374 personal core values

This list should be used as a reference point for finding your personal core values. Go through the entire list and make note of the values that resonate with you. Try to spend no more than 5 seconds on each term.

Once you have your list, narrow it down to 3-5. Compare values and decide which is most important to you.

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Accomplishment
Accuracy
Approachability
Attention to Detail
Beauty
Being the Best
Belonging
Beneficent
Benevolent
Composure
Comprehensive
Concentration
Concern for Others
Confidence
Confidential
Conformity
Congruency
Connection
Consciousness
Consistency
Content
Contentment
Conviction
Cooperation
Coordination
Cordiality
Correct
Courage
Courtesy
Craftiness
Craftsmanship
Creation
Creative
Creativity
Credibility
Credible
Curiosity
Customer Focus
Customer Satisfaction
Customer Service
Customers
Decency
Decisive
Decisiveness
Dedicated
Dedication
Delight
Democratic
Dependability
Dependable
Depth
Determination
Development
Devotion
Devout
Different
Differentiation
Dignity
Diligence
Diplomacy
Direct
Directness
Discernment
Discovery
Discretion
Diversity
Dreaming
Drive
Duty
Eagerness
Ease of Use
Effectiveness
Empathy
Employees
Encouragement
Energetic
Energy
Engagement
Entertainment
Enthusiasm
Enthusiastic
Generosity
Genius
Genuine
Giving
Global
Good
Goodness
Gracious/Grateful
Great
Greatness
Guidance
Happy
Harmony
Heart
Helpful
History
Honesty
Hope
Humble
Hygiene
Impact
Industry
Informal
Informative
Innovation
Innovative
Inquisitive
Insight
Insightful
Inspiration
Integrity
Intelligence
Intensity
International
Intuition
Intuitive
Invention
Investing
Investment
Inviting
Irreverent
Joy
Joyful
Just
Justice
Kindness
Knowledge
Lasting
Leadership
Learning
Legacy
Legal
Level-Headed
Liberty
Listening
Lively
Local
Logic
Longevity
Love
Loyal
Loyalty
Malleable
Mastery
Maximizing
Maximum Utilization
Meaning
Meaningful
Meekness
Mellow
Members
Memorable
Merciful
Merit
Meritocracy
Meticulous
Mindful
Moderation
Modesty
Motivation
Mystery
Neat
Neatness
Neighborly
Nerve
Nimble
No Bureaucracy
Noble
Non-Conforming
Nurturing
Obedience
Objective
Open
Openness
Open-Minded
Opportunity
Optimism
Order
Organization
Original
Originality
Outrageous
Outstanding
Partnership
Passion
Patience
Patriotism
Peace
People
Perception
Perceptive
Perfection
Performance
Perseverance
Persistence
Persistent
Personable
Personal Development
Personal Growth
Persuasive
Philanthropy
Planning
Play
Playfulness
Pleasantness
Poise
Polish
Politeness
Popularity
Positive
Potency
Potential
Power
Powerful
Practical
Pragmatic
Precise
Precision
Prepared
Preservation
Pride
Privacy
Proactive
Proactively
Productivity
Profane
Professionalism
Profitability
Profits
Progress
Prosperity
Prudence
Punctuality
Purity
Pursue
Pursuit
Quality
Quality of Work
Rational
Real
Realistic
Reason
Recognition
Recreation
Refined
Reflection
Relationships
Relaxation
Reliability
Reliable
Resilience
Resolute
Resolution
Resolve
Resourceful
Resourcefulness
Respect
Respect for others
Respect for the individual
Responsibility
Responsiveness
Rest
Restraint
Results
Results-oriented
Reverence
Rigor
Risk
Risk Taking
Rule of Law
Sacrifice
Safety
Sanitary
Satisfaction
Security
Self Awareness
Self Motivation
Self Responsibility
Self-Control
Self-Directed
Self-Reliance
Selfless
Sense of Humor
Sensitivity
Serenity
Serious
Service
Shared prosperity
Sharing
Shrewd
Significance
Silence
Silliness
Simplicity
Sincerity
Skill
Skillfulness
Smart
Solitude
Speed
Spirit
Spirituality
Spontaneous
Stability
Standardization
Status
Stealth
Stewardship
Strength
Structure
Sturdy
Succeed
Success
Support
Surprise
Sustainability
Sympathy
Synergy
Systemization
Talent
Teamwork
Temperance
Thankful
Thorough
Thoughtful
Timeliness
Timely
Togetherness
Tolerance
Tough
Toughness
Traditional
Training
Tranquility
Transparency
Trust
Trustworthy
Truth
Understanding
Unflappable
Unique
Uniqueness
Unity
Universal
Useful
Utility
Valiant
Valor
Value
Value Creation
Variety
Victorious
Victory
Vigor
Vigorous
Virtue
Virtuous
Vision
Vital
Vitality
Warmth
Watchful
Watchfulness
Wealth
Welcoming
Willfulness
Winning
Wisdom
Wonder
Work/Life Balance
Worldwide
Yes-minded
Youthful
Zen