1. Determine your core values. From the list below‚ choose and write down every core value that resonates with you. Do not overthink your selection. As you read through the list‚ simply write down the words that feel like a core value to you personally. If you think of a value you possess that is not on the list‚ write it down.
Abundance Acceptance Accountability Achievement Adventure Advocacy Ambition Appreciation Attractiveness Autonomy Balance Being the Best Benevolence Boldness Brilliance Calmness Caring Challenge charity Cheerfulness Cleverness Community Commitment Compassion Cooperation Collaboration Consistency Contribution Creativity Credibility Curiosity | Daring Decisiveness Dedication Dependability Diversity Empathy Encouragement Enthusiasm Ethics Excellence Expressiveness Fairness Family Friendships Flexibility Freedom Fun Generosity Grace Growth Flexibility Happiness Health Honesty Humility Humor Inclusiveness Independence Individuality Innovation Inspiration Intelligence | Intuition Joy Kindness Knowledge Leadership Learning Love Loyalty Making a Difference Mindfulness Motivation Optimism Open-Mindedness Originality Passion Performance Personal Development Proactive Professionalism Quality Recognition Risk Taking Safety Security Service Spirituality Stability Peace Perfection Playfulness Popularity Power | Preparedness Proactivity Professionalism Punctuality Relationships Reliability Resilience Resourcefulness Responsibility Responsiveness Security Self-Control Selflessness Simplicity Stability Success Teamwork Thankfulness Thoughtfulness Traditionalism Trustworthiness Understanding Uniqueness Usefulness Versatility Vision Warmth Wealth Well-Being Wisdom Zeal |
2. Group all similar values together from the list of values you just created. Group them in a way that makes sense to you‚ personally. create a maximum of five groupings. If you have more than five groupings‚ drop the least important grouping(s). See the example below.
Abundance‚ Growth‚ Wealth‚ Security‚ Freedom‚ Independence‚ Flexibility‚ Peace
Acceptance‚ Compassion‚ Inclusiveness‚ Intuition‚ Kindness‚ Love‚ Making a Difference‚ Open-Mindedness‚ Trustworthiness‚ Relationships
Appreciation‚ Encouragement‚ Thankfulness‚ Thoughtfulness‚ Mindfulness
Balance‚ Health‚ Personal Development‚ Spirituality‚ Well-being
Cheerfulness‚ Fun‚ Happiness‚ Humor‚ Inspiration‚ Joy‚ Optimism‚ Playfulness
3. Choose one word within each grouping that represents the label for the entire group.Again‚ do not overthink your labels – there are no right or wrong answers. You are defining the answer that is right for you. See the example below – the label chosen for the grouping is bolded.
Abundance‚ Growth‚ Wealth‚ Security‚ Freedom‚ Independence‚ Flexibility‚ Peace
Acceptance‚ Compassion‚ Inclusiveness‚ Intuition‚ Kindness‚ Love‚ Making a Difference‚ Open-Mindedness‚ Trustworthiness‚ Relationships
Appreciation‚ Encouragement‚ Thankfulness‚ Thoughtfulness‚ Mindfulness
Balance‚ Health‚ Personal Development‚ Spirituality‚ Well-being
Cheerfulness‚ Fun‚ Happiness‚ Humor‚ Inspiration‚ Joy‚ Optimism‚ Playfulness
4. Add a verb to each value so you can see what it looks like as a actionable core value‚ for example:
Live in freedom.
Seek opportunities for making a difference.
Act with mindfulness.
Promote well-being.
Multiply happiness.
This will guide you in the actions you need to take to feel like you are truly living on purpose.
5. Finally‚ write your core values in order of priority in your planner‚ so they are available as an easy reference when you are faced with decisions. For example:
1. Live in freedom.
2. Act with mindfulness.
3. Promote well-being.
4. Multiply happiness.
5. Seek opportunities for making a difference.
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Cite this article
mohammad looti (2026). Live Your Core Values. PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES. Retrieved from https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/live-your-core-values-2/
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mohammad looti. "Live Your Core Values." PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES, 2026. https://scales.arabpsychology.com/s/live-your-core-values-2/.
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