VALUES

?The five universal Human Values of Love, Truth, Right Conduct, Peace and Non-violence encompass all the noble values, have endless depth and breadth in their beauty, purity and power, and lie within every human being in full measure, largely hidden from conscious awareness like diamonds inside a mountain.

We should identify our values in our path of life ,through that we can know about yourself and lead a good mental health

5 Questions to ask yourself to identify your values

1. DEEP DOWN ,WHAT MATTERS TO ME ?

2.WHICH RELATIONSHIPS DO I WANT TO BUILD ?

3.WHAT DO I WANT MY LIFE TO BE ABOUT ?

4.DURING WHICH ACTIVITIES DO I FEEL MOST ALIVE ?

5.IF ALL MY STRESS WERE GONE ,WHAT WOULD MY LIFE LOOK LIKE ? WHAT NEW THINGS WOULD I PURSUE ?

When you know who you are ,you can make decisions with greater confidence you can become better leader, colleague ,partner and parent.

Schwartz proposed 10 basic human values which differ in their underlying motivational base: benevolence, universalism, conformity, security, tradition, power, achievement, hedonism, stimulation, and self-direction.

The theory of basic human values is a theory of cross-cultural psychology and universal values that was developed by Shalom H. Schwartz . The theory extends previous cross-cultural communication frameworks such as Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory . Schwartz identifies ten basic human values, each distinguished by their underlying motivation or goal, and he explains how people in all cultures recognize them. There are two major methods for measuring these ten basic values: the Schwartz Value Survey and the Portrait Values Questionnaire.

A particular value can conflict or align with other values, and these dynamic relationships are typically illustrated using a circular graphic in which opposite poles indicate conflicting values.

Openness to change

• Self-direction?– independent thought and action—choosing, creating, exploring
• Stimulation?– excitement, novelty and challenge in life

Self-enhancement

• Hedonism?– pleasure or sensuous gratification for oneself
• Achievement?– personal success through demonstrating competence according to social standards
• Power?– social status and prestige, control or dominance over people and resources

Conservation

• Security?– safety, harmony, and stability of society, of relationships, and of self
• Conformity?– restraint of actions, inclinations, and impulses likely to upset or harm others and violate social expectations or norms
• Tradition?– respect, commitment, and acceptance of the customs and ideas that one's culture or religion provides

Self-transcendence

• Benevolence?– preserving and enhancing the welfare of those with whom one is in frequent personal contact (the 'in-group')
• Universalism?– understanding, appreciation, tolerance, and protection for the welfare of all people and for nature

Other

• Spirituality was considered as an additional eleventh value, however, it was found that it did not exist in all cultures. Although the theory distinguishes ten values, the borders between the motivators are artificial and one value flows into the next, which can be seen by the following shared motivational emphases:

1. Power and Achievement?– social superiority and esteem
2. Achievement and Hedonism?– self-centered satisfaction
3. Hedonism and Stimulation?– a desire for affectively pleasant arousal
4. Stimulation and Self-direction?– intrinsic interest in novelty and mastery
5. Self-direction and Universalism?– reliance upon one's own judgement and comfort with the diversity of existence
6. Universalism and Benevolence?– enhancement of others and transcendence of selfish interests
7. Benevolence and Tradition?– devotion to one's in-group
8. Benevolence and Conformity?– normative behaviour that promotes close relationships
9. Conformity and Tradition?– subordination of self in favour of socially imposed expectations
10. Tradition and Security?– preserving existing social arrangements that give certainty to life
11. Conformity and Security?– protection of order and harmony in relations
12. Security and Power?– avoiding or overcoming threats by controlling relationships and resources