What Are Your Top 5 Values?

Values

Most people move through life without ever pausing to ask: What do I truly value?

When we don’t know our deepest values, we end up chasing someone else’s version of success—titles, money, recognition—only to feel restless and unfulfilled. But when we take the time to identify our top 5 values, something powerful happens: we gain a compass.

That compass steadies us in moments of uncertainty. It allows us to say no with clarity and yes with conviction. It anchors us in presence instead of distraction, in purpose instead of autopilot. And it gives us the power to lead—not from ego or fear—but from alignment with what matters most.

When you know your values, you no longer just live life. You begin to lead it.

Take a few minutes now to read through the list below and identify your Top 5 values.

It's important to start and just name a bunch. Remember that there's no need for perfection, you can always shift them around as you reflect in the coming days and weeks.

Accountability Achievement Adaptability Adventure Altruism Ambition Authenticity Balance Beauty Being the best Belonging Career Caring Collaboration Commitment Community Compassion Competence Confidence Connection Contentment Contribution Cooperation Courage Creativity Curiosity Dignity Diversity Environment Efficiency Equality Ethics Excellence Fairness Faith Family Financial stability Forgiveness Freedom Friendship

Fun Future generations Generosity Giving back Grace Gratitude Growth Harmony Health Home Honesty Hope Humility Humor Inclusion Independence Initiative Integrity Intuition Job security Joy Justice Kindness Knowledge Leadership Learning Legacy Leisure Love Loyalty Making a difference Nature Openness Optimism Order Parenting Patience Patriotism Peace Perseverance

Personal fulfillment Power Pride Recognition Reliability Resourcefulness Respect Responsibility Risk-taking Safety Security Self-discipline Self-expression Self-respect Serenity Service Simplicity Spirituality Sportsmanship Stewardship Success Teamwork Thrift Time Tradition Travel Trust Truth Understanding Uniqueness Usefulness Vision Vulnerability Wealth Well-being Wholeheartedness Wisdom Write your own: