List of Values

Here is a list of potential values to prompt your thinking in the values exercise. The list is by no means complete but it provides a great starting point!

Abundance – A great or plentiful amount

Acceptance – Favorable reception or belief in something

Accomplishment – Doing or finishing something successfully

Accountability – Obligation or willingness to accept responsibility and be answerable for ones actions

Accuracy – Conformity to fact. Precision; exactness.

Achievement – The act of accomplishing or finishing

Adaptable – The ability to modify behavior to fit changing situations

Adventure – Inclination to undertake new and daring enterprises

Allegiance – Loyalty or the obligation of loyalty

Altruism – Unselfish concern for the welfare of others

Ambition – An eager or strong desire for achievement and the willingness to strive for its attainment

Appreciation – Recognizing the quality, value or significance of people and things

Articulacy – Expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

Assertiveness – Respectfully standing up for ones beliefs and thoughts

Aspiration – A strong or persistent desire for high achievement

Assiduous – Unceasing; persistent; diligent

Authenticity – The quality or condition of being trustworthy or genuine

Autonomy – The condition or quality of being independent

Aware – Informed, alert, knowledgeable and sophisticated

Balance – A state of equilibrium between the key components of life

Benevolence – An inclination to perform kind, charitable acts

Bold – Beyond the usual limits of conventional thought or action

Brilliance – Exceptional clarity and agility of intellect or invention

Calmness – Serenity; tranquility; peace

Camaraderie – Goodwill and lighthearted rapport between or among friends

Caring – Feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others

Challenge – The desire to test of one’s abilities or resources in a demanding but stimulating undertakings

Changeability – The ability to modify or adapt to differing circumstances

Charity – Generosity toward others or toward humanity

Chastity – The condition of being of virtuous character

Cheerful – The quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom

Citizenship – Exercising the duties rights, and privileges of being a citizen

Class – Excellence or elegance, in dress, design, or behaviour

Clear thinking – Acting intelligently without mental confusion

Collaboration – To work cooperatively especially in a joint intellectual effort

Commitment – Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons

Community – Sharing, participation, and fellowship with others

Compassion – Deep awareness of the suffering of others and the wish to relieve it

Competence – The state or quality of being adequately or well qualified

Competitive – To strive to do something better than someone else or yourself

Composure – Maintaining a tranquil or calm state of mind

Concern – Regard for or interest in someone or something

Conscientious – The trait of being painstaking and careful

Consideration– Thoughtful or sympathetic regard or respect for others

Consistency – Reliability or uniformity of successive results or events

Constancy – Steadfastness in purpose

Cooperation – The willing association and interaction of a group of people to accomplish a goal

Courage – The state or quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger or fear with confidence and resolution

Courtesy – Civility; consideration for others

Creativity – the generation of new ideas or concepts

Credibility – Worth y of belief or confidence. Trustworthy.

Decency – Conformity to prevailing standards of propriety or modesty

Decisive – Characterized by decision and firmness; resolute.

Dedication – Selfless devotion of energy or time

Democracy – The principles of social equality and respect for the individual within a community

Dependability – The trait of being reliable

Determination – Firmness of will, strength, purpose of character

Discipline – Act in accordance with rules

Diversity – A point of respect in which things differ; variety

Easygoing – Relaxed or informal in attitude or standards

Education – Obtaining or developing knowledge or skill through a learning process

Efficiency – The quality of producing an effect or result with a reasonable degree of effort to energy expended

Empathy – Identification with and understanding of another’s situation, feelings, and motives.

Encouragement – The act of incitement to action or to practice

Equality – The right of different groups of people to receive the same treatment

Equity – The state, quality, or ideal of being just, impartial, and fair

Excellence – State of possessing good qualities to a high degree

Fairness – Consistent with rules, logic, or ethics

Faith – Confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing

Faithful – Adhering firmly and devotedly to someone or something that elicits or demands one’s fidelity

Fidelity – Faithfulness; loyalty or devotion

Flexibility – Responsive to change

Focus – Able to concentrate intently

Forgiveness – The willingness to stop blaming or being angry with someone

Fortitude – The strength or firmness of mind that enables a person to face danger, pain or despondency with stoic resolve

Freedom – The power to determine action without restraint

Friendship – A relationship between people based on mutual esteem and goodwill

Fun – Enjoyment and playfulness

Generosity – Liberality in giving or willingness to give

Gentle – The quality of being mild and docile

Genuine – Not spurious or counterfeit

Giving – To present voluntarily and without expecting compensation

Goodness – Morally right, or admirable because of kind, thoughtful, or honest behavior

Goodwill – A friendly attitude in which you wish that good things happen to people

Gracious – pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.

