Finding Your Values

Your core values influence how you show up: at work, in your relationships, and for yourself. This simple exercise can help you uncover your values, so you can start aligning your goals and living a value centered life.

"Living a value-centered life brings clarity, purpose, and authenticity to every decision, fostering genuine fulfillment and lasting success." - Stephen Covey

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1. Select Your Values

Review the list of core values. Feel free to add any that are not on the list. Consider the people you most admire, what values are personified with them? Think about the best and most difficult situations in your life. Do any values stand out? Mark all values that resonate with you

Achievement
Ambition
Caring
Charity
Collaboration
Creativity
Curiosity
Dependability
Empathy
Encouragement
Enthusiasm
Ethics
Excellence
Fairness
Family
Friendships
Flexibility
Freedom

Fun
Generosity
Growth
Happiness
Health
Honesty
Humor
Individuality
Innovation
Intelligence
Intuition
Joy
Kindness
Knowledge
Leadership
Learning
Love
Loyalty

Making a difference
Motivation
Optimism
Open-mindedness
Passion
Perfection
Performance
Personal development
Popularity
Power
Professionalism
Punctuality
Quality
Recognition
Relationships
Reliability
Resilience
Risk-taking

Safety
Security
Self-control
Service
Spirituality
Stability
Success
Thankfulness
Traditionalism
Understanding
Wealth
Well-being
Wisdom

2. Group Your Values

Review the values you marked and group them into categories. Identify a central theme and name the category. Group them in away that makes sense to you. See the example below.

Abundance

Acceptance

Appreciation

Cheerful

Learning

Knowledge

Quality

Perfection

Passion

Spirituality

Friendships

Loyalty

Popularity

Open-mindedness

Generosity

Kindness

Reliability

Wisdom

Thankfulness

Joy

Caring

Charity

Family

Success

3. Select Your Top Core Values

Select the top three core values that resonate most with you. See Example below.

1. Caring

2. Loyalty

3. Quality

Create a Team Mission Statement

Identify your TEAM Core Values

Have each employees take the value exercise themselves. Compile all of the individual core values and look for themes or values that resonate with your team’s goals or mission. Select 3-5 values to use.

Define your Purpose

Reflect on why these values matter. What impact do you want to have? Consider your audience and identify your primary purpose.

Write Your Mission Statement

Highlight what your team does and how those values guide your actions, emphasizing your passion and sense of purpose. Aim for a concise statement, ideally 2-5 sentences, that balances aspirational goals with actionable commitments. Use simple, clear wording to make the statement both memorable and inspiring.