What matters most to you as a person? Are you an empathetic and generous soul? Do you value creativity, or are you more of a practical and logical thinker?
Answer these quick questions, and we’ll take a look inside to tell you what your biggest core values are.
Questions Overview
- Do something artistic.
- Helping a good cause.
- Getting ahead with work.
- Relaxing and recharging alone.
- Spending time with people I love.
- My family
- My community
- My friends
- Myself
- I want to learn as much as I can.
- I want to connect to others.
- I want to be the best person I can be.
- I want to improve the world.
- Ahead of me, to see the world around me.
- Above me, to watch the sky.
- At the ground, to see where I’m stepping.
- At my phone or a book, lost in another world.
- When someone lies to me.
- When someone talks bad about themselves or is self-deprecating.
- When someone doesn’t put in any effort.
- When someone ghosts me or ices me out.
- Apathy, or people not caring.
- Climate change.
- Greed.
- Technology.
- The humanities, like English or fine arts.
- A social science, like politics community organizing.
- A classic science like biology or astronomy.
- Business or economics.
- Philosophy or theology.
- History or anthropology.
- Betrayal
- Failure
- Rejection
- I want to be more patient.
- I want to be more well-informed.
- I want to be more social.
- I want to be more true to myself.
- An arts and education foundation.
- A food bank or food pantry.
- My friend's fundraiser for a new home.
- An animal shelter.
- A celebrity or public figure I like.
- My best friend.
- My mentor or teacher.
- I don't have one.
- Working with others and collaborating.
- Doing things my way, especially when I know I'm right.
- Being flexible and changing plans when you have to.
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Finding Your Intrinsic Values
Life’s a complex, confusing thing, and while everyone’s finding their own path through it, it helps to have a compass to guide you. That’s where your intrinsic values come in. Your intrinsic values shape and mold the person you are and the person you become. They’re not a foolproof way to live a good life, but they’re a good place to start! Here’s how you can find out yours:
Ask yourself what matters most to you right now. What’s the biggest concern in your head? What gets you out of bed in the morning? What are you worried about? Maybe it’s having close and loyal friends. Maybe it’s making enough money to live comfortably, or maybe it’s just having a good time. You might have multiple concerns, or just one. Write it down, and keep it in mind.
Ask yourself how you act to solve problems. Values aren’t just things in our heads. Values are what we do and how we act according to what’s going on around us. For instance, pretend a good friend just lied to you. That hurts! But how do you respond? Do you cut them off? Forgive and forget? Have a serious talk? Think about how you respond to the world around you.
Ask yourself who you want to become. Your values also aren’t just who you are now, they’re also who you want to become. Do you want to be someone who’s open-minded and curious? Someone who stays by your family and friends through hard times? Someone who adventures through the world solo? Think about the person you want to be in the future, and which values will help you get there.
Name your values, and be ready to change or add to them. Finally, your values aren’t permanent, and you don’t have just one! Once you’ve thought about these questions, put a word to your values: community, family, education, flexibility, gratitude, etc. Hold them close, but also be ready to change your priorities if your life changes, too, and be ready to have more than one value at a time. As a person, you’re always changing!
Want to learn more?
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