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What do core values mean to you? Do you know what your top 10 are? I had no clue what core values were 6 months ago. Actually, let me rephrase that… I didn’t know what my core values were.
We all know that values like honesty, trustworthiness and work ethics are all great but maybe they aren’t your top ten. They are important to you but maybe not what defines you. I know you are thinking… I’m honest!
But sometimes certain values that are important to you, incorporate those social values. Say, values like intimacy or purpose, those values fall in line with honesty or trustworthiness.
Why Do We Need To Know Our Values
Values are what define us… gives up purpose and shapes who we are down to our core. Hence the word ‘core values. Why they are important is because they help us set boundaries.
Boundaries are necessary because if you don’t have them… gurrrrl everyone will walk all over you, even yourself! By creating those boundaries you are defining your space. What you will and will not allow in your life and how it is important for others and more importantly yourself to know them.
By also knowing your top ten, you can work on them daily and truly develop them. When you do this… you find a greater peace inside yourself. You will know who you are and what you will allow in your life and what needs to go.
How To Pick Top 10 Values
When I was asked my top 10 values, I completely drew a blank. I had no idea, which is a problem because if you don’t know what’s important to you… how will you know how to set those boundaries and better know yourself.
When I chose mine, there were 100 different values written on paper laid out in front of me. I then began to place them in categories of really important, important, and not so important. Of course, I placed the ones that are ‘supposed’ to be important in my really important pile and ones like fame in the not-so-important section. What we do when people are watching… haha!
Once all values were all placed in categories, I then took the lists of really important and narrowed it down to 10, then I put those 10 in order from my number 1 value to my tenth.
Here’s the crazy thing… I don’t think I would have picked out my top 10 just randomly. When I finally borrowed my list of core values down and placed them in importance, it was astonishing to me how I already knew these were mine and how they defined me. And even more shocking was how they were all related to each other!
Determining Your Top 10 Values
Here’s a list of 200 core values: Core Values List: Over 200 Personal Values to Discover What’s Most Important to You by Scott Jeffery. Hopefully, that’s not too overwhelming for you. But pick out your top ten and then put them in order from the most important to the least. Evaluate them and see how they are related to each other and what they mean to you.
Place them where you can see them every day. I put mine above my computer so when I’m working I look up and see them. Often times I think about one in particular and how it affects me.
I promise you… the more you focus and evaluate your core values the more you will find importance in your life and peace and set those boundaries that we all need in our life!
