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The document emphasizes the importance of identifying and living according to one's core values to make better life choices and avoid dissatisfaction. It highlights that misalignment between decisions and values can lead to stress and regret, suggesting a self-reflection exercise to clarify personal values. The document also provides a comprehensive list of common values to assist individuals in determining their top priorities.

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Core Values List

The document emphasizes the importance of identifying and living according to one's core values to make better life choices and avoid dissatisfaction. It highlights that misalignment between decisions and values can lead to stress and regret, suggesting a self-reflection exercise to clarify personal values. The document also provides a comprehensive list of common values to assist individuals in determining their top priorities.

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How to make Difficult Choices?

(Your Personal Core Values & Hot Buttons)

“When you live according to your highest values you become inspired and awaken genius. When you
live according to your lower values you require continuous outside motivation and you suppress your
genius. Your present purpose or mission for life will reflect your highest values.”
- Dr. John Demartini

Your core values influence your thought patterns, emotions, desires, and needs.
Although some people are fully aware of their value systems, the majority are not
aware of the values that are driving their everyday decisions and the actions they
take in life.

Values are a guide which help you make decisions as to what's right, good, valid and
meaningful. If someone has difficulty clarifying their values, this can produce stress and
feelings of anxiety, confusion, helplessness.

Establishing your core values help you to better understand yourself, your feelings and
also gives you clarity relating to your future directions.

Your values should (ideally) determine your priorities in life. Life is usually going pretty
well, and you feel content and satisfied when the decisions you make match your
values and priorities. However, when your decisions don't align with your values, that's
when you start feeling like something's 'wrong' and this can lead to dissatisfaction,
frustration and in some instances, even bitterness or resentment. To avoid this, you
must make a real effort to identify what your values actually are.

This workbook presents you with a great exercise that will help you to clearly
identify your personal values and once you've worked through the process yourself,
you'll then be better equipped to help others do the same.

Self-Reflection – Who are you? What do you want? How Do you Identify your
Personal Values?

** The purpose of this preparation exercise is to help you reach a better understanding of your own most significant
personal values. It is beneficial to do this exercise every six months.
Let Your Values Drive Your Choices
Nearly every problem you face is temporary.

But these temporary problems cause immediate pain & emotions. And we often let
these temporary emotions drive our choices and actions.

For example,

• An employee suffering from the pain of not feeling important enough or powerful
enough might take a terrible job with a fancy title.
• An individual suffering from the pain of feeling unloved or unappreciated or
misunderstood might try to resolve that pain by cheating on their spouse.
• An entrepreneur suffering from the pain of a faltering small business might resort
to using questionable marketing tactics to try to drive more sales.

This is how you make choices you wouldn't normally make. When you let the pain &
emotions drive your decisions, you make exceptions and “just this once” choices to
resolve the pain, annoyance, or confusion that you're feeling in the moment.

How can we avoid this pitfall and make better long-term choices while still resolving
short-term pain?

Most people never take the time to think about their values, write them down, and
clarify them. Maybe it sounds too simple or unnecessary.

If you never sit down to think about your values, then you'll be more likely to make
decisions based on whatever emotions & information is in front of you at the time. That
can be a recipe for regret down the road. So, let your values drive your choices.

Exercise: Determine your most important values, based on your experiences of inner
peace. Consider why each experience is so memorable and important.

• Use the list of common personal values on the next page to help you get started.
Aim for approximately 50 top values. (Tick your best choices)

(As you work through this exercise, you may find that some of these values naturally
combine. For example, if you value honesty, truthfulness, and ethics, you could say that
Integrity is one of your top values.)

Find out your Top 10 Values by Combining similar values & by Cutting Off (Deducting)
less important values.
Values Deck

acceptance compassion equality heroism


accountability competence ethics honesty
accuracy confidence excellence honour
achievement connection excitement hope
adaptability consciousness experience humility
adventure consistency explore humour
ambition contentment fairness image
assertiveness contribution faith imagination
attitude control fame independence
authenticity conversation family influence
authority cooperation feelings initiative
balance courage financial stability inner harmony
beauty creativity fitness inner peace
being liked credibility focus innovation
being right curiosity forgiveness inspiration
being the best decisiveness freedom integrity
belonging determination friendship intelligence
body shape devotion fulfilment interdependence
bravery dialogue fun intimacy
calmness dignity future job security
caring discipline generosity joy
caution diversity gifts justice
certainty drive giving kindness
challenge efficiency gratitude knowledge
cheerfulness emotions greatness leadership
clarity empathy growth learning
cleanliness empowerment happiness legacy
comfort energy hard work liberation
commitment enthusiasm harmony listening
entrepreneurial health love
communication
environment helping loyalty
community
Values Deck

luxury potential self-love uncertainty


making a power self-respect unity
difference pride selflessness validation
mastery productivity sensitivity vision
maturity professional service wealth
meaning growth service to well-being
meaningful professionalism others winning
work profit sex wisdom
memories prosperity silence work-life
mentoring purpose simplicity balance
mindfulness quality skills
minimalism realism spirituality ……………………………
money recognition stability
motivation ……………………………
reliability status
open- religion strategy
mindedness ……………………………
reputation strength
openness
respect structure ……………………………
optimism
responsibility stuff
order ……………………………
results success
originality
reward support
passion ……………………………
risk-taking supporting
past
romance surprise ……………………………
patience
sacrifice sympathy
peace
safety talent ……………………………
perfection
satisfaction teaching
performance ……………………………
security teamwork
perseverance
self-awareness time
personal growth ……………………………
self-control transparency
pleasure
self- trust
poise ……………………………
development truth
popularity self-discipline truthfulness

Add new values to this deck as you prefer…

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