Your values are your internal compass

Do you ever feel like you're sailing through life without a rudder to help you navigate? Do you ever feel a little confused, aimless, or lost?

If this is the case, you probably don't know your values.

Values are like a compass, knowing your values will give your life meaning and purpose, you will have a better sense of direction, be more grounded, make better decisions, and will generally be happier when you know what is most important to you in both your professional and personal life.?

Values are also subjective and may change over time. Some commonly held values include integrity, loyalty, compassion and honesty.

When we declare: That person possesses strong character, it means they consistently uphold their values and doing the right thing, even when they’re under stress and when nobody’s looking. That’s what makes them great!

The list below is great to explore your values in what you want in life, what is important. Values are UNIQUE to each of us and there is no right or wrong.

The outcome of this exercise is to clearly defining your 10 highly valued criteria in life and what will be your own individual compass.

Choose your top ten of ‘What is MOST Important for you to have in life’. Prioritise 1 being most important to 10 being still important but not as important as number 1.

Accomplishment

Accuracy

Acknowledgement

Adventure

Authenticity

Beauty

Calm

Collaboration

Community

Compassion

Comradeship

Confidence

Connectedness

Contribution

Cooperation

Courage

Creativity

Curiosity

Determination

Directness

Discovery

Ease

Effortlessness

Empowerment

Enthusiasm

Environment

Excellence

Focus

Freedom

Friendship

Fun

Generosity

Gentleness

Growth

Happiness

Harmony

Health

Helpfulness

Honesty

Humour

Idealism

Independence

Integrity

Joy

Kindness

Learning

Love

Loyalty

Participation

Partnership

Passion

Patience

Peace

Productivity

Recognition

Respect

Romance

Self-Esteem

Service

Simplicity

Spirituality

Spontaneity

Strength

Tact

Thankfulness

Tolerance

Tradition

Trust

Understanding

Unity

By taking the time to align your values with your behaviours, you will:

• dramatically improve the quality of our lives
• Feel more fulfilled and satisfied because we are living in accordance with our deepest beliefs
• Be more likely to stick to positive habits and behaviours when they are aligned with our values.?

So if you want to live a more fulfilling and satisfying life, make sure that your values are guiding your choices and behaviours.

How did you go? What 10 values will be your guiding compass?