Core values are indicators of what attributes, thoughts, perceptions and actions are most important to you.
You may already, on some level, be aware of having deeply-held beliefs, standards and guiding principles that, consciously, or subconsciously influence how you see and interact with the world around you.
These are your personal core values and they set your direction, like an inner compass, having a significant impact on how you make decisions and how your live your life.
Common areas of influence
The core values app helps you work out what are your most significant core values. The app presents you with 96 strategically curated individual core values. You then follow a process that generates insight and, ultimately leads to you a list of your most powerful personal core values.
These values can guide and support you through any and all aspects of your daily life and in planning your future; so that you can life your life in a ways that is most beneficial for you.
You can spend a few moments each morning as you plan your day, check in with, “Does this align with my personal core values?”
You can also take a few moments to reflect, at the end of your day, and notice how aligned you were with your personal core values and how you could be more in alignment for any areas that slipped.
Are you acting in a way that supports or goes against your values?
Example
If you had discipline as a Personal core value, and found that you regularly just snacked whilst watching TV, rather than preparing healthy food, you may consider how to plan your meals to be healthy but still fit your work and leisure commitments.
Whenever a significant decision is to be made, you can consider how it impacts on your personal core values.
Example
If integrity is important to you, then you might support your child in completing their homework, rather than doing your child’s homework for them to save time.
You can create goals that align with your core values. You can also ensure that your goals meet at least one of your top five values.
Core-value-focused example
If development is important to you, then you might explore creating one or more goals for regular growth experiences.
Goal-focused example
If you are creating a goal for more income and considering taking on a greater workload, and you had values of family, empathy, health, freedom and creativity; then you might benefit from planning your workload in consideration of your values.
By clearly understanding what matters most you, it is easier to consider situations from a personal core values perspective.
Example
You are in your workplace and notice a colleague bullying another colleague. One of your values is integrity, another is compassion. When deciding what to do about what you have seen, your values help you consider what action (e.g. report – vs – ignore) sits best for you.
Getting your Personal Core Values app is easy. You can download onto any Android phone or tablet from Google Play Store.
The Core Values App is £14.45 and you can use the Personal Core Values process as often as you wish.
You can even use it to work out your family core values, with each person finding out their own core values and then coming together to discuss what matters most to you all as a family.
