Day 5 – What Do You Value?
- Kemi Folarin
- Jul 31, 2017
- 2 min read
Updated: Dec 6, 2023
What do you value?
What is important to you?
What are your values?
When was the last time you thought about your values?
“When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier.”
Roy E. Disney
Why are values important? Today’s Tool is Exploring Your Values. Knowing your values is important because when your actions are in line with your values there will be a feeling of contentment. Your core values define you, get to know what you value, in order to live within your values. Before we start let me just make it clear that our values are not our goals; there is a difference. A goal is a means to an end, something that you want to achieve or do in the future. A value provides an ongoing direction for your life, in the present moment.
What are values?
First off let me start by saying that we all have values. Your values are the things that you believe are important in the way you live your life and work. “Values regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something”
Many people don’t know what their values are. Society says we are to value X and people follow, without questioning. Do you know what your top five values are? When your Values & Behaviour match up it equals a feeling of contentment. However when your Values & Behaviour do not match, this could equal unhappy feelings.
Remember: There’s no point in fixing the external if you are not willing to focus on the internal.
Time To Take Action
Step 1- Starting questions
Identify your most proudest moments? This may help give you an idea of your values.
What do you regret the most? This could help you to see what is important to you.
Let get started
Step 2– Grab a pen and a note pad, make a list of the things that you value.
Step 3 – Time to refine the list and find out what you value the most.
Refine your list to your top 10 values from the list you made above.
Then chose your top 5 values.
For example my top values are personal development, loyalty, family, happiness and freedom.
Step 3: Time to ask yourself some questions
It has been said actions speak louder than words, so ask yourself does your actions match your values?
Step 4 – Time to take it a step further
Define your values – Give each value a meaning, add emotions to it and make it memorable.
For me, personal development means the discovery of who I am; It means knowing that there is always more to learn about myself. Personal development also means living a life of purpose and working towards achieving your full potential.
The Benefits Of This Tool
Knowing your values will support you with making the right decisions for your life.
You are likely to do things that are in lined with your values.
Knowing your values will improve your self-awareness.
Knowing you values helps you to know what you stand for.
You can receive greater fulfilment out of life by living by your values.
Some Recommended Reading
The Value Factor: The secret to creating an inspired and fulfilling life – Dr. John Demartini
Discovering Your Authentic Core Values: A step-by-step guide by Marc Alan Schelske
A list of Values
Accountability
Achievement
Ambition
Assertiveness
Balance
Being the best
Belonging
Boldness
Calmness
Carefulness
Challenge
Clear-mindedness
Compassion
Competitiveness
Consistency
Control
Cooperation
Correctness
Courtesy
Creativity
Curiosity
Devoutness
Diligence
Discipline
Empathy
Enjoyment
Enthusiasm
Excellence
Excitement
Expertise
Exploration
Expressiveness
Fairness
Faith
Family-orientedness
Fidelity
Fitness
Fluency
Focus
Freedom
Fun
Generosity
Goodness
Growth
Happiness
Hard Work
Health
Helping Society
Holiness
Honesty
Intellectual Status
Intuition
Leadership
Legacy
Loyalty
Making a difference
Positivity
Practicality
Prudence
Quality-orientation
Reliability
Resourcefulness
Restraint
Security
Self-actualization
Self-control
Selflessness
Speed
Strength
Success
Support
Teamwork
Thankfulness
Timeliness
Tolerance
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