Gratitude – A feeling of thankfulness and appreciation

Hardworking – Industrious and tireless

Helpful – The property of providing useful assistance or friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition

Honesty – Fairness and straightforwardness of conduct

Honor – Principled uprightness of character; personal integrity

Hope – The feeling that something desired can be had or will happen

Humility – Feeling that you have no special importance that makes you better than others

Independent – Freedom from the control, influence, support, or the like, of others.

Individuality – The particular character, or aggregate of qualities, that distinguishes one person from others

Industrious – The characteristic of regularly working hard

Influence – The ability to move or impel a person to some action

Ingenuity – Cleverly Inventive skill or imagination; Resourceful

Initiative – Ability to begin or to follow through energetically with a plan or task

Insightful – Characterized by or displaying insight; perceptive

Integrity – Strict adherence to moral values and principles

Intelligence – The capacity for learning, reasoning and understanding

Joy – Intense or exultant happiness

Justice – Conformity to moral rightness in action or attitude

Kindness – The quality or state of being beneficent

Law-abiding – Abiding by the encoded rules of society

Leadership – The act or instance of leading; guidance; direction

Learning – The act or process of acquiring knowledge or skill

Liberty – The right and power to act, believe, or express oneself in a manner of one’s own choosing.

Love – A feeling of intense desire and attraction toward a person or idea

Loyalty – A feeling or attitude of devotion, attachment and affection.

Mindful – Being attentive, aware, or careful

Moderation – Having neither too little or too much of anything

Obedience – Compliance with that which is required; subjection to rightful restraint or control.

Open-minded – Receptive to new ideas. Unprejudiced; unbigoted; impartial

Open – Unreserved, candid, or frank. To disclose, reveal, or divulge

Opportunity – Favorable or advantageous circumstance or combination of circumstances

Optimism – A bright, hopeful view and expectation of the best possible outcome

Patience – The ability to accept delay, suffering, or annoyance without complaint or anger

Peace – Freedom from war or violence

Perseverance – Steady persistence in adhering to a course of action, a belief, or a purpose

Personal Growth – The acquisition of knowledge, skills, and experience for the purpose of enhancing individual performance and self-perception

Philanthropy – An altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement,

Practicality – Mindful of results, usefulness, advantages or disadvantages of an action or procedure. Matter-of-fact

Professionalism – The standing, practice, or methods of a professional, as distinguished from an amateur.

Promise-keeping – Keeping your word that that you will certainly do something

Prudence – Doing something right because it is the right thing to do

Punctuality – Adherence to the exact time of a commitment or event

Purity – Moral goodness

Reason – The ability to think and make good judgments

Recognition – An acceptance as true or valid

Reconciliation – Enabling two people or groups adjust the way they think about divergent ideas or positions so they can accept both

Reliability – Consistent performance upon which you can depend or trust

Repentance – Remorse or contrition for past conduct

Resilience – The ability to rebound quickly from misfortune or change

Resourceful – The ability to act effectively or imaginatively, especially in difficult situations

Respect – Showing regard or consideration for.

Responsibility – That for which someone is responsible or answerable

Results-oriented – Maintain focus on obtaining a notable or successful result or response; be effective

Righteous – The state of being morally upright; without guilt or sin

Sacrifice – To give up something for something else considered more important

Sagacity – Acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment

Self-control – Control of personal emotions, desires, or actions by one’s own will

Sensitivity – Awareness of the needs and emotions of others

Serenity – Calmness of mind and evenness of temper

Sharing – To allow others to participate in, use, enjoy, or experience jointly or in turns

Significance – The quality of being significant or having a meaning

Simplicity – Freedom from complexity and intricacy. Absence of pretentiousness.

Sincerity – Genuineness, honesty, and freedom from duplicity

Sobriety – Habitual freedom from inordinate passion or overheated imagination; calmness; coolness; seriousness

Stamina – The physical or mental strength to do something for a long time

Stewardship – The careful conducting, supervising, or managing of something

Strength – Moral power, firmness, or courage

Supportive – Furnishing support or assistance

Thoughtful – The tendency to anticipate needs or wishes

Tolerance – Recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others

Tradition – The customary or characteristic method or manner

Tranquility – A state of calm and peacefulness

Trustworthy – The trait of deserving confidence

Understanding – Knowing how something works or a positive, truthful relationship between people

Unique – Not typical; unusual

Unity – Oneness of mind and feeling among a number of persons; Concord, harmony or agreement

Virtue – Doing something right because it is the good thing to do

Vitality – Exuberant physical strength or mental vigor.

Warmth The quality of being intimate and attached

Willing – Cheerfully consenting or ready

Wisdom – The ability to make good judgments based on what you have learned from your experience

Witty – Amusingly clever in perception and expression

Zeal – Fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; .