Living by Your Values

From this list of personal values select 10 that are most important to you – as guides for how to behave, or as components of a valued way of life. It helps to think about what was valued in your family when you were growing up. Feel free to add any values of your own to the list. When you have identified 10, cut them down to 5. Which 5 would you give up? Cross them off. Then cut them down to 3 and write them on the next page of this handout.

awareness	adaptability	accountability
achievement	balance	being liked
being the best	caring	caution
challenge	clarity	coaching/mentoring
collaboration	commitment	community involvement
compassion	complacency	conflict
resolution	control	cooperation
courage	creativity	dialogue
diversity	efficiency	empowerment
enthusiasm	entrepreneurial	environmental awareness
ethics	fairness	family
financial stability	forgiveness	friendship
future generations	generosity	health
holistic thinking	honesty	humility
humor/fun	independence	influence
initiative	innovation	integrity
job security	leading by example	listening
logic	long term perspective	loyalty
making a difference	mentoring	open communication
openness	optimism	patience
perseverance	personal fulfillment	personal growth
power	pride	professional growth
professionalism	quality	reliability
respect	responsibility	risk-taking
safety	service	self-discipline
social responsibility	spirit	success
sustainability	teamwork	trust
vision	wealth	wisdom
work/life balance	Other:

TOP 3 VALUES

We all live by certain values that are important to us. Some stay with us from childhood and others we pick up and change through life. Understanding each others’ values helps us build healthier relationships, especially in teams where we are working towards common goals.

List your top three values. Describe what each value means to you. Identify one thing you will do to put your values into action in your work.

Value	Description	Action
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