANSHIP. Bring your best to all competition.
• SERVANT LEADERSHIP. Serve the common good.

​How do you define your core values and beliefs?

A core value can be defined as "an enduring belief upon which a person acts". Values have a cognitive component in that they involve thoughts about preferable ways to be, live, or act. Values also have an emotional component because we feel positively or negatively about them (they resonate with us, or they don't).

​What are three strong core values?

Integrity, kindness, honesty, and financial security are typical examples of personal core values. Others often see these values as your character traits. For example, someone is known for always doing the right thing likely values integrity.

​What are good personal values?

Some examples of good, healthy values: honesty, building something new, vulnerability, standing up for oneself, standing up for others, self-respect, curiosity, charity, humility, creativity.

​A List of Values:

• Loyalty.
  
• Spirituality.
  
• Humility.
  
• Compassion.
  
• Honesty.
  
• Kindness.
  
• Integrity.
  
• Selflessness.