List of Values

November 29, 2004 |

The following list of values will help you develop a clearer sense of what’s most important to you in life, as explained in the article Living Your Values. Simply copy or print this list, mark the values which most resonate with you, and then sort your list in order of priority.

While most values on this list will have little or no significance to you (and some may even seem negative to you), some values will surely call to you, and you’ll feel, “Yes, this value is a part of me.”

Use this values list as a guide. It contains many synonyms but is not exhaustive, so feel free to add unlisted values to your list as well.

Values

  1. Abundance
  2. Acceptance
  3. Accessibility
  4. Accomplishment
  5. Accountability
  6. Accuracy
  7. Achievement
  8. Acknowledgement
  9. Activeness
  10. Adaptability
  11. Adoration
  12. Adroitness
  13. Advancement
  14. Adventure
  15. Affection
  16. Affluence
  17. Aggressiveness
  18. Agility
  19. Alertness
  20. Altruism
  21. Amazement
  22. Ambition
  23. Amusement
  24. Anticipation
  25. Appreciation
  26. Approachability
  27. Approval
  28. Art
  29. Articulacy
  30. Artistry
  31. Assertiveness
  32. Assurance
  33. Attentiveness
  34. Attractiveness
  35. Audacity
  36. Availability
  37. Awareness
  38. Awe
  39. Balance
  40. Beauty
  41. Being the best
  42. Belonging
  43. Benevolence
  44. Bliss
  45. Boldness
  46. Bravery
  47. Brilliance
  48. Buoyancy
  49. Calmness
  50. Camaraderie
  51. Candor
  52. Capability
  53. Care
  54. Carefulness
  55. Celebrity
  56. Certainty
  57. Challenge
  58. Change
  59. Charity
  60. Charm
  61. Chastity
  62. Cheerfulness
  63. Clarity
  64. Cleanliness
  65. Clear-mindedness
  66. Cleverness
  67. Closeness
  68. Comfort
  69. Commitment
  70. Community
  71. Compassion
  72. Competence
  73. Competition
  74. Completion
  75. Composure
  76. Concentration
  77. Confidence
  78. Conformity
  79. Congruency
  80. Connection
  81. Consciousness
  82. Conservation
  83. Consistency
  84. Contentment
  85. Continuity
  86. Contribution
  87. Control
  88. Conviction
  89. Conviviality
  90. Coolness
  91. Cooperation
  92. Cordiality
  93. Correctness
  94. Country
  95. Courage
  96. Courtesy
  97. Craftiness
  98. Creativity
  99. Credibility
  100. Cunning
  101. Curiosity
  102. Daring
  103. Decisiveness
  104. Decorum
  105. Deference
  106. Delight
  107. Dependability
  108. Depth
  109. Desire
  110. Determination
  111. Devotion
  112. Devoutness
  113. Dexterity
  114. Dignity
  115. Diligence
  116. Direction
  117. Directness
  118. Discipline
  119. Discovery
  120. Discretion
  121. Diversity
  122. Dominance
  123. Dreaming
  124. Drive
  125. Duty
  126. Dynamism
  127. Eagerness
  128. Ease
  129. Economy
  130. Ecstasy
  131. Education
  132. Effectiveness
  133. Efficiency
  134. Elation
  135. Elegance
  136. Empathy
  137. Encouragement
  138. Endurance
  139. Energy
  140. Enjoyment
  141. Entertainment
  142. Enthusiasm
  143. Environmentalism
  144. Ethics
  145. Euphoria
  146. Excellence
  147. Excitement
  148. Exhilaration
  149. Expectancy
  150. Expediency
  151. Experience
  152. Expertise
  153. Exploration
  154. Expressiveness
  155. Extravagance
  156. Extroversion
  157. Exuberance
  158. Fairness
  159. Faith
  160. Fame
  161. Family
  162. Fascination
  163. Fashion
  164. Fearlessness
  165. Ferocity
  166. Fidelity
  167. Fierceness
  168. Financial independence
  169. Firmness
  170. Fitness
  171. Flexibility
  172. Flow
  173. Fluency
  174. Focus
  175. Forgiveness
  176. Fortitude
  177. Frankness
  178. Freedom
  179. Friendliness
  180. Friendship
  181. Frugality
  182. Fun
  183. Gallantry
  184. Generosity
  185. Gentility
  186. Giving
  187. Grace
  188. Gratitude
  189. Gregariousness
  190. Growth
  191. Guidance
  192. Happiness
  193. Harmony
  194. Health
  195. Heart
  196. Helpfulness
