VALUES

What are your core values? How do your values drive your actions?
Instructions:
Listed below are 50 values. Read through the list. When you find a value that describes you, circle it. Next, condense the circled list to the 10 values that
most describe you. Finally, reflect on the meaning of each of these 10 values, and ask yourself if they are congruent with the choices you make and the
actions you take on a daily basis. If so, great! Keep it up! If not, look at how you may create a life of greater integrity and happiness! Enjoy!

ACCEPTANCE ECOLOGY INNER PEACE RESPONSIBILITY

To be accepted as I am To live in harmony with and protect To experience personal peace To make and carry out important
the environment decisions
ACCURACY INTIMACY
To be correct in my opinions and FAME To share my innermost experience RISK
actions To be known and recognized with others To take risks and chances

ACHIEVEMENT FAMILY JUSTCE ROMANCE

To accomplish and achieve To have a happy, loving family To promote equal and fair treatment To have intense, exciting love in my
for all life
ADVENTURE FLEXIBILITY
To have new and exciting To adjust to new or unusual KNOWLEDGE SAFETY
experiences situations easily To learn and possess valuable To be safe and secure
knowledge
ATTRACTIVENESS FORGIVENESS SELF-ACCEPTANCE
To be physically attractive To be forgiving of others LEISURE To like myself as I am
To make time to relax and enjoy
AUTHORITY FRIENDS SELF-CONTROL
To be in charge of others To have close, supportive friends LOGIC To be self-disciplined and govern my
To live rationally and sensibly own activities
AUTONOMY FUN
To be self-determining and To play and have fun LOVED SELF-ESTEEM
independent To be loved by those close to me To feel positive about myself
GENEROSITY
BEAUTY To give what I have to others LOVING SELF-KNOWLEDGE
To appreciate beauty around us To give love to others To have a deep, honest
GENUINENESS understanding of myself
CARING To behave in a manner that is true to MASTERY
To take care of others who I am To be competent in my everyday SERVICE
activities To be of service to others
COMFORT GOD’S WILL
To have a pleasant, enjoyable life To seek and obey the will of God MODERATION SEXUALITY
To avoid excess and find a middle To have an active and satisfying sex
COMMITMENT GROWTH ground life
To make a long-lasting and deep To keep changing and growing
commitment to another person MONOGAMY SIMPLICITY
HEALTH To have one close, loving To live life simply, with minimal
COMPASSION To be physically well and healthy relationship needs
To feel and show concern for others
HELPFULNESS ORDERLINESS SPIRITUALITY
COMPLEXITY To be helpful to others To have a life that is well-ordered To grow spiritually
To have a life full of variety and and organized
change HONESTY STABILITY
To be truthful and genuine PLEASURE To have a life that stays fairly
CONTRIBUTION To have experiences that feel good consistent
To make a contribution that will last HUMILITY
after I am gone To be modest and unassuming POPULARITY STRENGTH
To be well-liked by many people To be physically strong
COURTESY HUMOR
To be polite and considerate to To see the humorous side of myself POWER TOLERANCE
others and the world To have control over others To accept and respect those
different from me
CREATIVITY INDEPENDENCE PURPOSE
To have new and original ideas To be free from depending on others To have meaning and direction in life VIRTURE
To live a morally pure and excellent
DEPENDABILITY INDUSTRY REALISM life
To be reliable and trustworthy To work hard and well at my life To see and act realistically and
tasks practically WEALTH
DUTY To have
To carry out my duties and plenty of
responsibilities money
Source: Miller, W.R., C’deBaca, J., & Matthews, D.B. (1994). Values Card Sort. Unpublished manuscript: University of New
Mexico.
www.winona.edu/resilience
updated 11/16/16
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What are your core values? How do your values drive your actions?

What did you identify as your top 10 values?

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Do these values guide your words and actions, and if so how?

How do you feel when you make choices in line with your identified values versus times when you
don’t?

What changes can you make in your life so that your choices and actions are more consistently in line
with your values?

Adapted from: Hayes, Louise (2016). Strength spotting card sort.

http://thrivingadolescent.com/2016/01/19/strength-spotting-card-sort-free-download/