Personal Development & Coaching
Values Clarification
Choose the values that matter to you from a list of 50, rank your top ones and check how they show up in your life.
- Time: 20 to 40 min
- With: Alone, with a quiet moment
- You get: Your top 5 to 10 ranked values and three reflections
How to use this worksheet
- Move values from the pool to "Important to me" by choosing the "Move" menu on a value or dragging it. Aim for 10 to 20.
- Narrow down to your top 5 to 10 and order them with the arrows. Ranking forces trade-offs, which is the point.
- Add your own values if something is missing.
- Answer the reflection questions: where do your values show up, and where are you out of line with them?
Your values
Start with the pool and move values to the lists on top.
Important to me
10 to 20 values that resonate
My top values (ranked)
Your 5 to 10 most important, most important first
Value pool
Click Move on a value, or drag it into a list. Add your own below.
Prompts
Ask yourself
- Which values would you keep if you had to give up all but three?
- Which values are yours and which do you think you should have?
Concrete examples from the last weeks.
Prompts and example
Example
I value family: I leave work at 17:00 three days a week and keep Sundays free.
Be honest and specific, no judgement.
Prompts and example
Example
I value health but I have skipped exercise for a month because of deadlines.
One or two changes you can make this month.
Prompts and example
Example
Block two lunch breaks a week for a walk. Say no to one evening meeting per week.
Before you finish
- Your top values are ranked, not just listed.
- You can name a behaviour for each of your top three.
- You wrote one concrete change.
About values work
Values are the standards you use to judge what is worth your time. When your actions drift away from your values, you tend to feel stress or regret even if everything looks fine from the outside.
There are no right or wrong values on this list. The exercise is about knowing yours and noticing the gaps.
Recommended reading
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- The Values FactorDr. John F. Demartini
Comprehensive guide to discovering your unique values hierarchy and living authentically.
- Dare to LeadBrené Brown
Explores values-based leadership and includes powerful exercises for clarifying core values.