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Identifying &

Defining Your
Core Values

(An extract from the Stay True, Live Bold Journal Workbook)

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Identifying Your Values
It's time to brainstorm a list of your personal values. Building on the insights you gained from the
previous reflection exercises, create a comprehensive list of adjectives that describe qualities or
traits you believe are important for living a fulfilling life.

Aim to include at least 50 items and resist the urge to filter or judge these. You’ll have the
opportunity to prioritise and refine your list later.

If you need inspiration, you’ll find a list of values at the end of this exercise, but it's best to start
by crafting your own.

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Refining Your Values
At this point, you should have a list of around 50 values. Begin to narrow down this list by
selecting 20 values that feel the most important, meaningful, and desirable to you.

If you notice you've selected values that are similar or related, consider grouping them together
under a single core value that represents those traits. This will make it easier for you to remember
and prioritise them.

For example, kindness, empathy, and caring could be grouped together as compassion, while
honesty, trustworthiness, and consistency could form integrity. Similarly, considerate,
understanding, and sensitivity could be grouped under empathy.

Grouped Values
Related or Similar Values: Overarching Core Value:

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Affirm & Define Your Core Values
Now it's time to refine your values. Out of the 20 you selected earlier, choose the top five that
resonate with you the most. These will be your core values, the ones that are essential to your
identity, purpose, and fulfilment. They'll guide you in making better decisions, setting goals, and
living in alignment with your values.

While ranking your values is optional, it can help you prioritise them based on their importance
to you. Keep in mind that while your true core values may remain relatively stable, it's still good
practice to periodically review and reflect on them. Doing so can help you stay connected to
what matters most.

Core Value Define this Value in Your Own Words

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Core Values List
Accountability Diligence Initiative Professionalism
Achievement Discipline Innovation Progress
Adaptability Diversity Integrity Punctuality
Adventure Efficiency Intelligence Quality
Ambition Empathy Intuition Reliability
Appreciation Encouragement Joy Resilience
Authenticity Endurance Kindness Respect
Balance Enthusiasm Knowledge Responsibility
Beauty Equality Leadership Risk-taking
Belonging Excellence Learning Self-awareness
Boldness Fairness Liberty Self-control
Bravery Faith Listening Self-reliance
Caring Family Logic Sensitivity
Challenge Flexibility Loyalty Service
Clarity Focus Meaning Simplicity
Collaboration Forgiveness Morality Sincerity
Commitment Freedom Motivation Spirituality
Compassion Friendship Nature Stability
Confidence Generosity Novelty Strength
Connection Gratitude Open-mindedness Success
Contentment Growth Optimism Support
Cooperation Happiness Orderliness Sustainability
Courage Harmony Patience Teamwork
Creativity Health Peace Tolerance
Curiosity Honesty Perseverance Transparency
Decisiveness Honour Persistence Trust
Dedication Hope Positivity Understanding
Dependability Humility Power Vision
Determination Imagination Practicality Wisdom
Devotion Independence Privacy Zeal

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Hey there!
Thanks for checking out this free chapter of my
core values journal workbook - I hope you've
found it helpful so far.

If you're interested in gaining deeper insight into


your core values, I highly recommend getting the
full version of the workbook - Stay True, Live Bold

Besides the brainstorming exercise you just


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assessments to help you track your progress, self-
exploration prompts designed to uncover the beliefs
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behaviours, and decisions, and additional journal
prompts to help you reaffirm your top five core
values.

In addition, you'll get a simple yet effective yes-or-


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Happy journaling.

Mena xo

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