  197. Heroism
  198. Holiness
  199. Honesty
  200. Honor
  201. Hopefulness
  202. Hospitality
  203. Humility
  204. Humor
  205. Hygiene
  206. Imagination
  207. Impact
  208. Impartiality
  209. Independence
  210. Individuality
  211. Industry
  212. Influence
  213. Ingenuity
  214. Inquisitiveness
  215. Insightfulness
  216. Inspiration
  217. Integrity
  218. Intellect
  219. Intelligence
  220. Intensity
  221. Intimacy
  222. Intrepidness
  223. Introspection
  224. Introversion
  225. Intuition
  226. Intuitiveness
  227. Inventiveness
  228. Investing
  229. Involvement
  230. Joy
  231. Judiciousness
  232. Justice
  233. Keenness
  234. Kindness
  235. Knowledge
  236. Leadership
  237. Learning
  238. Liberation
  239. Liberty
  240. Lightness
  241. Liveliness
  242. Logic
  243. Longevity
  244. Love
  245. Loyalty
  246. Majesty
  247. Making a difference
  248. Marriage
  249. Mastery
  250. Maturity
  251. Meaning
  252. Meekness
  253. Mellowness
  254. Meticulousness
  255. Mindfulness
  256. Modesty
  257. Motivation
  258. Mysteriousness
  259. Nature
  260. Neatness
  261. Nerve
  262. Noncomformity
  263. Obedience
  264. Open-mindedness
  265. Openness
  266. Optimism
  267. Order
  268. Organization
  269. Originality
  270. Outdoors
  271. Outlandishness
  272. Outrageousness
  273. Partnership
  274. Patience
  275. Passion
  276. Peace
  277. Perceptiveness
  278. Perfection
  279. Perkiness
  280. Perseverance
  281. Persistence
  282. Persuasiveness
  283. Philanthropy
  284. Piety
  285. Playfulness
  286. Pleasantness
  287. Pleasure
  288. Poise
  289. Polish
  290. Popularity
  291. Potency
  292. Power
  293. Practicality
  294. Pragmatism
  295. Precision
  296. Preparedness
  297. Presence
  298. Pride
  299. Privacy
  300. Proactivity
  301. Professionalism
  302. Prosperity
  303. Prudence
  304. Punctuality
  305. Purity
  306. Rationality
  307. Realism
  308. Reason
  309. Reasonableness
  310. Recognition
  311. Recreation
  312. Refinement
  313. Reflection
  314. Relaxation
  315. Reliability
  316. Relief
  317. Religiousness
  318. Reputation
  319. Resilience
  320. Resolution
  321. Resolve
  322. Resourcefulness
  323. Respect
  324. Responsibility
  325. Rest
  326. Restraint
  327. Reverence
  328. Richness
  329. Rigor
  330. Sacredness
  331. Sacrifice
  332. Sagacity
  333. Saintliness
  334. Sanguinity
  335. Satisfaction
  336. Science
  337. Security
  338. Self-control
  339. Selflessness
  340. Self-reliance
  341. Self-respect
  342. Sensitivity
  343. Sensuality
  344. Serenity
  345. Service
  346. Sexiness
  347. Sexuality
  348. Sharing
  349. Shrewdness
  350. Significance
  351. Silence
  352. Silliness
  353. Simplicity
  354. Sincerity
  355. Skillfulness
  356. Solidarity
  357. Solitude
  358. Sophistication
  359. Soundness
  360. Speed
  361. Spirit
  362. Spirituality
  363. Spontaneity
  364. Spunk
  365. Stability
  366. Status
  367. Stealth
  368. Stillness
  369. Strength
  370. Structure
  371. Success
  372. Support
  373. Supremacy
  374. Surprise
  375. Sympathy
  376. Synergy
  377. Teaching
  378. Teamwork
  379. Temperance
  380. Thankfulness
  381. Thoroughness
  382. Thoughtfulness
  383. Thrift
  384. Tidiness
  385. Timeliness
  386. Traditionalism
  387. Tranquility
  388. Transcendence
  389. Trust
  390. Trustworthiness
  391. Truth
  392. Understanding
  393. Unflappability
  394. Uniqueness
  395. Unity
  396. Usefulness
  397. Utility
  398. Valor
  399. Variety
  400. Victory
  401. Vigor
  402. Virtue
  403. Vision
  404. Vitality
  405. Vivacity
  406. Volunteering
  407. Warmheartedness
  408. Warmth
  409. Watchfulness
  410. Wealth
  411. Willfulness
  412. Willingness
  413. Winning
  414. Wisdom
  415. Wittiness
  416. Wonder
  417. Worthiness
  418. Youthfulness
  419. Zeal

Be sure to read Living Your Values for a walkthrough on how to use this list to discover your own values.