Values are standards of behavior. They are aspirational ideals.
Values represent what’s important—that is, what a person, organization, culture, or society emphasises.
Core values, also called personal values, are specifically what’s most important to you.
Our core values highlight what we as individuals stand for. These values guide our behaviors, decisions, and actions.
Based on a host of factors including personality, temperament, and life experiences, each of us has a different set of values. Here are some to get you thinking about which ones resonate with you:
- Authenticity
- Achievement
- Adventure
- Authority
- Autonomy
- Balance
- Beauty
- Boldness
- Compassion
- Challenge
- Citizenship
- Community
- Competency
- Contribution
- Creativity
- Curiosity
- Determination
- Fairness
- Faith
- Fame
- Friendships
- Fun
- Growth
- Happiness
- Honesty
- Humour
- Influence
- Inner Harmony
- Justice
- Kindness
- Knowledge
- Leadership
- Learning
- Love
- Loyalty
- Meaningful Work
- Openness
- Optimism
- Peace
- Pleasure
- Poise
- Popularity
- Recognition
- Religion
- Reputation
- Respect
- Responsibility
- Security
- Self-Respect
- Service
- Spirituality
- Stability
- Success
- Status
- Trustworthiness
- Wealth
- Wisdom